*Rochester Lourdes Girls Basketball*๐ This โFamily Treeโ has deep roots, strong tradition, and amazing stories to tell. Blessed to play the game we love!
Congratulations to Ella Hopkins on her 1000th career point!!
Postgame photos to follow!
Proud of you
@EllaHopkins_15
!!
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Congratulations to our teammate
#11
Lauren Hust for being named to the State Class 2A All- Tournament Team!
During the 3-game State Tourney Lauren scored 45 points, had 26 rebounds, 6 blocks and 10 steals.
Well deserved honor, Laurenโฆ your Lourdes๐Family is proud of you!
EAGLE SPOTLIGHT
Meet Emily Bowron, Senior Eagle who has been playing basketball since 2nd grade โฆ and it shows! In addition to her basketball skill and knowledge, she brings leadership and so much more to our team!
Proud to have
@bowron_emily
part of GBB Family-Letโs go Em!๐๐
EAGLE SPOTLIGHT
Meet Lauren Hust whose tough play may catch you off guard in seeing this humble freshman walk onto the court. Strong ๐skills, determination & coachability make her valuable to our team.
Proud of to have Lauren a part of our Eagles BB family!๐๐ฆ ๐
EAGLE SPOTLIGHT
Meet sophomore Allison Restovich, who shines with attitude and effort each day. Her hard work & competitive spirit mixed with scrappy play, make her a driving force on the basketball court!
Proud to have
@allierestovich
part of our Lourdes GBB Family!
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Lourdes Girls Basketball Team earns Consolation Championship in the State Tournament!!!
Congratulations!!๐๐ฆ ๐๐
Proud of our tenacious Eagles!!
EAGLE SPOTLIGHT
Meet Vivica Bretton, Senior Eagle who started playing YMCA ball @ age 5. Her motor doesnโt stop & positive energy is contagious. Sheโs a total-package player who brings leadership & more to our team!
Proud to have
@BrettonVivica
part of our Eagle Family!๐๐ฆ ๐๐
Week
#1
โฆ a great week of practice and the mojo is brewing! New seasonโฆ new teamโฆ new story to dream. Thanks for the hard work, Eagles!!๐ฆ
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The State Banquet โฆ meeting the other teams and realizing the honor of the tournament. ๐๐คฉ
Proud of the way these student athletes represent our Lourdes GBB Program and RCS Community!๐ฆ
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Our Eagles fell to a very good Caledonia team tonight. Kudos to the Warriors who played hard and shot lights out!
Our Eagles played their hearts out, but it wasnโt our night. So proud of this awesome group and the amazing season shared together! More wrap up to comeโฆ๐๐๐ฆ ๐
EAGLE SPOTLIGHT
Meet sophomore Lily Davick, who contributes with strong, physical defense on the court, as well as support & loyalty to her teammates. She works hard, asks questions and is committed to getting better.
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Proud to have Lily a part of our Eagle GBB Family!๐๐๐ฆ ๐
EAGLE SPOTLIGHT
Meet Ella Shedivy, sophomore speedster who can turn on her velocity and competitive juices like a light switch. Her tenacious defense and athleticism make her fun to watch.
Proud to have this loyal teammate a part of our Eagle GBB Family!๐๐๐ฆ ๐
EAGLE SPOTLIGHT
Meet Caroline Daly, ย Junior Eagle hoopster whoโs been playing BB since 1st grade, learning from a great coachโฆwho just happens to be her dad. ๐ She plays with high BB IQ, dedication & excellent work ethic.
Proud to have Caroline part of our GBB Family!๐๐๐ฆ ๐
Some final wrap ups to our 2023-24 seasonโฆ
Congratulations to our All-Hiawatha Valley League Conference Team members:
๐Lauren Hustย (soph post)
๐Aaliyah Williamsย (fresh guard)
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Dedicated, skilled, hard-working, humbleโฆ. your Lourdes GBB Family is proud of you!
Remembering Coach Glass with Gratitude
โฆ a pioneer, paving the way for girls athletics and opportunities
โฆ a dedicated coach with high expectations and legendary results
โฆ a mentor and loyal ally for his student athletes.
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Thanks for the memories, Coach โฆ weโll miss you!
EAGLE SPOTLIGHT
Meet Aaliyah Williams, 8th grade bball junkie. It all started at age 5, dribbling in the driveway with her dadโฆ check out her smooth handles & athletic moves now! Sheโs a small package with a big heart.
Proud to have
@Aaliyahwjm3
part of our GBB Family!๐๐๐ฆ ๐
And our last EAGLE SPOTLIGHT of the seasonโฆ
Meet Senior Taylor Eliason, Team Manager, whose sense of humor & spunky spirit kept her teammates smiling as she helped with mgr duties & supported her team on game days.
Proud to have
@taylormeliason
part of our GBB Family!ย ๐๐๐ฆ ๐
On behalf of the Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association (MGBCA) ....
Congratulations to Ella Hopkins and Vivica Bretton on being named as All-State Honorable Mention selections for the 2022-23 Season!
EAGLE SPOTLIGHT
Meet Nikki Lindeen, Senior Team Manager and devoted โworker beeโ for the team. She kept our practices, game days & equipment organized, sang the National Anthem & cheered on her teammates.ย
Proud to have
@nik_lindeen
part of our Eagle GBB Family!ย ย
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Onward Lourdes Eagles! Congrats to our Girls Soccer Team!!๐๐
So proud of our GBB teammates & managers ~Addi, Alli, Bryn, Ella H, Ella S, Hailey, Lauren, Nadia & Nikki!! Good luck to the entire team at State!โฝ๏ธ
Weโre proud to announce our Varsity Team received MGBCA All-State Academic recognition at the Silver Level.
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Caroline Daly also recโd All-State Academic recognition for seniors who maintained a 3.8 cumulative GPA through their HS careers.
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Congrats to our student athletes!
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Unbelievably exciting game!๐๐
Super matchup between Lourdes and Caledonia in the semifinals:
Lourdes 61
Caledonia 59
Lourdes will play Cotter in the Championship game on Thurs (3/7) at 8:00pm, Mayo Arena
Lady Eagles are takinโ care of business โฆ one game at a time!๐
We gathered to celebrate our season โฆ so many great memories to cherish both on & off the court!
Final๐records:
ย ย ย ย C Team (22-2)
ย ย ย ย JV (15-5)
ย ย ย ย Varsity (24-5)
Proud of the dedication, hard work, selfless teamwork & sportsmanship shown by the girls all season. ๐๐ฆ ๐
@alyssaustby
, ALL of Rochester and MN have been watching you with PRIDE since you landed as a Tar Heel! Youโve cultivated your God-given talents into super powers on the bb court! Best part is we know youโre an even greater gift off the court โฆ keep up the good work!
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This weekend our youth travelers competed in the Rochester Early Bird Classic.๐The 5th grade team placed 1st in their division, 6th and 7/8th grade teams took 2nd & the 4th grade girls went 2-2 in their debut as a team! Fun season opener for everyone โฆ Way to go Eagles!!๐๐ฆ ๐
Congratulations to Ella Hopkins on her 1000th career point!!
Postgame photos to follow!
Proud of you
@EllaHopkins_15
!!
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Immersed in the spirit of Christmas this morning!๐โค๏ธOur team is helping with a community volunteer project called โOperation One More Timeโ โฆ they provide holiday food bags to food insecure families with young children in the Rochester area.
Warm fuzzies on a cold day!โ๏ธโฅ๏ธ๐
Honoring our Seniors๐
Ella, Emily, Grace & Vivica-thanks for your amazing leadership & inspiration, both on & off the court.ย Your basketball skills & friendship will be missed!
Nikki & Taylor- your friendship & selfless work as our managers will not be forgotten!
U R Loved!๐
We wrapped up our first summer camp session โฆ thanks for an awesome week, Eagles! ๐๐ป๐
So proud of how hard these girls worked and the commitment theyโre making to their off-season development!๐ช๐ ๐
#GreatPlayersMadeOffSeason
It was a great season opener for our ๐GBB Eagles!
Lourdes Eagles - 68
PI Panthers - 27
Scoring shared by:
L Hust 16
N Bretton 14
A Williams 13
C Daly 6
M Schwirtz 6
M Perry 5
A Restovich 3
E Shedivy 2
R Flies 2
L Frain 1
JV score:
Eagles - 53
Panthers - 10
EAGLE SPOTLIGHT
Meet Ella Hopkins, senior hoopster who recently racked up her 1000th career point as an Eagle! Sheโs combined her height, BB IQ, skill & work ethic to become a signature player & great team leader.
Proud to have
@EllaHopkins_15
part of our Eagle Family!๐๐ฆ ๐
20 days until
Game
#1
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Sat, Nov 25th @ 3:00pm
(Home game at LHS)
Until then, thereโs work to be doneโฆ shoes hit the hardwood in a week.๐๐ช๐๐ปCanโt wait for the new season to begin!๐๐
Itโs Game Day!๐
Lourdes Eagles play the Winona Cotter Ramblers in the Championship Game of the Section 1AA Girls๐Tournament.
๐ Mayo Civic Arena
๐ 8:00pm
Ladies, youโve worked hard all season for this opportunityโฆ
So Letโs GO EAGLES!๐๐ฆ ๐
EAGLE SPOTLIGHT
Meet Grace Skinner, Senior Eagle whoโs been scrapping for loose balls for 10 yrs!ย Donโt let her mild disposition fool you-her persistent defense & fierce loyalty are invaluable! Student Athlete & Leader by example.๐
Proud to have Grace part of our ๐ฆ ๐ Family!
EAGLE SPOTLIGHT
Meet junior Devon Wald โฆ her upbeat attitude & effort, loyal teammate support, and selfless dedication help make our team better. Smart and eager to learn with a wide variety of gifts and involvement at LHS.
Proud to have Devon part of our GBB Family!๐๐๐ฆ ๐
Congratulations to our HVL All-Conference Team members:ย
๐Vivica Bretton (sr forward)
๐Ella Hopkins (sr center)
๐Emily Bowron (sr guard)
Your passion and dedication to this game is so evident โฆ proud of you all!
Our Matchup for State:
Class 2A Girls BBall๐
Lourdes vs. No. 2 Albany
Wed, 3/13/24
6:00 p.m.
Maturi Pavilion (UofM)
Good Luck to our fellow
Section 1 teams
@GoodhueAct
(1A) and
@StewieGBB
(3A)
@LHSEagles
First-round matchups for state girls basketball tournament:
Class 1A: No. 1 seed Goodhue vs. Mayer Lutheran, 11 a.m. Thursday at Maturi Pavilion
Class 2A: Lourdes vs. No. 2 Albany, 6 p.m Wednesday, Maturi
Class 3A: No. 5 Stewartville vs. No. 4 St. Peter, noon Wednesday, Maturi.
An Eagle victory over a scrappy WEM team โฆ
Lourdes 56
WEM 38
Tomorrow Lourdes plays New London Spicer for the Consolation Championship
Nice win Eagles!!!๐๐ฆ ๐
Tonight we celebrated Senior Night with Caroline Daly, recognizing her bball career in our Lourdes Eagle Family๐๐ฆ ๐ Weโre proud of you Caroline!
In a battle of tight defenses, the Ramblers take home the win.
Lourdes 38
Cotter 49
Playoffs begin next week- stay tuned!๐
Eagles soar! ๐๐ฆ ๐
Full team effort and solid win against the Bombers!
C Team Score:
Eagles - 43
Bombers - 22
Varsity Score:
Eagles - 63
Bombers - 21
Time to pause and share how the Lourdes Girls ๐Teams are doing โฆ
๐ C Team is 9-1
๐ JV Team is 8-1
๐ Varsity Team is 8-2
Proud of our hard-working Eagles and excited to see how they grow and improve as the season continues!
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In addition to our team award, the following seniors received All-State Academic recognition from the MGBCA for their academic excellence while playing basketball throughout high school.ย
Congratulations to โญ๏ธGrace Skinner, โญ๏ธ
@bowron_emily
and โญ๏ธ
@Ella_hopkins15
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Congratulations to all of the following seniors who earned Academic All-State Honors this year for maiming a cumulative GPA of 3.8 or above!! Congrats ladies! Thank you for representing what being a student athlete is all about! ๐
Itโs Game Day!๐
Lourdes Eagles play the Albany Huskies in the Quarterfinals of the Class AA State Girls๐Tournament!
๐ Maturi Pavilion
๐ 6:00pm
Letโs GO EAGLES!๐๐ฆ ๐
๐ฃCalling all Lourdes Eagles Fans๐ฆ โฆ
Playoffs are here! โญ๏ธ๐โญ๏ธ
If you havenโt seen this talented group of athletes play this year, itโs time to come support the Girls BB๐Team!
Letโs GO Eagles!๐๐ฆ ๐
Summer GBB๐ activities continueโฆ our youth camps (grades 4-8) were energetic, productive and FUN!!
So proud of the hard work these girls are putting in at camp and our weekly skills/5-on-5 sessions โฆ it shows in their skill development and play!! ๐ช๐ฆ
Way to go Girls!๐๐๐
Weโd like to sincerely recognizeโฆ
Coach Bowlin and the Cotter GBB Team - Congrats on your successful season!๐
Our amazing Eagle Fans:
Our Pep Band, Student Section, and Lourdes Communityโฆ your support is appreciated more than you know! ๐๐ฆ ๐
@cotterschools
@LHSEagles
Scrimmages today! Great competition and opportunity to test our wings.๐ฆ Varsity, JV and C-Team โฆ. ALL are looking good and anxious for the season to begin!
Congrats to our Lady Lourdes Eagles tonight as they wore down a strong Dover Eyota team!
Lourdes 68
Dover-Eyota 49
๐๐ฆ ๐ Thanks to our awesome student section tonight - your spirited support is appreciated!!
โญ๏ธSpecial shout out to Lauren Hust who scored 34 points!๐
Calling ALL ALUM & FANS to join the Lourdes Community in celebrating our legendary Coach Glass on Fri, Jan 27th @ the home Girls BBall game. Tribute starts at 6:30pm.
The Eagles play Visitation โฆ Pass the word, letโs pack the gym! ๐๐๐ฆ ๐
A special shout out to our 4th grade girls traveling team who showed their bball skills during an intra-squad scrimmage during the varsity halftime.
Here we captured a post-game photo of our youngest Eagles with our Varsity Eagles โฆ the Present and the Future!๐๐๐
Good luck to our Lourdes Girls Soccer Team in their Section Championship game tonight against St. Charles โฆ
you GOT THIS Eagles!!
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Special shout out to our๐GBB players who are dedicated athletes both on the hardwood AND the grass turf!!!
๐Proud of you all!๐
To our Lourdes Girls Basketball Team on the eve of their Championship Game โฆ
Sweet dreams of tenacious defense and sharp shooting!๐
We love our Eagles and believe in you! ๐๐ฆ ๐
Sleep well!!๐ด๐ค
Itโs ๐Playoff Time!
An exciting game is guaranteed tonight between the Lourdes Eagles and the Caledonia Warriors!
Section 1AA Semi Finals
Civic Center Auditorium
6:30pm - Sat (3/4)
Come pack the stands and support the Lourdes Girls!
Letโs GO Eagles!๐๐ฆ ๐
Lourdes Eagles vs LaCrescent-Hokah Lancersโฆ Tonight!
GBB๐Home Game @ LHS
*(No C-Team Game tonight)
Itโs SENIOR NIGHT โฆ come celebrate our Senior players, managers & parents following the JV game (suggested arrival @ 6:30pm).
We Love Our Seniors!
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Weโd also like to recognize our youth traveling teams for their successful seasons. So proud of the amazing growth, attitude and effort they showed throughout the season and happy to see they were having a lot of fun!
Bright & exciting years ahead for our young Eagles.๐๐๐ฆ ๐
Vivica, your Eagles BB Family is proud of and excited for you!
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A Warrior next seasonโฆ but a tenacious Eagle until then! Letโs GO!!
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๐๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ช๐ต! ๐๏ธ
Help us in welcoming Vivica Bretton to the Warrior Fam!๐ We are so excited to officially have you as a Warrior๐ค
#WarriorFam
#SigningDay
Playoff Game Day!๐
Lourdes Eagles play the Caledonia Warriors in the Semifinals of the Section 1AA Girls๐Tournament.
๐ Mayo Civic Auditorium
๐ 1:30pm
Letโs GO Eagles!๐๐ฆ ๐
Calling ALL Eagle Fans!
Eagles vs Eagles
In the Civic Center Arena
6:00pm โฆ Tonight
Itโs Playoff Time โฆ Be there to support the Lourdes Girls!๐
Way to go CJ!๐
Proud of our Eagle alumni/teammate!!
@Adamson24Cj
We had no doubt youโd SOAR from your Eagle heights to start sailing with strength as a Viking!
Keep up the great job on the hardwood!
@LHSEagles
Lady Eagles battled hard, but lost a tough game to the Tigers tonight.
Final score:
Lourdes 52
Stewartville 64
Emily Bowron - 19 pts
Vivica Bretton - 14 pts
Caroline Daly - 9 pts
Ella Hopkins - 8 pts
Tough games bring opportunity for growth!๐๐๐
Hereโs a quick flashback to our summer camp. We had a great turnout for both the youth and junior high programs! Thank you to our seniors for their help and involvement with the younger players!
Great match-up and exciting game tonight! Our Eagles played them tough, but the Wildcats take the win.
@BrettonVivica
19
@bowron_emily
15
@EllaHopkins_15
14
@Aaliyahwjm3
4
Caroline Daly 2
Heads high, Ladies โฆ proud of your effort and play!๐๐ฆ ๐
Our ๐ Senior Caroline Daly and Eagle teammate Elyse Palen are playing at this moment in the Individual State๐พSemifinals in Doubles - wishing them luck this match in hopes of advancing to the Championship round!
๐ฆ Letโs Go Eagles!
If you were tuned in to this matchup, you were on the edge of your seat! ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐
What an EXCITING game!!
The defense from both teams was tenacious โฆ game was tied with 44 seconds left, but the Wildcats came up with the winning bucket.
Super proud of our Eagles!!
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Our own Vivica Bretton is playing for the Winona State Warriors!!
Home game today at 3:30
(McCown Gym)
Head on over to support
@BrettonVivica
and the Warriors! ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Good luck, Viv!๐๐ฆ ๐
The postseason has begun!๐
Earned the
#2
seed, but need to take care of business โฆ one game at a time.๐
Lourdes Eagles host the Albert Lea Tigers in Round 1 of the Section 1AA Tournament.
๐ Lourdes HS
๐ 7:00pm
LHS Fans, come cheer on your Girls!
Letโs GO Eagles!๐๐ฆ ๐
Official Game Update:
Lourdes Girls BBall will play Lewiston-Altura Friday (2/24) @ 6:00 pm at Lourdes HS for Round 1 of the Section 1AA Playoffs!
Lourdes Boys team will play Goodhue at 8:00 PM following the girls for their final regular season game.
Letโs GO Eagles!!๐๐ฆ ๐๐
Following this post from the MN Girls Basketball Coaches Association, weโre proud to announce our Lourdes Varsity GBB Team received All-State Academic recognition at the Gold Level.ย Congrats to our hard-working student athletes!