Head Coach, Lee's Summit High School. I believe in the extra pass, second cuts, early help, that the game was meant to be played 94 ft, GBABC and THE TEAM.
Took this picture 5 years ago today at the St. Louis Arch. It features a news anchor, a current college QB, a Juco All American, a KC Player of the year, 4 more college grads, a couple more still playing ball, and an guy making his first start against
@Chiefs
I cannot know what is like to grow up black in America. I have never been pulled over for driving while black or had to worry that my son could end up in the street like George Floyd or Trayvon Martin. I worry about my players who I love like sons and for their families.
Have fun tonight at Prom
@LeesSummitHS
Tigers! Be safe, make good decisions, and remember that your date could be your + 1 for life like my date has been for the last 20 years.
Great win tonight on Senior night. When I got hired they were going into 4th grade. I knew they had great potential but had no idea what they would mean to me. As a coach you think you are giving to the kids but it’s what they give you that brings you back.
#THETEAM
It’s the end of year 21 for me in education. It’s been a challenging year, full of moves, changes, and loss. Still, when I walk out of my room today I am reminded that I love what I do, the people I work with, and the students who fill the halls and classrooms at LSHS.
Kansas City lost a giant today. There has been no greater ambassador for the game of basketball then Coach Holley. His impact cannot be understated or his reach over sold.
Congrats
@DrewLock23
on setting the MU and SEC records for TD passes in a season. Throwing touchdowns might be the only thing you have done more beautifully than shoot the three. Either way you’ve always gone deep.
Not the outcome that we wanted but it doesn’t take away from what we accomplished. The journey is the reward after all. Thanks to all the fans and families who have supported us this year.
Gritty win tonight to win the Championship against a really good Olathe South team. Thanks
@lsloudcrowd
for the support. The gym looks good on you.
I appreciate the opportunity to work
@SnowMissouri
again. There is no better camp to learn the game and test your limits. I am inspired each year by by the effort of the kids and the knowledge/passion of the coaches. Plus this year I got to experience it with my son. Awesome!
Not the outcome we wanted but these young men and women are wonderful representatives of our program and school. The nine seniors have over a 3.63 combined GPA and character you can’t measure.
#THETEAM
After 3 months away it was great to be back around our guys again. It was outside, on a tennis court, 6 ft apart, not a ball in sight, and all coaches in masks. But it’s a start.
Congratulations to
@willeames7
and
@seth_romi
on being named First Team All District.
@j24more
was named Honorable Mention. I am very proud of these young men who are quite deserving of the recognition.
Didn’t get the outcome we wanted tonight against a very good
@LSW_Basketball
. I am proud of our guys who competed for all 32 minutes. Also pretty cool to have most of the class of 98 in the gym tonight.
Extremely proud of our guys this weekend. Really hard to go on the road to Nixa and Kickapoo and get wins. We did both in the last 24 hours.
#TheTeam
#TPX
Great win tonight, proud of our guys and how they played together! We had a phenomenal crowd and a lot of Alumni in the Field House tonight. I couldn’t be more proud and grateful.
Congrats to the
@LSWsoftball
team on your State Championship. That program has always been special to me and I’m especially happy for my friends and former coaches
@EricDoane9
and
@bobbiee838
who are not just great coaches but great people. All your success is earned.
I feel like the President’s plan tonight is to turn the debate into a train wreck. He has no other plan. I would actually like hear what Biden has to say. As in what his policy position are. You know like a debate.
To all the players, students, coaches and families, past and present who I have had the opportunity to work with, I am forever thankful for that opportunity. Have a great Thanksgiving with the ones you love.
Tiger Golf came in with a 334 today at the Klint Andrew’s Invitational. Two big thumbs up to Garen Simpkins who tied for 10th overall. This is Garen’s second 🏅 of the season.
Feisty road win for our guys tonight 60-59 over a tough Joplin team. We showed a lot of resilience down 8 with just under 3 minutes to go. We found a way by coming together. Teams are forged in the fire not in easy bake ovens.
We live to play another day. Very proud of my guys. We have improved all year and are playing our best ball. I hope to see everyone at 7:30
@Chrisman_hoops
vs
@HawkletHoops
.
Congrats to both our Freshman teams who won their end of year tournaments tonight. Both teams improved all year. Congrats to all of our players and coaches McElroy and Jones
I want to thank the
@LSR7
community for the overwhelming support of the June 2020 Bond. The process began in December of 2017 and has been a labor of love for so many in our community. I appreciate that through a difficult time we were able to rally to support our schools.
As the
@LSR7
Teacher of the Year in 2019 I had the opportunity to write a series of essays on education as part of the Missouri TOY program. In light of recent events I regret not sharing my position more publicly.
Lost in OT last night but happy to bounce back today. We have a tremendous group of guys and it’s joy to coach them. We will give it a go again tomorrow.
The Boys Golf team finished 2nd in the Suburban Red Conference. Connor Gibbs, Austin Boyer, and Talan Williams were all conference. Nick Bellamy was honorable mention.
Today was the last of our seven week conditioning and skill development program. When we started I didn’t know if we would ever set foot in a gym but here we are masked and socially distanced.
Great job tonight by both Varsity and JV teams in the
@SummitGrillKC
Shootout. The Varsity beat
@LSW_Basketball
in the 3rd place game. The JV beat West to win the Championship of the JV tournament.
I was really looking forward to coaching these four seniors this year in golf. Unfortunately, our season only lasted two weeks. However, they are a great group and are all going on to do great things in the future.
As a teacher I hope I can teach empathy to my students. To help them understand that the most important thing we can do as a society is to not believe in good but instead do good. To try to understand what is like to walk in another man or woman’s shoes...
Congrats to Senior
@sam_lock24
on being selected 2nd Team All Conference and Freshman
@maxwhisner01
on being named Honorable Mention All Conference.
#THETEAM
For those interested in the history of segregation in KC and why the Plaza is at the heart of recent protests check out this audio tour of KC. Today’s dividing lines began in the 1920’s with JC Nichols planned neighborhoods. The plaza was the crown jewel.
It’s a little easier heading back to work tomorrow after the game winner on Friday. Thanks for the great support
@lsloudcrowd
and keep grinding
#TheTeam2020
Congrats to
@maxwhisner01
@fanudike
and Amari Kemp for making the Class 5 District 13 All District Team. Also congrats to
@AlexBenassi1
for being named Honorable Mention.
It was great to be back in the gym tonight for our fall basketball all camp. 68 elementary kids showed up for a free camp in order to kick of their season. So much fun!
I kinda feel like the Founding Fathers created the Electoral College for future TV ratings. What fun would be if the headline was “Nation waits to see if candidate who has won the most votes in history will be president?”
Our next senior is Austin Robb. HTR is a four year basketball player and has lettered academically all four years in high school. This year he was first team academic all state in football and plans to attend Mizzou next year to study business management.
Pretty sure the president doesn’t know what racial sensitivity training and might actually benefit from it. Conversations about race are important to have. Racism doesn’t go away because you ignore it.
We are less then 24 hours away from our Jamboree. We will host
@BeltonHoops
at 6:00 PM and
@LHSBasketball
at 7:00 PM. They will play each other at 6:30 PM. Admission is free, so come on out for a preview of the 2023-24 Tigers, Pirates, and Jays.
We had a great first day of our youth camp. There’s nothing quite like a gym full of 180 kids excited about basketball. I can’t wait to get back at it tomorrow. Thanks
@LSR7
families for the support.