Last Home Game

Just a reminder the last home Junior High volleyball match is at 4:45 tonight at the HEC, not the High School.  There will be only one game for the junior high because of low numbers on the opposing team.

Let's go out and play hard!

Homecoming Week

Monday:  Practice @ 3:30
Tuesday: Wear your pink t-shirt with nice pants for our game @4:00 against Thompson
Wednesday:  Practice 3:30-5:00
Thursday:  NO Practice Coronation
Friday:  Practice 7:00 AM  (many are leaving early for Camp Castaway)

7th Grade @ Thompson

Match-Ups:

Court #1 (East) Court #2 (West)

9:00 Thompson vs. MPCG Larimore vs. Hatton-Northwood

*Rd 2 GCC vs. Hillsboro Dakota Prairie vs. Central Valley

*Rd 3 Thompson vs. Larimore Hatton-Northwood vs. MPCG

*Rd 4 Hillsboro vs. Central Valley GCC vs. Dakota Prairie

*Rd 5 Thompson vs. Hatton-Northwood MPCG vs. Larimore

*Rd 6 Central Valley vs. GCC Dakota Prairie vs. Hillsboro

8th Grade going to Northwood Tourney

The Bus will leave from the High School Office doors at 7:30 on Saturday morning and head to Northwood for the Pool Play Tournament. Please be on time, so we can get going and stay on schedule. Be sure to pack some good snacks as well as water to stay hydrated throughout the day.

So far the schedule looks like this:
9:15 vs. Thompson
10:00 vs. Hatton-Northwood
10:45 vs. Park River (here is a chance at a rematch!)

Then the tournament starts! This will be a good day of volleyball!

Awesome Wins!

Great job last night ladies! We still have areas we need to work on, but it was fun to watch you work hard and get a win. Let's keep that effort going!

Labor Day Weekend Schedule

Just a reminder...we will have practice Friday morning at 7:00 AM and again on Monday evening at 7:00PM.

Enjoy the break and keep up the great work! I have seen great growth already.

Mrs. E

Change in Practice Place

Our first practice will need to be changed due to the floor being redone in the high school gymnasium. We will practice at 3:30 sharp at the Hillsboro Event Center (HEC)where you had elementary phy.ed. classes. We may need to adjust our schedule a bit because of this, but I will hopefully have everything planned out by Monday's practice. Can't wait to get started!

Pack the Stands with Pink

Mrs. Toenies is organizing a great event to help raise awareness for cancer this fall. The High School volleyball players are selling pink t-shirts for their match against Thompson on the 20th of September. If you would like one, bring $10 to practice before the 30th of August and I will get you on the list. Anyone can order a shirt as it is our hope everyone who attends the games that night will be wearing pink. More information is available on her website http://sites.google.com/site/hillsborovolleyballplayspink/home

(t-shirt will be pink instead of white)

Get your physicals ASAP

Practice starts the 15th of August and every athlete, both 7 and 8th, will need a physical to be able to practice the first day. The clinic gave me the heads up that they are filling up fast, so get in and get checked out!

We will see you on the 15th!

Coach E

Game Tuesday teh 14th in Hope

The game on Tuesday will be in the Hope gymnasium.  Girls, you will be dismissed at 3:00 from your last hour class.

Wonderful Weekend!

Great job, girls!  Way to take first in the tournament this weekend in Northwood.  You came ready to play and never gave up, even when you were behind, you stayed low and focused on your serves.  Now let's carry those lessons into the remainder of our season.  I am very PROUD of all of you.

Coach Eckart

Change in schedule

We will not have a 7th grade tournament on the 25th of September, so feel to make plans to attend your church activities instead. 

Wow!

We had some GREAT moments last night on both the first and seconds games.  This excites me for our season's potential!  We also had some low points which will happen.  Volleyball is a game of ups and downs and we want to have more ups then downs.  We will get to that point, girls, I assure you.  Keep coming to practice ready to work hard and give your best effort.  I can't wait to see how far we will go.

Coach E

T-shirt order

We have decided to order shirts again this year.  I need the orders by the end of today, (not the money) so we can hopefully get them before the season is over.  They should be about $9.00 a shirt.  Remind your parents if they want one to let me know asap.

Here is a quick pic...neon blue is the color of the writing on black.  

Parent Meeting

We will be having a parent meeting at 5:30 this Friday the 27th of August after practice in the high school to go over the expectations for junior high volleyball players.  It will be short, around 10-15 minutes.   

See you then.

Change in Practice for Monday & Tuesday

Due to a class I need to attend on the 23rd and 24th of August in Fargo, we will be practicing from 4 to 6ish, instead of 3:30 on Monday and Tuesday.  Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Great First Day!

My anticipation of the first practice had been building all summer long.  Thanks for meeting my expectations!  I loved your enthusiasm and eagerness.  Keep pushing yourself to work harder the entire practice and good things will come. 

Just a reminder to have a water bottle handy so you don't need to leave the gym and to take off your jewelry before practice.
 
Keep up the good work,
Coach E

Calendar First Draft

Here is the practice schedule up to the first match.  If you click on the dates it will give you more information, you may need to log into or create a google account if you don't have one.  I will try to keep the calendar up to date if you are using it.  So let me know if it is helpful or not.  We will be practicing from 4-6ish the week of the 17th and 3:30 to 5:30ish the week school starts.  Our first match is at home this year against Central Cass of Casselton.  I expect all players to stay for all of the matches.  This is a great opportunity for the younger players to learn and understand the concepts we have been learning.  I realize things will come that make this tough sometimes, so just let me know if you will be leaving early a time or two.  

2010 Volleyball

I can not wait for the season to begin.  Don't get me wrong, the summer has been great, but I am looking forward to a great year of volleyball.  Just a few reminders before our first practice.

1.  Be sure to get your physical BEFORE the first practice or else I can not let you practice with us.  8th graders, this includes you this year, as the rules changed and now every athlete must get a physical every year.    You can turn in your physical forms to the office or bring them to practice the first day.

2.  Be sure you are doing your 50/50 (50 push-ups & 50 sit-ups) each day.  It will be obvious who has not and that will bring us as a team down.  Don't mean to scare you, I just want you to be successful.  BTW...it is not too late to start!

I look forward to seeing you on the 17th of August at 4:00 in the high school gym!  Be sure to bring your water bottles and knee pads.

Coach Eckart

P.S.  Leave me a comment or text me at 436-6209 to tell me how excited you are for the season!

Park Christian

I just found out that both the 7 & 8 graders will be playing at the same time! (which is 4:15) That should be fun! Here is a link to the Park Christian website with directions to their Moorhead school: http://www.parkchristianschool.org/index.php?id=location