The tentative start date for the girls 4/5/6 volleyball season is March 15th.  If you have any questions regarding the season, dates, times, etc. feel free to email or call me.

Go Royals,
Joe Wateland

The 4th and 5th Grade Boys Basketball season is in full swing and the boys are excited to start playing games.  Below is the games schedule, with one change in location.  The Dilworth away game will be played in Glyndon.

January 26th @ HOME vs. Sullivan 2 at 4:00 PM

January 28th @ HOME vs. DGF at 4:00 PM

February 2nd @ HOME vs St. Joe's at 4:00 PM

February 9th AWAY @ Oak Grove at 4:00 PM

February 11th AWAY @ DGF (played in Glyndon) at 4:00 PM

February 16th AWAY @ Sullivan (played at Nativity) at 4:00 PM

February 18th HOME vs Park Christian at 4:00 PM

February 25th AWAY @ St. Joe's at 4:00 PM

If you have any questions please feel free to give me a call at school or email me. 

Go Royals,
Joe Wateland

Hello Parents and Players,
The 4/5/6 boys basketball team will start practices January 11th after school.  Practices will run from 3:30-4:45.  Games will typically be played Tuesdays and Thursdays, some may end up on a Monday or Friday.  When I get the game schedule I will send it home with the boys.

I would like to see the players at ALL of practices and games.  This is an equal playing time league, and focuses on learning, playing, and having fun.  I will be sending home a letter this week with interested players.  If you have any questions feel free to call me at school or email me.

Thanks,
Joe Wateland

check out the pie throw video from the jog-a-thon 2009 at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYgTASy6AAk

4/5/6 Girls Basketball
Reminder that the October 15th game vs. Oak Grove is rescheduled to Monday, October 12.  This will remain a home game for us and will be played at 4:00 PM.  We had to reschedule due to the LEA Conference in Mankato.


Jogathon 2009
I wanted to thank all of the students and parents who supported our athletic department and phy ed program with your help and donations this year.  This event is crucial to our athletic teams and the advancement of equipment for the phy ed classes.  Again, I cannon thank you all enough for the support you gave this event.  I hope you all had fun during the pie throwing, I know that I did.

I will try to get the video of the pie throw online for all to view and enjoy.

Jog-a-thon dates and times are set.  The 4th-8th grade will run on Thursday, September 17th from 1:30-2:45.  The 1st-3rd grade will run in the morning on Friday, September 18th from 9:00-10:30.  The younger grades are running in the morning due to bussing issues, this way they are able to get a ride from the school to the park and back.  The older students will walk back to the school but be able to count laps for the distance they walk.

We will be in need of volunteers to count runners and help during the event.  We also invite all parents to attend and walk/jog with their children.  Remember you can donated your laps to one child.

This is a great way to raise funds for the physical education and athletic department.  We appreciate any help we can get.

Thank You,
Joe Wateland

The 4/5/6 grade girls basketball season will kick off on Tuesday, September 8th.  A letter went home today (Friday, September 4) for those interested.  We will start practice at 3:30 and go until 4:45.  We will practice on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Call me during the day at the school on Tuesday if you have any questions regarding the beginning of the season.

Joe

Welcome back Grace lutheran students and parents!  As we look forward to another great school year here at Grace I want to update you on a few dates and events for this fall. 

The 4/5/6 girls basketball season will begin in a couple of weeks.  I have yet to set a specific start date as I am waiting to receive the game schedule, but players and parents you can tentatively plan on starting the second or third week in September.  Handouts with details will be coming soon.  Also listed below is a general overview of all our athletic seasons.  

The Jog-A-Thon dates are set for September 17th & 18th.  Keep an eye on the school newsletter as more information will be posted on that soon.

I am looking forward to intergrating some new things into the Physical Education program this year and also hope to make better use of the website so you can keep up with all our physical education and athletics happenings throughout the year.  As always, feel free to contact me or stop by anytime!  Thanks for all your support! 

In Christ,

Mr.  Wateland

A General Overview of Grace Lutheran’s Athletic Seasons for 2009-2010 School Year

7/8 Volleyball
• Begins late August
• Games start early September
• Season ends mid October

4/5/6 Girls’ Basketball
• Practice begins in early September
• Season ends around the end of October
• Approximately 10 games are played (usually on Tuesdays and Thursdays)
• All practices and home games are held at Grace

7/8 Girls’ Basketball
• Practice starts around the end of October
• Games start in early November
• Season ends right before Christmas
• Approximately 9 games and a tournament are played

7/8 Boys’ Basketball
• Practices start first week of January
• Games begin in mid January
• Season ends around the first week in March
• Games are played at Oak Grove unless there is a conflict

4/5/6 Boys’ Basketball
• Practice begins mid to late January
• Games begin first week in February
• Season ends around first week in March
• Games are played at Grace Lutheran

4/5/6 Volleyball
• Practice begins the first week of March
• Games begin middle of March
• Season ends end of March
• We hope to expand this season this year

7/8 Football
• Interested boys need to contact Oak Grove
• Approximately 10-12 games are played
• Team is actually through F-M Athletics this year


All 7th and 8th athletes must get a physical before they begin practice.