PINK NIGHT A SUCCESS!!

Thanks to generous donations collected at the Pink Night game on Valentines Day the Lancers made a donation of $491.73 to the Komen Foundation. Thanks so much to Kim Chao and Kimberly Dodd for coordinating the evening and to those Lancer fans who put their money in the jugs. Our boys and girls players did a great job of collecting too!

Lancer players with Komen Foundation Guest Speaker

Seniors Honored Tonight!

The four senior players will be honored prior to the game on tonight against the Shawnee Mission North Indians. Please join the crowd as we say goodbye to Amanda, Caroline D., Caroline N., and Shannon on this special night.

The starters will toss out spirit wear to the student section prior to the Varsity game. And at half-time all students in attendance will have a shot at winning a gift card drawing.

Congratulations to Queen Caroline Dodd !

It was a great night for the Lancer girls basketball team with a win against Lawrence and the four seniors were honored at half-time of the boys basketball game during the Sweetheart Ceremony. Lancer starter, Caroline Dodd was crowned the 2012 Sweetheart Queen! Now on to face Sunflower League rival Olathe South on their home court Tuesday evening, Feb. 7. Varsity plays at 5:30 followed by JV at 7 p.m. The boys team will also face Olathe South that night. Go Lancers!

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SME Basketball Service Project a Success

We are thrilled to report that the holiday service project was a big success! We were able to support all students in The Student Assistance Program and gave out 29 care packages. Maddie Schoemann and Britt Hoffman attended the luncheon to hand out gifts and were strong SME Girls Basketball ambassadors. Thanks to those who helped in supporting key experiences for all of our girls to be aware of the importance of working to help their community.

Lancers Move Back Into Sunflower League Top 5!

The 913 magazine supplement to the Kansas City Star has again listed the Lancer Girls Basketball team to their top 5 list. "The Carolines, Nick and Dodd, have the Lancers steaming strongly toward the finish line, including a win against SM Northwest last week." The Lancers (10-7) face Shawnee Mission North (2/16) and Lawrence Free State (2/21) at home and end on an away game at Shawnee Mission South (2/23) as they wrap up the regular season.

Sunflower League Standings

These are the standing as of 2-12-2012
1. Olathe Northwest
2. Olathe South
3. Shawnee Mission East
4. Shawnee Mission South
5. Shawnee Mission Northwest
6. Olathe East
7. Lawrence Free State
8. Shawnee Mission West
9. Olathe North
10. Shawnee Mission North
11. Lawrence
12. Leavenworth

Varsity Girls Sunflower League Standings (copy and paste):

http://www.maxpreps.com/league/WD3vAslNhEe9YVXPsnrCVg/standings-sunflower.htm

Also copy and paste the link below for more Sunflower League information:

https://sites.google.com/site/sunflowerleaguegbball/

Sunflower League

Janna Graf Recognized as Top Player in the Ivy League

Former Lancer stand-out Janna Graf was name Ivy League Player of the Week again. Graf, a sophomore for the Yale Bulldogs, was selected Ivy League Rookie of the week last season around the same time.

"Graf, a guard who has played out of her natural wing position all season to handle the power forward duties, averaged 17.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.0 assist in the two road victories for the Bulldogs. Graf shot 4-of-7 from 3-point range and tallied 16 points, 8 rebounds, three steals and one assist to lead Yale to a 68-63 win at Harvard........Graf then contributed 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting, including 5-of-10 from 3-point range, along with six rebounds in the Bulldogs' 89-65 win at Dartmouth."

Janna Graf Article

Free Throw Fundraiser a Success!

Thanks to all who participated in the Free Throw Fundraiser, both parent helpers and those who pledged money. Please turn in your funds to Tracy Nick if you have not done so already. For those who would like to set a goal for next year the following players led in each category:

Freshman Team: Katie Spradling - 187
Sophomore Team: Ellen St. Clair - 141
JV Team - Hannah Nick - 183
playing both JV/Varsity - Erin McGinley - 239
Varsity Team - Shannon McGinley - 325

We will have a final tally by the end of the week. Great job Lancers!

John Sheridan counts free throws for Eileen Sieck

JV HOME GAMES MOVE TO 4 P.M.

The following remaining home JV game times have been moved to 4 p.m. starts: Olathe East on 2/14, and Lawrence Free State on 2/21.

2011-2012 Varsity Girls Basketball Scores

Datevs.ScoreW/L
12/1St. Thomas Aquinas - away64-45L
12/5BV North - away66-56L
12/12SMS - home62-54L
12/16SMN - away51-28W
12/20SMW - away48-38W
1/6Leavenworth - away55-39W
1/10ON - away67-28W
1/13SMW - home40-28W
1/17ONW - home51-42L
1/24SMNW - home49-34W
1/26Topeka West - Capital City Classic57-44W
1/27Wichita Heights - Capital City Classic76-33L
1/28Seaman High School - Capital City Classic57-45L
2/4Lawrence High School51-36W
2/7Olathe South72-44L
2/10Shawnee Mission Northwest59-45W
2/14Olathe East47-44W
2/16Shawnee Mission North62-44W

Lancer Scores Continued……