The Warriors won their first Conference Championship since 2005! The Warriors accomplished this without dropping a set throughout the whole tournament. They had a sweep in the opening night of pool play out at Hastings St. Cecilia. In the first match they had a nice come from behind win, after trailing 23-16 in the first set, Marriah Buss added 5 ace serves to help clinch the first set over Concordia Omaha 28-26. The Warriors then cruised in the second set 25-9 to seal the win. Buss led in kills with 12, Abby Wachal added 8 kills, Lexie Kreizel 9 digs, Ashlyn DeBoer had 13 set assists, and Paige Trutna contributed 11. In the second match of the evening, Lincoln Lutheran also defeated Kearney Catholic 25-18, 25-11. Hannah Kile had 3 ace serves, Marriah Buss 14 kills, Lexie Kreizel 8 digs, Paige Trutna had 14 set assists, and Ashlyn DeBoer added 11. On Saturday the team finished their pool play matches today by defeating Fremont Bergan 25–15, 25-21. Marriah Buss lead in kills with 15, Raegan Holle added 3 ace serves, Lexie Kreizel put up 11 digs, Paige Trutna had 14 set assists followed by Ashlyn DeBoer with 12. The Warriors had a very exciting second match of the day with the top seed St. Cecilia. The Warriors won the first match 25-22, and then after trailing in the second set came back and won the match 29–27. Buss lead with 16 kills, and Trutna and DeBoer each had 13 set assists and DeBoer had 5 blocks. In the championship match, between two teams that were undefeated in their pools, Lincoln Lutheran swept GICC 25-19, 25-22. Buss put up a team high 27 kills, DeBoer contributed 4 aces and 8 digs. Trutna had 17 set assists. Congrats Warriors! The team is now 24-3 on the season.
Crete/LL softball team started off slow in the 1st game of the best of 3 series on Saturday. They struggled to get the bats going, while Gering hit 3 home runs. The cardinals lost 6-1. But in Game 2 the bats came alive and the Cardinals won, 13-0 in 3 innings. In game 3, the Cardinals kept the momentum going and won 11-0 in 4 innings to win 2 of the 3 games and qualify for the State softball tournament.
Play begins Wednesday in Hastings.
Coach Sue Ziegler picked up her 400th career victory when Lincoln Lutheran went 2-0 in pool play Thursday at the Centennial Conference Tournament in Hastings. "I'm inspired every day by the players and my assistant coaches. I feel very blessed to be a part of that culture on a daily basis," Ziegler said. "It keeps me going every day. I've had some great student-athletes throughout the years that I feel very fortunate to be a part of whether it be through teaching or coach. Many (coaching) assistants that have turned into long-term relationships. Relationships over the years that have left many memories for many years to come." "Our word for the day was smart. To play smart and stay in the moment and do our best," Ziegler said. "I kept reminding of them of that when we were down. Don't worry about win or lose, stay in the moment and stay focused."
From October 14th to the 25th, the Community Outreach Team is hosting a coin drive that will benefit the Pregnancy Center. The Pregnancy Center is a nonprofit organization that councils women who are considering having an abortion. They also provide financial assistance, supplies needed for before, during and after pregnancy, and adoption resources. Students will be asked to put any spare change that they can find into a baby bottle that will be located in every Access/AP. Last year we raised over $700 doing this event, but this year we would like to surpass that number. Make sure to bring your change to school!
Lincoln Lutheran Student Council & the Varsity Cheerleaders are partnering to Knock Out Cancer!
Together they are doing a t-shirt fundraiser for a "Pink out" game on Friday, October 25th for the last varsity home football game. All proceeds from the fundraiser will go to the Pink Ladies of Lincoln Foundation to support help support local patients of a life-threatening cancers & illness along with victims fleeing from domestic violence.
To order your shirt, go to: https://llhsfightlikeawarrior.itemorder.com/sale
All orders are due by Tuesday, October 15th at 2 pm. Shirts will be available for pick up on Thursday, October 24th.
Picture Retake Day Changed! Due to some issues with picture orders being processed, we are moving picture retake day to Thursday, Oct. 24th. Please note, you will not need to reorder your pictures, simply bring your picture folder to get your pictures retaken.
LL/Crete Softball play in Subdistricts starting today. First game is at noon - if they win they will play at 6 pm.
No JV Football today due to low player numbers as a result of injures for Raymond Central.
Warrior Senior volleyball player Marriah Buss surpassed the 2,000 career kills mark Thursday night at the opening of the Ashland Greenwood tournament. She had 22 kills on the evening to surpass the mark that only 2 players in Nebraska have ever accomplished!! Way to go Marriah!!
Join us as we cheer our Warrior Football team on to victory at the Spirit Sword Game vs. LC tomorrow (Fri, 10/4). The game will be at 7 pm at Pius' field. Gates will open at 6 pm. Go Warriors!!
No MS Football or HS Girls Softball today due to rain. MS Football has been rescheduled to Thursday @ 5 pm. The Softball games will not be rescheduled.
Quick reminder that because we have a guest speaker tomorrow October's Late Start is scheduled for NEXT WEEK - Oct. 9! Tomorrow we start right at 8 am! Parents are welcome to join us for the speaker at either 9:30 or 11:00 am.
For those of you planning on going to the JV Football game tonight at Yutan beginning at 6 pm, we just received word that there WON'T be concessions sold. Please plan appropriately. Go Warriors!!
Can't make it to a home game at Lincoln Lutheran? Home Varsity games can be watched on Striv.tv. Lincoln Lutheran varsity home games are on https://striv.tv/channel/lincoln-lutheran/
Fall 40 Days for Life campaign begins on Sept. 25 and goes thru Nov 3. This is a concentrated prayer effort to end abortion here in Lincoln. Life Chain 2019 will be on Sunday, October 6th from 2:30-3:30. Life Chain is a silent one hour of Prayer Vigil. Trinity Lutheran Church stands on the NE corner of 48th & O, stretching down to the Hy-Vee. This is a peaceful, prayerful event and signs are provided.
The Community Outreach Team (COT) is partnering with Jacob’s Well to help distribute food to those who are less fortunate. The event is October 5, at 9:00am – 11:00am (sometimes ends earlier). It will be located at First Presbyterian Church (18th and F St). If you would like to help us serve those in need, please email Tice Jenkins (tice.jenkins@llwarriors.org) letting him know the names of individuals who are planning to attend or you can simply sign up on the bulletin board across from the upstairs bathroom in the main building. NOTE: If you drive your own car please park at least one block away from the church, so those in need have the best spot.”
Lincoln Lutheran is pleased to announce that we have hired a new Drama Director for both the Middle School and High School! Justin Minchow will be heading up our Drama programs. We will have a more complete biography for him in the days to come, but we wanted to let everyone know as we are prepping for MS Play and HS One-Act Try-outs! Save the date for Sunday, Oct. 6th: Middle Schools students will audition from 2-4 pm with High School students coming for auditions from 4-6 pm. Location is TBA, but will be somewhere in the school.
Parent Night for Senior Volleyball players is tonight! Come cheer on the Warriors as they take on the Crete Cardinals starting with the Reserves at 5 pm, JV at 6 pm and Varsity at 7 pm. We will honor our Seniors and their parents right before the start of the Varsity game.
Come Cheer on our Warriors tonight!
MS Football TONIGHT at 4:30 at LL vs. Wilber-Clatonia. HS Volleyball Triangular starting at 5 pm in BOTH gyms. Go Warriors!!
Chick-Fil-A Chicken Sandwiches are coming to LL Concessions starting this week! Come cheer our Warriors on to victory and "Eat More Chick'n!"