Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} A new season and a new head coach means new and improved aspirations for the boys’ basketball team in the upcoming months. With soccer and other fall sports just finishing up, early conditioning practices in late October and early November had a shaky start, but official practices have started, and there won’t be any time wasted in getting down to business. First-year Head Coach Mr. John Lapic is a Freedom alumnus himself; graduating in the class of 1999, he played four years for the Bulldogs and helped to bring his team to playoffs, but they were a few wins shy of winning their section. The last section title the boys’ basketball team has brought to Freedom was in 1985 – this season they are hoping to change that. Every team has certain goals, and this year the team is aiming high. “We’re going to do the work necessary to get these boys to make playoffs,” Coach Lapic said. While their communication may already be good from being friends, they still need communication on the court, the coach said. That’s just one of the things he hopes to improve for the team this season. Under new direction and under the leadership of seniors Matt Willis, Colby Arbes, Franzee Barlamas, and Brandon Prest, the team will be working on stepping up their game for the 2010-2011 season. Coach Lapic said, “there is so much work to be done on the hardwood .”