More LEST Photos

I was able to get 3 more photos of Justin at LEST from another CLS person. He has a better camera than I do and was able to get a couple action shots during a game!

Warrior End of the Season Parent-Player Game

Justin (in the black shirt) and Grandpa Greg (next to him in white shirt) play in the parent-player (and extended family) game. The team always plays this game at the end of the season and then gives out its awards.


grandpa Greg at the free-throw line and Justin to the right of him.

James and his dad take a break from the high-intensity game.

Justin receiving his award from Coach Hagen.

Justin and Coach Hagen. It was a great season and the kids had alot of fun!

Our Last L.E.S.T.

Justin's school Concordia Lutheran, is involved in a tournament in Portland, Or. every year. It involves schools from 6 states and includes basketball, cheer, music, knowledge, math, drama etc.


Justin is in the Marimba group. They are very talented and have a wonderful teacher.

They played on 2 different days and were also judged on their performance.

Justin and his buddy Kramer. The group won a "blue ribbon" !!!

Justin also plays on the AAA basketball team. Here Coach Hagen had just pulled him out of the game after falling wrong on his already sprained ankle.

#30~my boy!

They lost both games and were out of the tournament- but had a great time anyway!

CLS AAA girls basketball took 1st place so that kinda eased the pain on the boys loss.

Justin with the Marimba award plaque.

We decorated our car for the long drive down to Portland!

What will we do without LEST next year?

Home safely after the long trip. My Valentine's Day roses from James next to my birthday (last week) flowers from my girls at work.

The end of the Warrior Run for Justin

The 8th grade boys and girls basketball teams dressed up for their last home game as Concordia Lutheran Warriors. Justin is 8th from the left in the back row.


The boys Ateam in their practice uniforms. This weekend will be their grand finale...LEST tournament down in Portland. Justin will be participating in the Marimba group as well as basketball (as long as his ankle sprain is better) .

Warrior Basketball Team Now 4-1

Last minute instructions from Coach Hagen. Awesome coach. Very positive always. He is also Justin's 8th grade teacher.


Justin going up for a 3 pointer...nothing but net!

Much needed break on the bench. #30.

Defense!!

Fouled on a shot and made one of the two free throws.

Warriors are victorious!

Uncle Daniel made it to the game! Last quarter but at least he made it!

James sporting his team shirt.

Holly too! Justin made 7 of the 30 points tonite. 2 were beautiful 3 point shots and then the 1 free throw.

Tough Loss for the Warriors! 3-1.

Justin's team the Warriors had their 1st loss last night. It was a tough game. They led in the scoring at the beginning and then the opposing team took the lead. The Warriors came back nicely but it just wasn't enough. Good game though!

Warrior Basketball

Justin's school basketball team "Warriors" are undefeated with a 3-0 record. The last 2 games have been close and hard-fought wins but they were successful each time. Justin has played well each game as well. Here is his HOME game schedule (home is at Concordia- on 56th St between Pacific and McKinley):

Monday Dec. 15- 4:45pm
Thursday Dec. 18- 3:30pm
Friday Jan. 9- 4:45pm
Tuesday Jan 20- 4:45 NOT HOME but close @ Parkland Lutheran
Friday Jan. 23- 4:45pm
Thursday Jan. 29- TBA- Tournament
Friday Jan. 30- TBA- Tournament NOT HOME but at Mount Rainier Luth. High
Monday Feb. 2- 4:45pm
Thursday Feb. 5- 4:45pm NOT HOME at MRLH

We would love to see you at some games! Join the "P-D" cheering section. Our record # of cheerers is 16 in the P-D group. Help us break our record.

Warrior Basketball!!!

Final score of the 1st official basketball game. We were the "guests". The jump ball went to Justin and he took it to the basket to score the 1st points of the game!


Justin at the free throw line for 2.

Time out strategy...

#30- my boy!

Throwing the ball in.

Defense!

What A Warrior Team!!!

This picture was taken by another Warrior mom after the last LEST game!!! You can tell by looking at it that they had a great time playing together as a team! Justin #32 is front and center!

LEST Basketball-Fast and Furious!!!

Basketball starts off with a prayer for safety and good sportsmanship, as well as thanking God for their ability to play the game!


Justin on the free throw line for 2 shots!

Justin (#32) plays a very physical game of basketball. Here you see him pushing another player out of his way...

Justin making a move towards the basket!

Justin awaits the ball as his opponent flies toward him!

One of the results of his hard play...this one on his elbow! But he never complains...just gets up and goes for more!

The Warriors only won 1 of the 3 games they played, but they had FUN!!!

Warrior Basketball's Tough Season

This has been a tough season for Justin and the whole Warrior team. The team has only won 2 games to their 6 losses! (Justin on the free throw line)


This last game was especially rough with 3 players being injured, one being Justin!
(Once again on the free throw line)


He came out of the game with knees covered with bruises and a "dead-leg" to the thigh. One fall sent him sliding down the court after his cheek literally bounced off the floor.
He was a trooper and never had to come out of the game but it left me biting my nails!
(Justin taking the ball down the court)




The whole team deserves a lot of credit for never giving up and keeping the true Warrior spirit of good sportsmanship through the losses. It is hard to lose, when all other seasons have been full of wins...but the guys have showed that they are conducting themselves in a way that would please our heavenly Father! The season is only half over...so GO WARRIORS!!!

(Justin under the basket-just shot the ball)

Warrior Basketball

Another Warrior basketball game with Justin leading the team! Justin #32 is having a good time this season. He is learning alot as the season progresses. We enjoy watching him (and the team) play. Justin has great moves out on the court! He really is a natural! GO WARRIORS!