Athletics roundup: golf, volleyball, football and cross‑country seasons; coach recommendations made

Presenter delivered an athletics update covering golf, volleyball, football and cross-country participation, season results and staffing recommendations.

On golf the presenter said the program had 24 athletes, including five 8th graders who moved up, and reported boys and girls teams advanced beyond divisionals. "The addition of the simulators is gonna be really big," the presenter said, and recommended retaining Coach Benji for next season.

Volleyball fielded 28 athletes and in some cases had to cut rosters at tryouts; the presenter said middle-school participation was strong, noted a 4–4 conference record, and praised two new assistants, Sammy Brown and McKenna Metzger. Coach Cara plans more off-season open gyms and weekend tournaments to promote development.

Football, in its first year under Coach Schillinger, finished with a 1–8 varsity record but the presenter said younger age-group participation showed promise and that new coaching approaches produced a building year. Cross country showed modest growth (16 varsity athletes) and Carter Hagan was highlighted as the district's first-ever male all-state top-15 placer.

The presenter and the superintendent recommended retaining several coaches, with four head-coach recommendations listed for next year. The superintendent noted that some Lambert families are already inquiring about student placements.

Next steps: coach appointments and any personnel actions appear on future personnel/agenda items; the meeting reported recommendations but did not record formal hiring votes in the transcript.