Tuesday, February 21, 2012
In a game of teams and coaches that know each other well, this one went to the Flyers.
Lindbergh senior Mik Ebert didn’t have a break the entire game against Fox. Flyers coach Jason Wolfard picked Ebert as one guy that made a difference in Lindbergh’s first-round districts win over Fox. “He made some big plays, some steals, and1s, things like that,” Wolfard said. “At points that I thought we could have lost the lead a little bit, he came up with the big play or the big steal.” The point spread was hardly over five the entire game, and in the end, down to two. Lindbergh stayed ahead of district host, Fox 52-50 at the final bell, to advance to the district semifinal game against Kirkwood. Fox’s season ended at 5-20. Lindbergh stands at 8-9. “We played hard, got the shots we wanted, got the looks we wanted,” Fox head coach …
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Eureka makes eight 3-pointers and wins at Lindbergh, 51-38. The Flyers have struggled in recent weeks.
Lindbergh coach Jason Wolfard warned his players that Eureka was a good 3-point shooting team. On Tuesday night, his Flyers found out for themselves. Eureka hit eight 3-pointers and held off a late Lindbergh run to down the Flyers, 51-38, in front a small crowd at Lindbergh High School. It was Lindbergh's fourth loss in five games. (Sports editor's update: Lindbergh won at Lutheran South, 63-57, on Wednesday to go to 9-9.) The Flyers in turn went 0-for-10 from behind the arc, getting outscored 24-0 on 3-pointers. Down by as many as 12 points in the third quarter, Lindbergh rallied to cut the deficit to three at 39-36 early in the fourth quarter but was outscored 12-2 down the stretch to lose for the eighth time in their past 11 games. “We …
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Kirkwood plays good defense late in the game, and withstands the Flyers' final flurry to win, 54-53.
In a back-and-forth, tight game the Kirkwood Pioneers boys basketball team hung on for a 54-53 win over the Lindbergh Flyers on Friday night. Down by one point in the final seconds, Lindbergh senior guard Will Spitzfaden stole Kirkwood’s inbound pass, but missed an inside shot, and then junior guard Joe Killian’s follow-up shot also missed as time expired. “The guys kept fighting,” Lindbergh coach Jason Wolford said. “Gave themselves a chance to win it.” Kirkwood’s big road win puts them at 9-9 overall, and Lindbergh falls to 7-8. “We got the steal and it looked like we were going to pull it off,” Lindbergh senior center Jared Haenni said, “We did our best, and they played some good D at the end.” Kirkwood came up with big defensive plays …
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Vianney and Lindbergh renew their intense rivalry on Friday night, and Vianney hangs on to win, 78-67.
Don’t try telling Vianney and Lindbergh that the District Tournament is still one month away. The rivals had another back-and-forth battle on Friday night as Vianney overcame a late Lindbergh run and held off the Flyers for a 78-67 win in front of a packed and energetic crowd at Lindbergh High School in what could be a preview of next month's district final. Trailing by as many as 15 points in the third quarter, Lindbergh (5-5) cut the deficit to three at 67-64 with 1:15 to play. But Vianney (8-7) hit their free throws and the Flyers were called for a key charging foul with 57 seconds remaining and the Golden Griffins held on for a thrilling win over their rival. “What a great atmosphere,” said Vianney coach Kevin Walsh. “When we play …
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Lindbergh loses possession with 13 seconds left and Kirkwood takes advantage with two free throws to beat the Flyers, 51-49, at Meramec.
If Lindbergh coach Jason Wolfard had a chance to do things over again, he likely would have called a timeout with his club holding the ball with 20 seconds left and the score tied against Kirkwood. The teams played on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the loser's bracket of the Meramec Holiday Festival Tournament. Instead of setting up for the last shot, Wolfard called out a play from the sidelines and decided to trust his players in the final seconds. But the plan backfired when the ball slipped through the hands of senior forward Charley Mueller and into the hands of a Kirkwood defender with just 13 seconds left. Kirkwood guard Justin Byrd then drove the lane, got fouled, and made both free throws with 6.8 seconds left. The Flyers missed …
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
The 15th-seeded Flyers pushed No. 2 seed CBC, but lost, 67-54, at the Meramec Holiday Festival Tournament.
Had seeding for the Meramec Holiday Festival Tournament not been done the first week of the season, the Lindbergh Flyers would have been much higher than the No. 15 seed in the 16-team tournament. They showed why on Tuesday night. Entering the tournament with just one loss on the season, the Flyers led the No. 2-seed CBC Cadets by five points at halftime, and gave them a scare for much of the night before fading in the second half and losing, 67-54, at Meramec. Lindbergh (5-2) made a valiant attempt to be the first No. 15 seed to beat a No. 2 seed in the tournament's 33-year history, but couldn't overcome 25 points each from CBC's Darion Rackley and Seth Jackson. The Flyers led by as many as nine points in the first quarter and held leads …
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
The Flyers cruised after a very strong first half, and rolled to their fourth-straight win, 59-34 over Parkway Central on Tuesday night.
With his team leading 29-15 at halftime, Lindbergh boys basketball coach Jason Wolfard went into the locker room unsure what to say negatively to his team. He couldn't get mad at the shooting after they went 6-for-7 from behind the 3-point line. He couldn't be upset with how they took care of the ball after they committed just six turnovers. And he surely couldn't find fault with a stifling defense that allowed Parkway Central just two points in the second quarter. "We went in there at halftime and tried to find something we could get on them for to do better," Wolfard joked. "We got on them for offensive rebounds but couldn't really get on them too much for that because we shot the ball so well and didn't have many opportunities." The …
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Lindbergh wins the 55th annual Gene Steighorst Tournament with a 67-60 win over host Hillsboro at Hillsboro High School.
A year ago, even an optimistic Lindbergh coach Jason Wolfard wouldn't have thought he would have a chance to do what he did Saturday night. Still holding the plaque in his hand, Wolfard took a few minutes to talk about winning the 55th annual Gene Steighorst Tournament with a 67-60 win over host Hillsboro at Hillsboro High School. The Flyers knocked off eventual consolation champion Northwest in the first round and top-seeded De Soto in the semifinals before beating Hillsboro on its own floor. The final result was the Flyers' first regular-season tournament championship in Wolfard's seven years as head coach. Making the championship that much more remarkable is the fact that the Flyers went 5-20 last season and 1-25 the year before that…
Saturday, December 11, 2010
The Flyers came back late to upset the DeSoto Dragons, 47-46, and advance to the championship game of the Gene Steighorst Tournament at Hillsboro.
Before the season, Lindbergh coach Jason Wolfard's main goal for his team was to have a chance to play for championships. On Saturday night at Hillsboro High School, they will get that chance. Behind 11 points each from Blake Welch and Jared Haenni, and an impressive comeback down the stretch, the Flyers upset the No.1-seeded DeSoto Dragons, 47-46, to advance to Saturday's championship game of the 55th annual Gene Steighorst Tournament. Lindbergh (2-1) trailed 46-43 when Welch hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 54.4 seconds left to tie the game. After an over-the-back foul on DeSoto, the 6-foot-6 Haenni hit a free throw with 34.3 seconds left to put the Flyers up by one. DeSoto had the ball with nine seconds left and a chance to …
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
The Flyers had 15 turnovers in the first half and finished with 24 giveaways for the game as they lost 57-48 to MICDS in its season opener.
It's safe to say that the Lindbergh Flyers will be doing plenty of ball handling drills in practice in the next few days. The Flyers had 15 turnovers in the first half and finished with 24 giveaways for the game as they lost, 57-48, to MICDS in the season opener for both squads at Lindbergh High School Tuesday night. Lindbergh (0-1) rallied from an 18-point second quarter deficit to come within four points at 49-45 with 2:15 to play in the game but couldn't get any closer. The Flyers committed two key turnovers down the stretch and were forced to foul to put the final margin at nine points. "We didn't take care of the ball," said coach Jason Wolfard. "Turnovers killed us. That or we would get a score and make a run and then go to the …
