Autograph Night

Reminder: this Tuesday (February 25th) is Autograph Night with the Varsity Girls Basketball Team. Coach Gottenborg would like the girls to form a tunnel to let the girls run out through for their last game. Girls must be there NO LATER than 6:30 to make sure we can get it all set up - please wear maroon/gold! Even if you can't make it to form the tunnel, still come to the game as all girls basketball players Grades 3-6 are invited to attend and they will be able to get autographs of the varsity players after the Varsity Game. The team has panorama prints of the varsity team to give to the girls after the game. They will autograph the print or you can have them autograph your basketball or wear your Late Night with the Nuggets tee and have them autograph the back of the shirt instead (bring your own sharpie just in case).

February News

We were very pleased with the scrimmage today - it was a great way to get tournament experience without the cost and losing a whole day to traveling basketball! Sounds like the girls had fun too. We hope to get a date lined up soon with UH/NCE, but we plan to make use of our Sunday practice time again. There are some dates of note coming up, so please keep an eye on the blog and calendar (see list below). Also, I'm finally getting caught up entering all the expenses, so if you have anything due still, I'll be sending out a separate email with that amount. Thanks again for being so supportive in getting your girls to practice and games, you can really see the difference in the girls from the beginning of the year, and having a supportive group of parents makes the experience for the players (and coaches) so much more enjoyable!

• Monday, Feb. 17, 7-8:30pm - Practice with Coach Gottenborg (HS Gym)
• Sunday, Feb. 23, 1:30-3pm - Practice (Elem Gym)
• Tuesday, Feb. 25, 5:35-8:30pm - Autograph Night (HS Gym)
• Monday, Feb. 24, 7-8:30pm - Practice with Coach Gottenborg (HS Gym)
• Sunday, Mar. 2, 1:30-3pm - Practice and Team Photos (Elem Gym)
• Monday, Mar. 3, Practice with Coach Gottenborg (HS Gym)
• ( More practices in between here but we will be probably go to one/week )
• Saturday, Mar. 29, TBD - Hawley HotShot Tourney

Scrimmage Sunday with Barnesville

Update to our tourney plans: after I sent out an interest email, both the Barnesville and UH Coaches contacted me about getting together to scrimmage. The coaches decided there was no reason to spend money on a tourney when we have two free opportunities. We are still lining up the UH date, but plan to use our Sunday practice time.

THIS SUNDAY: instead of practice, we will scrimmage against Barnesville in the Elementary Gym 1:30pm - 3pm. Please arrive on time so that we can make use of the time. Also, remember to wear your jerseys! Parents are welcome to stay and watch, but it's not necessary. We should be able to figure out how to pull out the bleachers.

Titan Tourney (NCE/UH)

Good morning! We received our tourney information for the NCE/UH Tourney on Saturday. We were waiting for some reclarification, but have it now. We play in Twin Valley and our first game is at 9:00 vs. NCE/UH. This tourney is Bracket Style vs. Round Robin, so depending on if we win or lose, dictates when we play next and in which facility. If you cannot attend, it is not a big deal, but please let us know so we can pre-plan substitutions. See reminders below:

• Please bring your own ball for warmup (make sure it has your name on it)
• Concessions will be available at both locations, but please have a marked water-bottle for your player for at the bench
• Please remind the girls to fill their water bottles and to use the restroom before each game - if they are gone during the substituion it is really hard to get them back in mid-rotation
• There are two locations: Ulen and Twin Valley (we start in Twin Valley)
• Uniforms are required - please have your player wear the blue side
• We need to be in the gym and ready to warm up 15 minutes prior to the game time

Reminder: there is practice tonight in the high school!