Turnovers turned out to be our downfall last night as we lost 71-26 to a very good Sarasota Christian team. Their 1-3-1 trap gave us alot of problems and really limited our offense. We finished the season 14-11 with a district championship and as regional runners up. We return all of our players next year as our two oldest players are only juniors.
We are very thankful for the great season that God gave to us and we are humbled by His goodness.
Thanks to everyone who came out and supported us throughout the year. We are looking forward to a great season next year and another run at the Final Four.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Friday 2/20/09
NOTE-Scroll down a few posts to see new pic of District Champs!
It feels good to be able to sit and write for a moment. My life has been late nights and early mornings for the last month. If you've been keeping up with the blog then you know about the CCS Lady Lancers. Tomorrow is our "Elite 8" game against 1A power Sarasota Christian. Due to how the bracket is set up it is an away game for us, our first away game of the post season. I'm not sure how exactly it works since both we and Sarasota won our districts but I have been assured that our place in the bracket has something to do with it. Tune in tomorrow (or Sunday) to see if we make it to the State Final Four.
I have been pouring over stats, newspaper articles, game film, anything that I can get my hands on in order to scout other teams. But honestly, whether we win or lose depends more on us than them. How we play as opposed to who their leading scorer is.
I finished Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. It came highly recommended and it lived up to the hype. Great book. I was reading to some of my 8th graders and they love it. I was unsure whether or not to read it to my 7th graders but...they love it too.
Almost to the weekend. Hope you all are well and enjoying life.
Be blessed.
It feels good to be able to sit and write for a moment. My life has been late nights and early mornings for the last month. If you've been keeping up with the blog then you know about the CCS Lady Lancers. Tomorrow is our "Elite 8" game against 1A power Sarasota Christian. Due to how the bracket is set up it is an away game for us, our first away game of the post season. I'm not sure how exactly it works since both we and Sarasota won our districts but I have been assured that our place in the bracket has something to do with it. Tune in tomorrow (or Sunday) to see if we make it to the State Final Four.
I have been pouring over stats, newspaper articles, game film, anything that I can get my hands on in order to scout other teams. But honestly, whether we win or lose depends more on us than them. How we play as opposed to who their leading scorer is.
I finished Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. It came highly recommended and it lived up to the hype. Great book. I was reading to some of my 8th graders and they love it. I was unsure whether or not to read it to my 7th graders but...they love it too.
Almost to the weekend. Hope you all are well and enjoying life.
Be blessed.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Cambridge Advances to Regional Finals
A region basketball: Last-second shot keeps Cambridge alive
By Justin Dargahi, Times Correspondent
In Print: Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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When Olivia Muenter missed a layup with 12 seconds left she thought she had just blown the game for her Cambridge teammates.
Then she got another chance. And this time she didn't miss.
Muenter's layup with five seconds to go Tuesday broke a 34-all tie and moved Cambridge one step closer to a final four berth with a 36-34 win over Seffner Christian.
"I didn't know how much time was left," Muenter said. "But when I missed it the first time I said to myself, I have to get it back and then after I made the second one I knew I probably just won the game."
Arielle Jadlowski's halfcourt attempt at the buzzer hit the top of the backboard.
The Lancers (14-10) jumped out to a 16-5 lead after one quarter, but the Crusaders (16-11) had a four-point lead at halftime.
Neither team led by more than four the rest of the way.
After Jadlowski gave Seffner a 34-32 lead with two minutes remaining, Chachere Moore tied it on a midrange jumper with 35 seconds left, setting the stage for Muenter's heroics.
Jadlowski led all scorers with 18. Moore led Cambridge with nine, while Muenter and Rachael Bode each finished with eight.
Cambridge 36
Seffner Christian 34
By Justin Dargahi, Times Correspondent
In Print: Wednesday, February 18, 2009
________________________________________
When Olivia Muenter missed a layup with 12 seconds left she thought she had just blown the game for her Cambridge teammates.
Then she got another chance. And this time she didn't miss.
Muenter's layup with five seconds to go Tuesday broke a 34-all tie and moved Cambridge one step closer to a final four berth with a 36-34 win over Seffner Christian.
"I didn't know how much time was left," Muenter said. "But when I missed it the first time I said to myself, I have to get it back and then after I made the second one I knew I probably just won the game."
Arielle Jadlowski's halfcourt attempt at the buzzer hit the top of the backboard.
The Lancers (14-10) jumped out to a 16-5 lead after one quarter, but the Crusaders (16-11) had a four-point lead at halftime.
Neither team led by more than four the rest of the way.
After Jadlowski gave Seffner a 34-32 lead with two minutes remaining, Chachere Moore tied it on a midrange jumper with 35 seconds left, setting the stage for Muenter's heroics.
Jadlowski led all scorers with 18. Moore led Cambridge with nine, while Muenter and Rachael Bode each finished with eight.
Cambridge 36
Seffner Christian 34
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Class A region basketball: Cambridge wakes up in second half
TAMPA — Cambridge used a big third quarter to break open a tight game against Walker Memorial Academy en route to a 48-33 win to advance to the Class A region semifinals.
Clinging to a 15-11 halftime lead, sophomore Rachael Bode caught fire to start the third quarter as the Lancers scored more points in the quarter than in the entire first half.
Bode scored 11 points in a four-minute stretch to help give Cambridge a commanding 15-point lead midway through the quarter.
"It was definitely a momentum changer," Lancers coach John Wilson said. "Bode hit a couple shots and with us being at home, it just built from there."
Bode finished with a game-high 17 points. Melissa Olsson added 12 and fellow junior Chachere Moore had nine.
Kristelle Lagabon led the Eagles (14-8) with 10 points.
Cambridge (13-10) faces Seffner Christian for the fourth time this season on Tuesday.
Justin Dargahi, Times correspondent
(Yes, that's right, we are playing the team we beat to win the District Championship in the Regional Semi-Finals on Tuesday. We are currently in the Class 1A equivalent of the Sweet Sixteen.)-MWVK
Clinging to a 15-11 halftime lead, sophomore Rachael Bode caught fire to start the third quarter as the Lancers scored more points in the quarter than in the entire first half.
Bode scored 11 points in a four-minute stretch to help give Cambridge a commanding 15-point lead midway through the quarter.
"It was definitely a momentum changer," Lancers coach John Wilson said. "Bode hit a couple shots and with us being at home, it just built from there."
Bode finished with a game-high 17 points. Melissa Olsson added 12 and fellow junior Chachere Moore had nine.
Kristelle Lagabon led the Eagles (14-8) with 10 points.
Cambridge (13-10) faces Seffner Christian for the fourth time this season on Tuesday.
Justin Dargahi, Times correspondent
(Yes, that's right, we are playing the team we beat to win the District Championship in the Regional Semi-Finals on Tuesday. We are currently in the Class 1A equivalent of the Sweet Sixteen.)-MWVK
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Lancers
It has been a thrilling post season for the Lady Lancers. We entered district play with one of our best players, G Rachel Bode, injured. She suffered a severe finger sprain two days before our opening game against Tampa Bay Christian Academy. We had high hopes for this season as we were able to host the district tournament this year.
In the first round we found ourselves out of sync and down by ten at half-time to TBCA. Rachel checked in at half-time despite the pain in her finger and thanks to some better shooting and impressive defense we came back and won the game 32-26.
In the District Championship we faced Seffner Christian, a team that had beaten us badly twice during the season. We took a lead in the first quarter 10-6 with Rachel scoring all 10 of our first quarter points. But it wasn't to last. After going 0-6 from the free-throw line in the first half we went to half-time tied 14-14.
In the third quarter Seffner started out strong out scoring us by 5 in the quarter and taking a 27-22 lead into the fourth quarter. As I sat there on the bench I could feel the game start to slip away. But as the fourth quarter opened I could see that our girls were determined to not let the game get out of reach. We outscored Seffner 14-2 in the fourth quarter and made some clutch free-throws down the stretch to finish out the game. The end result was a Lancers victory 36-29 and a District Championship for Cambridge Christian. Despite the injured finger on her shooting hand Rachel finished the game with 23 points on 7-12 shooting from the field and 7-9 from the free throw line.
It was a great night.
Next up, Regional Quarter Finals at home Thursday night vs. Walker Memorial.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Happy New Year
I realize that I there is no blog post for the entire month of December. However, rest assured, I am still blogging. I have been sick and with the busyness of the holidays/basketball season I have had little time to do any writing.
Happy New Year, welcome to 2009.
Happy New Year, welcome to 2009.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Hindsight
My wife is out with some of her friends on a "Girl's Night Out". I think they went to Channelside to have dinner and get into mischief. Hopefully she doesn't get into too much mischief.
William crashed out early tonight and I am dreading having to wake him up and bathe and feed him. He looks peaceful rocking back and forth in his swing.
Sometimes I scoot around the interwebs and check up on old friends to see how they're doing. You see, the telephone and I...well let's just say that I would call the phone an acquaintance rather than a friend. Some might even say that I am a "bad phone talker". So I don't call anyone, usually. Okay I call some people (you know who you are) but on the whole I am, or have become, introverted (phone wise). Back to my point, I was a bit surprised to find out how little some of my old friends have changed. Now, before you get all, "I change, I grow and change every day" I'm not talking about anyone who reads this blog (conveniently) I'm talking about people I have not seen or talked to in years. I go onto their myface and spacebook pages and, wow, favorite music...the same, favorite pastimes...the same, and that quote from that movie that came out in 1999, yeah, still there.
Hmm. Before you think I am just sniping people for being consistent with their tastes let me say that consistency is good. But so is growing and changing. Growth is good. A few new favorites are ok. So are some new friends and sometimes even ways of thinking.
I'm 33 now. It's unbelievable how much my life has changed throughout the years. I think that's why I like working with kids because I remember what is was like in the 7th and 8th grade. How tough it was to be "cool" when I wore plastic framed glasses that almost hid my eyebrows. Not that I'm "cool" now but every experience of my (still young) life has shaped me, even the unpleasant times.
Share life with people. We all have it, that catalogue of experiences, emotions, and sensations that we can use to empathize with one another and build one another up. Use "you" to encourage those who are in a place in their life that you've already been in, help them navigate. Not pontificating, but giving, giving of us to help others. Not "be warmed and filled" but "hey, man, here's something real that I can share with you."
Take care.
PS
(I am cool actually)
(Just kidding)
(No I'm not, I really am cool)
William crashed out early tonight and I am dreading having to wake him up and bathe and feed him. He looks peaceful rocking back and forth in his swing.
Sometimes I scoot around the interwebs and check up on old friends to see how they're doing. You see, the telephone and I...well let's just say that I would call the phone an acquaintance rather than a friend. Some might even say that I am a "bad phone talker". So I don't call anyone, usually. Okay I call some people (you know who you are) but on the whole I am, or have become, introverted (phone wise). Back to my point, I was a bit surprised to find out how little some of my old friends have changed. Now, before you get all, "I change, I grow and change every day" I'm not talking about anyone who reads this blog (conveniently) I'm talking about people I have not seen or talked to in years. I go onto their myface and spacebook pages and, wow, favorite music...the same, favorite pastimes...the same, and that quote from that movie that came out in 1999, yeah, still there.
Hmm. Before you think I am just sniping people for being consistent with their tastes let me say that consistency is good. But so is growing and changing. Growth is good. A few new favorites are ok. So are some new friends and sometimes even ways of thinking.
I'm 33 now. It's unbelievable how much my life has changed throughout the years. I think that's why I like working with kids because I remember what is was like in the 7th and 8th grade. How tough it was to be "cool" when I wore plastic framed glasses that almost hid my eyebrows. Not that I'm "cool" now but every experience of my (still young) life has shaped me, even the unpleasant times.
Share life with people. We all have it, that catalogue of experiences, emotions, and sensations that we can use to empathize with one another and build one another up. Use "you" to encourage those who are in a place in their life that you've already been in, help them navigate. Not pontificating, but giving, giving of us to help others. Not "be warmed and filled" but "hey, man, here's something real that I can share with you."
Take care.
PS
(I am cool actually)
(Just kidding)
(No I'm not, I really am cool)
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