next two weeks

Notes on the next two weeks –

 

Monday, Dec 7th—

Practice canceled due to conflicts

 

Tuesday, Dec 8th—

Practice at Mark Twain Elementary School 6- 8 pm

 

Directions to Mark Twain-

Mark Twain is on Salem Avenue in Rolla, which runs at a diagonal northwest to southeast... the easiest way to find it, if you've never been there before, is off of Highway 72.

 

Salem Avenue is at the stoplight before you reach Highway O going south east on 72. You will see a Break Time gas station and Phelphs County Bank at that intersection.

Turn at that light to head northwest on Salem Avenue (a left turn if you're coming from the direction of Hwy 63; a right turn if you're coming from Hwy O)

Take Salem Avenue short ways until you see Mark Twain Elementary School on your right.

Turn onto the street right after the school (where the school sign is). Go a short ways until you see a street that turns right and leads behind the school. Follow that road to the new part of the school – big glass doors lead to the gym.

 

Thursday, Dec 10^th –

Scrimmage at Wyman Elementary School vs. 7^th grade SIR team  6:30-7:30 pm

 

Very informal – I don't know if there will be referees or a scoreboard. I'll let you know more information as I get it. Coach Adams will let you know Tuesday which players should plan to come.

 

Directions to Wyman Elementary

Get to Highway 63

Drive in the direction of Kmart (on the south end of town, south of Walmart)

At the intersection of Lanning Lane and Hwy 63, you will see Kmart and Town and Country Bank. Turn EAST (toward Kmart)

Drive up the hill on Lanning Lane. Wyman Elementary School is on your left.

The gym is at the far east end of the complex

 

Friday, Dec 11^th

 

A homeschool group from Jonesboro, Arkansas is coming to Rolla to play our teams.

 

Game times:

6:00 pm -- 14U boys

7:15 pm – girls game – all girls dress

8:30 pm – 18U boys

 

Volunteer schedule:

Admissions: Judy Cureton  5:45 – 6:45 (when Stacy arrives)

                     Stacy Quittschrieber  6:45 – 7:45

Scoreboard: Lee Robertson

Scorebook: ? 

Concessions: ? Kathy Collins may be coordinating something in this area.

 

Saturday, Dec 12^th

 

14 U Boys tournament – look for a separate email with the entire day's schedule. We still need volunteers in many areas that day, so look at the schedule and let me know what times you are available to help. Girls, we would really appreciate any help you can give, since we'll be asking the boys to help with your tournament in January!

 

No girls game for the Royals that day. However, the St. Louis Patriettes will be bringing their Varsity A team to play Jonesboro's girls at 2 pm – you may want to come watch that game if you want to see some really good girls basketball! The Patriettes have an excellent program, and their teams are always good. They are a nice group of people as well, so we always enjoy their visits.

 

Cancellations:

I have been asked at what point we make decisions about canceling games due to weather. Here are some basic principles:

 

#1 – we don't cancel games based on forecasts, because we've learned that the weather in Missouri likes to do its own thing J

 

#2 – we consult with teams driving to play us first. Even if the weather is okay here, their weather may not be, and if it is a long distance, they may not want to make the drive if the weather is uncertain.

 

#3 – we must defer to the school district, since we are using their facilities.  If school is cancelled in Rolla, their policy is that their facilities are not used for any events. I'm not sure yet how that applies to Saturdays.

 

#4 – we don't usually cancel until the day of an event, sometimes even midday. Keep your eyes open for emails if the weather is iffy (and remember the weather may be good here, but our opponents may not want to make the drive, or we may not drive to a location where the weather is bad).

 

Monday, Dec 14 – Practice 6-8 pm at Junior High

 

Tuesday, Dec 15 – Practice 6-8 pm at Junior High

 

Friday, Dec  18 – Practice 6-8 pm at Redeemer

 

Let your coach know if you have conflicts for any of these dates… and remember that schedules may change due to weather or excessive conflicts, so keep alert!

 

P.S. Our phone system/internet connection is on the fritz… we may have used someone else's connection to get this message sent… So if you urgently need to talk to us in the next day or two, call us on our cell phones!

Dan 573-201-1020

Dawn 573-201-6141