Got Tickets? If you haven't grabbed tickets yet for the Fall Drama production this weekend (Fri. 7 pm, Sat. 7 pm & Sun. 2 pm), you better get them quick! Tickets are going fast. To purchase, simply go to: https://lincolnlutheran.ludus.com/
Lincoln Lutheran's new website has LAUNCHED! Take a few moments today to check out the new streamlined layout and features. You can find most of what you will need under the Explore tab at the top of the Homepage. Go to lincolnlutheran.org TODAY!
Coach Al Simpson is looking for two student managers for HS Girls Basketball. If you are interested please either touch base with coach after school if you see him, or you can let Mr. Brase know in the office and he will pass along your name.
Congrats to the Volleyball team on their win against Wahoo.
Admission will be: $9 - Adults, $6 - Students
Saturday, November 9 - 3 pm at Devaney. Devaney also has a clear bag policy
We will be playing St. Paul and will be on the visiting side. (South)
Congratulations to the Volleyball team on their victory against Chadron. The school schedule for Friday, November 8th will now be an early dismissal of 1:30 pm for ALL students. There is NO after school care and the office will also close at 1:30 pm. Friday's game is at PBA at 3:00 pm. There is a clear bag policy and fans should sit on the visitor side, south court 108/109.
If you can't make it out to the Lincoln Lutheran VB game tonight at NorthStar, you can stream the game, as well as all state volleyball games by going here: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/nsaa There is a subscription fee, but it covers all the games at State.
Grab your tickets for the Fall Drama Production TODAY! Come enjoy an evening (or afternoon) of fun drama as the LL Drama Dept. present BOTH a Middle School production as well as a HS One Act! Tickets are $5. Purchase here https://lincolnlutheran.ludus.com/ TODAY!!
Don't forget that tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 7th) is Picture Retake day. Pictures will be taken first thing in the morning. If your didn't like your photo that was taken on the first picture day, please make sure to bring your packet.
State Volleyball Shirts are in. Students are asked to pick them up during lunch, after school or between passing periods. If you are a Varsity Volleyball player and/or coach, they will be given to you at practice tonight.
Reminder: Tomorrow (Wednesday 11/6) is Late Start! Classes begin at 10 am - Don't be late!
Congratulations to LL sophomore Kaitlyn Wendt being named Central Conference Softball All-Conference Honorable Mention!
COT Service Event! 19:14 Party for Kids with Disabilities
Students, we need you! If you are 14 years or older, we would appreciate if you signed up to volunteer with our upcoming event to help kids with disabilities. This will be a 2-hour party where volunteers will be a one-on-one buddies with a child. There will be dancing, games, and snacks for everyone to enjoy! The event is on November 23, at Faith Lutheran Church & School from 2:00-4:00 pm. We would also love having parents to work with the food and drink. This will count for service hours and you can use parent hours as well! With enough volunteers, this event will surely be a success and help a lot of kids have a fun time! Hope to see you there! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/xmcaT6PJ6sGTPVqC9
The State Volleyball Schedule has been posted and this is how things are looking. LL will face Chadron in the first round at 7:30 pm on Thursday (11/7) at NorthStar High School. With a LL win, the Warriors will play at 3 pm in the Pinnacle Bank arena on Friday (11/8). If that is the case, school will be dismissed at 1:30 pm on Friday with no after school care. Watch for a text alert Thursday evening after the game!
There will be a High School Speech team informational meeting on Tuesday, November 12 @ 7 pm in the Media Center. See the posters around the school for more details!
Congrats to the Lincoln Lutheran Volleyball team for making it to State. All orders MUST BE in by Monday, 11/4 by 2 pm. NO LATE ORDERS will be accepted. Please use the link to order your items. https://llhsstatevolleyball.itemorder.com/
The Varsity Volleyball District Final game on Saturday 11/2 at 5pm will be on Striv.tv if you can't make the game. It will be streamed live on https://striv.tv/channel/lincoln-lutheran/
Lincoln Lutheran will be playing the C1 District Final at 5 pm on Saturday (11/2) at Lincoln Northeast High School vs. Ashland Greenwood. We expect doors will open at 4 pm. #GoWarriors!
Open Mat Nights for the HS Wrestlers are now on Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30-5:30 in the WCAP. This is open to all interested HS guys.
Picture Retakes will now be Thursday, Nov 7th. If you ordered pictures from the original date, they will be here Friday or Monday.
Congratulations to the Warriors Volleyball team as they went 2-0 in Sub-District play! They are advancing to the Sub-State, or District Championships on Saturday. There are 16 teams remaining and the top 8 teams will advance to the NE State Volleyball Tournament next week. On Tuesday the team defeated Milford 3-1, with scores of 25-12, 24-26, 25-13, 25-18. Marriah Buss led in kills with 32, followed by Abi Wohlgemuth with 11 and Abby Wachal with 10. Ashlyn DeBoer and Mara Otte contributed a combined total of 59 set assists. Molli Martin was a part of 8 blocks, followed by Sami Scholz in on 5. Lexie Kreizel put up 31 digs on defense. The team had 9 ace serves, 3 from Kreizel and 3 from DeBoer. Nice team effort by players on the court and bench cheering on the Warriors!!Total team effort! Keep up the nice work in to Sub-State on Saturday!!
Congratulations to the Lincoln Lutheran Warriors Volleyball team on their win over Lincoln Christian at the C1-5 Sub-districts last night. The Warriors vs. Crusaders match was a tight one with the game going to 5 sets. The Warriors came out on top! Lincoln Lutheran plays tonight at 7:30 pm vs. the Milford Eagles at the Freeman Center. You can watch the game on the LL STRIV Channel: https://striv.tv/channel/lincoln-lutheran/
The 2019 Cross-Country season came to an end Friday (10/25) with the State Meet at Kearney. Alayna Bergt ran a strong race with her second fastest time of the season of 22:21, finishing in 53rd place. Alayna had a remarkable season improving almost every week, she finishes as Lincoln Lutherans third fastest 5K female runner. Tanner Lebo finished his four year career at State with a strong 18:36 and 54th place. Tanner finished his career with Lincoln Lutheran posting as its 13th fastest 5K time ever. Congratulations on great seasons!
The Class C1-5 Volleyball Sub-district Tournament Bracket has been published. Lincoln Lutheran will play it's first game on Monday, 10/28 at 7:30 pm at the Freeman Center in York, NE. They will play the winner of the Lincoln Christian vs. Raymond Central game. You can find the bracket here: https://secure.nsaahome.org/nsaaforms/officials/vbbrackets.php?distid=42
We need to know by tomorrow whether we have enough high school boys to form an indoor soccer team this winter. All high school boys interested should fill out this google form: https://forms.gle/5diQqY5ZKMkFFWJX8
The high school volleyball teams have had a successful week! On Tuesday evening the HS Varsity team defeated Beatrice 25-14, 25-20. They then went on to defeat Class B #2 ranked Norris 26-24, 20-25, 25-21. That was a very exciting match of volleyball! On Monday the Reserves team went 1–1, defeating Beatrice, and putting up a good fight against Norris. The JV team beat Beatrice 2-0 and then went on to defeat Norris 2-1 to cap off their season. Great job ladies!
Lincoln Lutheran will be hosting a Red Cross blood drive on Monday, November 4. Please consider donating your time and blood, which could potentially save the lives of up to 3 people. Additionally, for every successful blood donation, $10 will be gifted to Chapter 25. Chapter 25 is an organization that packages dehydrated meals and sends them across the world to people in need. Schedule an appointment: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=lincoln%20lutheran Appointments can be scheduled within the time frame of 9:00am to 4:00pm.
Lincoln Lutheran is participating in activities to support Lutheran Family Services, here's your chance to join in! On Sunday October 27, 2019 there will be a "Dine In & Donate" at Granite City. Granite City will donate 20% of your check to Lutheran Family Services, simply reference "Dine and Donate".
Lincoln Lutheran Varsity Volleyball won the Lincoln Christian Tournament on Saturday by going 4-0, and not dropping a set! The 29-3 Warriors defeated Lincoln Christian 25-7, 25-22; Elmwood Murdock 25-14, 25-8; David City Aquinas 25-10, 25-14; and then Auburn 25-14, 25-23 in the 5 team pool play tournament. Tough serving was key for the Warriors as they had 30 ace serves on their opponents for the day! Keep up the great work Warriors, heading in to the end of regular season play.
This Friday is our final home Football Game. The game starts at 7:30 - gates will open at 6:45. We still could use some help with admissions and another person to sell Warrior Wear. To help out please use this link: https://signup.com/go/xQzNXZZ Thank you for a great season volunteers! Go Warriors!
Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers we had this past Saturday for the Middle School State Lutheran Volleyball Tournament! We received several compliments and words of appreciation from fans and coaches on how things were running. Thank you for making it possible!
Congratulations to the Lincoln Lutheran MS Volleyball A Team on being Champions in the Class A-1 2019 Middle School Lutheran State Volleyball Tournament! The team won against Trinity Fremont: 25-14, 25-10; St. John's Battle Creek: 26-24, 25-18; Christ Norfolk: 25-14, 25-21. Congratulations girls on a great season!
The Warriors Cross Country Team competed at the D-1 Districts Thursday at Camp Kateri in McCool Junction. Alayna Bergt and Tanner Lebo both qualified for the State Meet next Friday in Kearney with 9th place finishes. Alayna ran a personal best and school third best time all time in the 5K distance with a time of 22:11. Tanner Lebo also ran a personal best in 18:15.
The girls finished in 7th place. Additional girls’ finishers were Chloe Waldo, 34th, 24:56 PR, Kayla Steinbauer, 36th, 25:05, and Elsa Meyer, 66th, in a time of 31:08.
The boys’ ran a strong race finishing 6th with numerous personal bests (PR), finishers were Ben Blankenbiller, 23rd, 19:19, Brady Franzen, 34th, 19:41 PR, Jacob Wertz, 55th, 20:39 PR, Bo Claridge, 61st, 20:57 PR, and Matthew Wing, 66th, with a time of 21:11 PR.
October marks the beginning of the Food Bank’s annual food collection contest between schools in the Lincoln area. This event will take place at Lincoln Lutheran until November 4th. Each Access and AP will be collecting non-perishable food items to provide for those in need. There will be two prizes for the winning AP/Access: "Highest Pound-per-Student Ratio" and "Best Sculpture". We will be weighing and showing off your artistic skills the morning of November 4th during a special AP/Access time (using the Morning Assembly schedule). Thanks for your donations! --The LL Stuco
Lincoln Lutheran is proud to be hosting the annual Nebraska State Lutheran MS Volleyball Invitational this Saturday. We will be hosting 27 teams from 17 different Lutheran schools. That is a lot of volleyball and we need volunteers to help make it a great experience for all these players and their parents. If you could volunteer for a couple of hours, we would really appreciate it! We are happy to provide training if you are unsure about something. To sign up simply click here: https://signup.com/go/xQzNXZZ Hope we get to see you Saturday!
Centennial Tournament All-Conference Volleyball Team
All Conference team: Marriah Buss and Ashlyn DeBoer
Honorable Mention: Lexie Kreizel and Abi Wohlgemuth
Lincoln Lutheran had two golfers shoot personal-best scores on Tuesday. Another Lutheran golfer, who had just taken up the game, gave the team a major boost on the first day. It all came together in the form of a state championship. The Warriors didn't let go of their first-round lead, and shot a 765 to win the Class C girls state golf tournament at Lake Maloney Golf Club in North Platte. Lutheran junior Grace Fahleson, who shot a 90 on Monday, came back and shot a personal-best 83 in tougher conditions Tuesday. She finished tied for seventh. Sophomore Rachael Volin shot a personal-best 90 in the final round and finished with a 185 for the tournament to place 16th. Senior Hannah Ernst, who started playing competitive golf for the first time two months ago, shot a 100 on Monday, which was a key score.
Today at 2 pm is the deadline to order the "Knockout Cancer" shirts. To order simply click on this link: https://llhsfightlikeawarrior.itemorder.com/sale
On Sunday, October 20th from 3-5 pm @ LL, the Lutheran Schools of Lincoln will be hosting a "Funtober" Fest for students grades K-5. There will be a number of stations/activities at the event and we need a number of students to help us out by manning those stations. If you are looking for a way to serve, please sign up using this link: https://forms.gle/fDQ4JxsghtUoipe88 Contact Kristin Bennet in the office if you have questions.
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!"
Picture Day is TOMORROW! All students will be getting their pictures taken. Order pictures TODAY by going to: http://mylifetouch.com Enter Picture Day ID: BN209107Q0 Order deadline for pictures is Friday!
All 3 high school volleyball teams had their season-opening matches Thursday 8/29 at Waverly. The JV and Fr/Reserves teams each took a set from the opponents. The Varsity team battled in an exciting 1st set to the top-ranked, Class B Vikings, before falling 0-3. All three teams will be back in action on Tuesday for the home opener with Raymond Central. Come out and support the Warriors!
LL Warriors Volleyball - Tonight is the season opener! Games: R & JV @ 5:30 pm - V @ 6:30 pm - Waverly High School. Can't make it to the game? - watch on STRIV: https://striv.tv/channel/waverly/
SERVICE OPPORTUNITY! The Community Outreach Team (COT) has provided a service event partnering with Jacob’s Well to help distribute food to those who are less fortunate. The event is September 7, at 9:30am. 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.
We will be having our first Late start on Wednesday, Sept. 4th. Classes start at 10 am. October's Late start is on Wednesday, October 9th (NOT the 2nd). Please make sure you have these dates on your calendar.
Phoenix Training will be having some sessions for the fall sports athletes and for the non-fall season athletes. Some sessions will be with the fall sport athletes but all athletes are welcome.
Monday-3:30-5:00 pm (3-30 minute sessions available)
Wednesday-3:30-5:00 pm (2-45 minutes sessions available)
Thursday-3:30-4:15 pm (1-45 minute session available)
Friday-6:45-7:30 am (1-45 minute session available)
Show your support for the Middle School Volleyball Program by ordering shirts! The TAG storefront will be open for orders until Sept. 3rd at 2 pm. To order shirts simply clicking: https://llmsvolleyball.itemorder.com/
Picture Day for all grades will be on September 6th beginning right at 8 am. You will need order pictures BEFORE Sept. 6th. Order at http://mylifetouch.com Enter UPDATED Picture Day ID: BN209107Q0
The 24th Annual Warrior Classic Golf Tournament will be Fri., Sept. 27, 2019 at Woodland Hills Golf Course at 10:00 AM. Reserve your team or make a donation by contacting Kristin Bennett kbennett@lincolnlutheran.org Or go to: http://www.lincolnlutheran.org/support/events/warrior-classic
Please consider joining the Prayer Warrior team to support the Lincoln Lutheran community. You will receive a weekly email with prayer requests for our teachers, staff, and students. If you would like to be part of this team, please email Alicia Admiraal (akadmiraal@gmail.com).
If you are interested in taking Driver's Education beginning October 28th and held at Lincoln Lutheran, please fill out this Google Form by Sept. 7, 2019: https://forms.gle/jyMJePQLbK8Twu2PA
Fall Parent Teacher's Conference SAVE THE DATE! Conferences will be held on September 19th & 26th. Watch for sign up coming soon!
Volunteers are needed for our fall home games. If you could donate a couple of hours we would greatly appreciate it. To sign up click here: https://signup.com/go/xQzNXZZ
Best part of our week - Friday Chapel - message today by Mr Heibel #WeAreWarriors!!
