The Track team competed against five other teams in their first Meet of the season, at Indian Creek, last Friday. The following athletes placed first through third in their events:
7th Grade Girls Division:
1600 Meter Run Junia Johnson 1st and Riley Lackey 2nd
4x200 Meter Relay of Adalyn Werner, Lily Hufstedler, Georgia Winkler and Amelia Michels 3rd
800 Meter Run Emma Rominiski 1st and Junia Johnson 3rd
4x400 Meter Relay of Adalyn Werner, Junia Johnson, Emma Rominski and Riley Lackey 3rd
Shot Put Valeria Cantu 2nd
8th Grade Girls Division:
100 Meter Dash Reannah Cappi 1st and Abby Hohmann 3rd
4x100 Meter Relay of Reannah Cappi, Madeline LeCuyer, Morgan Morris and Abby Hohmann 1st
200 Meter Dash Reannah Cappi 2nd and Abby Hohmann 3rd
4x400 Meter Relay of Reannah Cappi, Abby Hohmann, Madeline LeCuyer and Morgan Morris 1st
7th Grade Boys Division:
110 Meter Hurdles Caden Hamer 1st
4x200 Meter Relay of Kellan Howell, Caden Hamer, Asher Britt and Carson Harper 2nd
400 Meter Dash Dylan Jones 2nd
800 Meter Run Dylan Jones 3rd
4x400 Meter Relay of Caden Hamer, Kellan Howell, Landon Barry and Dylan Jones 1st
8th Grade Boys Division:
4x200 Meter Relay of Jackson Brockway, Joey Artwohl, Cole Gudmunson and Tanner Daniels 1st
400 Meter Dash Joey Artwohl 1st
200 Meter Dash Tanner Daniels 2nd
4x400 Meter Relay of Joey Artwohl, Jackson Brockway, Cole Gudmunson and Tanner Daniels 1st
Lunch Menu Changes:
Tomorrow: Burrito or Hot Dog
Friday- Chicken Drumstick or Sloppy Joe
7th and 8th grade girls will have the opportunity to come in for speed workouts Tuesday and Saturday mornings. Workouts begin at 630am in the blue room. Contact Coach Zaleski with any questions. (jzaleski@leland1.org)
Online registration is now open! Returning students should register for the 2022-23 school year as soon as possible. No payment needs to be made at this time. Fees are due August 1, 2022. Online credit card payments will include a service fee. Payments in cash or check can be paid in the school office. The registration process takes less than 5 minutes. Please complete the registration process as soon as possible. Please visit www.teacherease.com to register. Thank you.
ONLINE REGISTRATION OPENS MONDAY
Returning students should register for the 2022-23 school year by March 31, 2022. NO PAYMENT NEEDS TO BE MADE AT THIS TIME. Fees are due August 1, 2022. Online credit card payments will include a $1.50 service fee. Payments in cash or check can be paid in the school office.
Congratulations to the SMS Spelling Bee team for placing 1st at the Junior 10 Conference Bee last night. Aubrey Chiavario battled hard for the top spot, spelling some very difficult words, and after 26 rounds she placed 2nd. Way to go Aubrey! Not only did we have ONE top ten finisher, we had THREE. Emma Rominski placed 4th and Junia Johnson placed 6th. Congratulations again to Aubrey, Emma, Mikayla, Brooklyn, and Junia! We are so proud of all of you!
SMS appreciates Ms. Vidmar!
Let the MADNESS begin! Next Weeks Dress Up Days:
The 7th grade girls basketball team had their last game on Friday against Newark. Although they lost, the girls never gave up and they had a lot of good looks at the basket. The team improved a ton over the season and Coach is excited to see them continue to grow as a team.
Friday night the Bobcat 8th grade girls finished the regular season with a win over the Lady Norsemen of Newark. Scoring for the winners were: Pacey Wyant, Abby Hohmann, Kadyn Haage, A-Rhea, and Aubrey Chiavario. Pressure Defense was the name of the game and Morgan Morris, Maddie LeCuyer, Kammy Ambler, and Leah Norris applied the D. We have practice tonight then play HBR in Serena tomorrow at 530pm.
Last night the 7th grade girls basketball team played against Paw Paw and won. They played tougher defense and got many rebounds. The best part of the game was every girl scored a basket. The team's last game is on Friday against Newark.
Bobcat 8th grade basketball traveled to Paw Paw last night for a basketball game and got a lesson in dealing with adversity. Even though things didn't go well for most of the game, we kept battling and working. We won't take for granted what we have and we will continue to strive to improve and show good sportsmanship. I love our team-see you at practice.- Coach Hunt
Please come show your support by attending the SMS Tech Fest tonight at 5pm. We have 13 presenters that all have amazing things to share with you! It's going to be great!
See you there.
Last night the 7th grade girls basketball team played HBR. Although the girls didn’t win, they fought hard. They played hard on defense and showed great hustle. They play on Friday against Newark.
Bobcat 8th grade basketball played stellar defense for three quarters last night against HBR. Maddie LeCuyer and Kammi Ambler swiped four steals. Morgan Morris and A-Rhea snared several rebounds. Pacey Wyant, Abby Hohmann, Kadyn Haage, and Leah Norris put the ball in the hoop.
Practice today and play Newark at home Friday.
Thanks for the support, Big Blue Crew.
Come out tonight to the Somonauk Middle School Tech Fest
Last night the 7th grade girls team played Earlville and won. Destiny Salgado was the lead scorer with 20 points. Points were also made by Emma Rominski, Brooke Bahrey, and Kaydence Eade. Riley Menard and Junia Johnson did great on defense and boxing out. The team plays tonight at home against HBR.
Bobcat 8th grade girls basketball traveled to Earlville last night and played stifling defense to earn a 16-14 victory. Pacey Wyant, Maddie LeCuyer, Abby Hohmann, and Kadyn Ambler scored points. Morgan Morris did a nice job of moving the ball. Kammi Ambler, A-Rhea, and Leah Norris shut down the lane by fronting the post and rebounding.
Our next game is tonight against HBR at 430 in our gym.
On Friday, Somonauk played Leland. The 7th grade team lost a close game. Kaydence Eade was the lead scorer and was 100% from the free throw line. The team had many good steals and rebounds. The next game is home tonight versus Serena.
Bobcat girls 8th grade basketball team did the hula at Friday night's luau. Maddie LeCuyer and Morgan Morris played tough perimeter defense and handled the basketball and Kammy Ambler tried to dial it in on three point range. Leah Norris and A-Rhea rebounded and closed down the lane. Pacey Wyant, Abby Hohmann, Kadyn Haage, and Aubrey Chiavario scored points. Thanks go to the blue crew-you were like sunshine on the beach-aloha! We play tonight against Serena at 430.
Spring Picture Day is coming!
Valentine's Day
