Monday Night & Hawley Tourney

1) No practice tonight. We are not allowed to practice on days when school is canceled, even if the weather does a 180.We will see you on Sunday instead.

2) There is room for additional 4th grade teams at the Hawley Hot Shot Tourney in March - is there interest in submitting two teams so the girls get more playing time? There would be an additional cost of $8.35/player if we entered as two teams.

Sunday Practice [ optional ]

Due to the weather, tomorrow's practice is "come if you can" ~ parents are welcome to stay and burn off some energy as well! Great job tonight Hoopsters!

Caring for Uniform

• Wash in warm water (hand wash or washing machine)
• Wash inside out - this is a bit tricky as they are two sided, but you should be able to  flip them so that they are inside out completely, but it takes some work
• Wash with similar items (avoid heavy clothing such as jeans)
• Do not twist to dry (light rinse cycle is recommended)
• Air drying is best - you can flip the jerseys back so that the logos are on the outside (keep out of direct sunlight as the blue screen could fade)
• Dryers will also work on the permanent press or light air dry cycles (make sure the jersey is still inside out) - but remove immediately when the dryer is done as the screens can stick to each other and could cause it to peel apart
• Make sure to use mild/standard detergent - avoid bleach and any other stronger chemical soaps

Busy Weeks Ahead of Us...

The girls learned a lot at the tourney today and we while we always hope for a win or two, we were happy to see that things started "clicking" by the third game - they made huge strides today and have a lot to be proud of! They have a busy week ahead of them this week as well, so they can showcase their newfound skills:

• [ practice ] Sunday, Jan.19th, 1:30-3:00pm - Elementary Gym
• [ practice ] Monday, Jan. 20th, 7:00-8:30pm - High School Gym
• [ scrimmage ] Thursday, Jan. 23rd, 5:30pm - High School Gym during JV Halftime
• [ tourney ] Saturday, Jan. 25th, 4:45pm - Audubon Elementary School
• [ practice ] Sunday, Jan. 26th 1:30pm - 3:00pm - Elementary Gym
• [ practice ] Monday, Jan. 27th, 7:00-8:30pm - High School Gym
• [ tourney ] Saturday, Feb. 8th, TBD - UlenHitterdal TBD
• [ no practice ] Sunday, Feb. 9th - due to boys hot shot tourney

We have posted a picture from the tourney on the pictures section of the blog as well...

January News & Tourney Info

January News

We just received the bracket for the LPA Tourney, and being the youngest group, we have a later bracket and are in the elementary school in Audubon instead of Lake Park. We have invited all who plan to attend to the games, but if something has come up and your girl(s) can no longer attend, please let us know. Again we need to bring our own balls for warm-up. Concessions will be available. Not sure if our clothing orders will be in by the date - it will be close, but we didn't want to pay extra for a rush job. Below you will find the remaining dates for January.

• Saturday, 1/18 - DGF Tourney (Dilworth)
• Sunday, 1/19 - Practice
• Monday, 1/20 - NO PRACTICE AS THERE IS NO SCHOOL
• Thursday, 1/23 - Scrimmage with the 3rd Graders during the JV Game
• Saturday, 1/25 - LPA Tourney (Audubon)
• Sunday, 1/26 - Practice

DGF Tourney Reminders

• Location: All games will be played at the DILWORTH school; parking is available on the street as well as the parking lot located north of the building
• Admission: Adults $4, Students Grades 1-12 $2, Kindergarten and Younger $0, Players/Coaches $0
• Concessions: will be provided at both gyms
• Uniforms: All players must wear their Hawley Hoopsters uniforms (they cannot play without a number), please wear the blue side up; make sure the girls wear a tank or tee underneath in case we need to flip to the white side
• What to Bring: Teams must supply their own basketballs for warm-up so please bring your own basketball for warm-up and please make sure your name is clearly written on it; also make sure they have some sort of warm-up outfit for between games, as well a water bottle with their name marked on it
• Please make sure we can get the girls all together after their last game (after ribbons are awarded) for a group photo!

Important Dates

1/18 - DGF Tourney (Dilworth)

1/23 - Scrimmage during JV Game

1/25 - Gateway to the Lakes Shootout (LPA)

2/8 - Titan Girls BB Tourney (Ulen)

2/9 - NO PRACTICE (Boys HotShot Tourney in Hawley)

2/25 - Autograph Night (Hawley)

3/29 - Hawley HotShot Tourney (Hawley)

Reminder: please bring your own basketball on Saturday for warm-up. We will have a mesh bag to store them all for you.

DGF Tourney

We finally got the info for the DGF Tourney coming up this weekend. The tournament is THIS Saturday, January 18th.

Games/Rules/Scoring: Brackets will be posted and a copy of the rules will be available at the scorer's table in both gyms. There will be two 12-minute halves, no running clock unless lead is greater than 20 points in the last five minutes of the 2 half.

Each team is guaranteed Three (3) games. A forfeit is considered a guaranteed game. Medals for 1st and 2nd place. Ribbons for Consolation Champs. Ten (10) medals/ribbons available per team - we will have to figure something out here (we can probably order replacements). We play three games and it was made clear that all teams must be available for the 5:10pm slot, even if they aren't scheduled, but that is one of our scheduled times anyway. If we are in 4th place, we are done after the 5:10pm game; if we are in 1st-3rd place, we play the 3rd place from Pool A at 6:05pm.

Site/Parking: All games will be played at the DILWORTH site. The Middle (Junior High) School and Multipurpose gyms are in the same building just at opposite ends. Parking is available on the street as well as the parking lot located north of the building.

Admission/Concessions: Adults $4, Students Grades 1-12 $2, Kindergarten and Younger $0, Players/Coaches $0. Concessions will be available at both sites.

What You Need to Bring: All players must wear their Hawley Hoopsters uniforms (they cannot play without a number). Please wear so the blue side is showing. Teams must supply their own basketballs for warm-up so please bring your own basketball for warm-up and please make sure your name is clearly written on it (and maybe their "player number" or "Hawley" as well if you have a common last name).

Hoopster Gear

Some families have expressed interest in being able to get shirts to support the team during tourneys, so we quickly put together an order form of a few items (for adults and players). THIS IS OPTIONAL and by no means is anyone needing to place an order. We only need a minimum of 12 pieces and we already feel very confident we can achieve the minimum. If we don't have the minimum, we wait to place the order next year at the beginning of the season. We will do this again next year, for anyone on the fence this year.

In order to get them in time for our last three tourneys, orders are due THIS FRIDAY MORNING. Please email your orders to ladyhawleynuggets@gmail.com (include item number and size, if you order the 1/4 zip you also need to include the color).

I have a few clothing order updates:

 

1) To add names to the items, it is just $3.00 per item (heat pressed)

 

2) The Badger 1/4 Zip Poly Fleece Pullover (Item#1480) is actually embroidered, not screen printed. And while it looks teal-like in the image, the believe it is actually closer to the columbia blue color like the rest of the items.

 

3) For any guys who need big and tall sizes, we suggest the following:

• Tri-Mountain Milestone ¼ Zip Pullover in Grey for $27.99-$31.99 (embroidery)
  http://www.thegraphicedge.com/catalog/item.asp?i=3708
• White Bear Performance Pull-Over in Charcoal/Black for $36.99 (embroidery)
  http://www.thegraphicedge.com/catalog/item.asp?i=6378
• White Bear Performance Full Zip Jacket in Charcoal/Black for $37.99 (embroidery)
  http://www.thegraphicedge.com/catalog/item.asp?i=8250

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Note: Uniforms are coming in this week and will be handed out at the next practice.

Weather Updates

• HotShot Hawley Tourney for this Saturday has been POSTPONED until March 29th (at this point we are assuming we have the same game times, but we will find out and let you know if that is not the case).
• No practice Sunday, January 5th.
• No Open Gym Sunday, January 5th.
• No practice Monday, January 6th.
• Sunday practices will resume on January 12th.
• Monday night practices will resume on January 13th.
• Next tournament is the DGF Tourney in Glyndon on January 18th/19th.

Tourney Rescheduled

Due to the weather conditions, the Hawley Hot Shot Tournament has been rescheduled to March 29th-30th. That being said, we will NOT hold practice tonight - which is good since the weather isn't great right now and the gym heaters are not functioning properly.

Normally we wouldn't have been able to have practice on Sunday due to the tourney, but as that is now postponed and we won't have practice on Monday night due to school being cancelled, we would like to hold practice on Sunday; however, we are not sure if we are allowed to us school activities are cancelled until Tuesday. We will keep you posted.

Weather Update

If the weather gets worse, we are going to cancel tonight's practice. We will decide by 5pm and post on our blog. Coach Gottenborg will decide at 6:30am on Saturday if the tournament will be cancelled or not. We will keep you posted through our blog. Thank you!

Feel free to call/text if you miss the post/email: 218.329.2904

Practice Friday

Weather permitting of course, we have decided to go ahead and have practice tomorrow night in the elementary gym. We have the gym from 7-8:30, but understand if you want to grab your girl(s) at 8pm. An hour of going through the plays and scrimmaging will make a big impact. There is supposedly some bad weather heading our way, so please check the blog (or your email) for information regarding Friday's practice and the tourney. Thank you!

If you prefer to call/text, you can contact Kirsti 218.329.2904