Nothin but Net Upward Newsletter Immanuel Church of Gurnee Week of January 12th, 2019 Game Day! Referee Corner Saturday Court 1 Court 2 January 12th, 2019 Gray Team Red Team Avalanche Typhoons Volcanoes Tsunamis Koalas Kangaroos Baylor Bears Oregon Ducks Clemson Tigers Kansas Jayhawks Wisconsin Badgers Michigan Wolverines MN Golden Gophers Illinois Fighting Illini Boston Celtics OK City Thunder San Antonio Spurs Chicago Bulls Houston Rockets Milwaukee Bucks Gray Team Red Team Earthquakes Tornadoes Mudslides Hailstorms Penguins Giraffes Kentucky Wildcats NIU Huskies Purdue Boilermakers MI State Spartans Indiana Hoosiers Northwestern Wildcats Iowa Hawkeyes Ohio State Buckeyes GCU Lopes Louisville Cardinals Gonzaga Bulldogs UCONN Huskies Toronto Raptors Golden State Warriors Upward Memory Verse: Blessed is the person who keeps on going when times are hard James 1:12a Scoring Score will not be kept for the 1st-2nd grade teams. We do keep score the 3rd-4th and the 5th-6th divisions, but no team standings are kept. We do shoot free throws on shooting fouls. The distance to the hoop is different for each division.
Scorer/Timer January 12th, 2019 Times Court 1 Times Court 2 Avalanch vs Typhoons Earthquakes vs Tornadoes J Roy-Connan Hadalgo-Lila Volcanoes vs Tsunamis Mudslides vs Hailstorms Deichmiller-Sorenson Bolgrien-Vana Koalas vs Kangaroos Panguins vs Giraffes DiLullo-Metzger Shilling-Anderson Baylor Bears vs Oregon Ducks KY Wildcats vs NIU Huskies Scienski-Freise Daugherty-Schneider Clemson Tigers vs KS Jayhawks Purdue Boilermakers vs MI State Spartans Burgart-Walker Chrzanowski-Williams WI Badgers vs MI Wolverines IN Hoosiers vs Northwestern Wildcats Arapura-Dominquez Stein-Blanchette MN Golden Gophers vs IL Fighting Illini Iowa Hawkeyes vs OH State Buckeyes Duarte-Van Pattern Parada-Maeder Boston Celtics vs OK City Thunder GCU Lopes vs Louisville Cardinals Rodrigez-Gorsica Little-Thomas San Antonio Spurs vs Chicago Bulls Gonzaga Bulldogd vs UCONN Huskies Carbol-Rand Serdar-Barbian Houston Rockets vs Milwaukee Bucks Toronto Raptors vs Golden State Warriors Boerman- Ondo Serdar-Hidrogo Clock and Score Keeping Coordinator, Kari Sellers, will be scheduling parents to run clock and score for their child s game, throughout the season. Please check the schedule in the newsletter to ensure that you do not miss your turn. Each week the score-table schedule will appear in the newsletter (week 5 is above). If you are scheduled but can not fulfill your assigned slot, please contact Kari by texting her at 847-293-6721
Halftime Highlight: Chris Larson Key Dates to Remember: Upward Picture Day: January 12 Trinity Day - January 19 5th and 6th Grade Tournament: February 2 Upward Awards Day - February 9 What is going on at Immanuel? IGNITE WINTER SESSION: WEDNESDAYS, JANUARY 9 - MARCH 20, 7-8:30 PM At Ignite, 4th- and 5th-grade students meet friends and leaders who will help them become the kind of people God created them to be. They have fun and dive into God s Word to see how it speaks to their everyday experiences. Kids don t want to miss Ignite! Full Uniforms are Mandatory! Help Us Keep the gym floors dry! Remember to carry in your court shoes on practice and game days. Upward Jerseys and shorts must be worn for All practices & games. This rule applies for All Basketball players Please arrive 10 to 15 minutes before your game to meet with your team in your team s room.
A Note for Parents: Please remember that the Attendance Policy is in effect. Please be sure your players are attending practices and games in order to insure that they and their team get the maximum benefit from Upward Basketball. Inclement Weather Procedures: icsports has an emergency alert texting system to notify participants and volunteers when weather conditions dictate practice or game cancellations or schedule adjustments. This system will also be used on a limited basis to remind the user base of important dates and events. To ensure that you are included in the notifications: If you signed up for alerts at the parent meetings, no action is required, unless your cell phone number changes. If you have not signed up for alerts, or if your cell phone number changes, please send your name and the cell phone number at which you wish to receive emergency text messages to Laurie Cessna at LAC.CUBS@yahoo.com. Without signing up for emergency alerts, you will not receive them, even if you provided your cell phone number in your child s registration. See whats going on at icsports with our instagram and facebook pages! Instagram: icsportsgurnee Facebook: icsports Cafe Special: Italian Beef Sandwiches How to Apply Stars: It is recommended that stars be applied to their t-shirt - Drain all water from the iron - Preheat the iron to its hottest setting - Important! Iron and preheat the garment - Place star, adhesive side down on garment (The milky finish should be facing down) - Important! Cover star with handkercief or one-ply cotton t-shirt - Apply Pressure for 15-20 seconds only Upward Stars: Upward Stars: Gold: Sportsmanship, Blue: Action, Red: Defense, Grey: Offense, : Christ Like, Green: Memory verse Schedules can be found at: http://onfiresports.org/basketball/teams-and-schedules/
We have the exciting opportunity to partner with Operation Christmas Child (OCC) and impact the lives of needy children around the world. Now through January 26, players and coaches can bring in items for Operation Christmas Child while competing in a contest against the other Upward teams. OCC has requested tennis balls, hot wheels/matchbox cars and small stuffed animals, such as beanie babies. All items should be new or very very gently used. Teams will earn one point for each item they bring in. Items can be turned in to an Upward leader at practices or on game day. At the end of the season, the two boys teams and the two girls teams with the highest number of points/items donated will win a PIZZA PARTY on Feb 2nd. Contest standings will be included in the weekly newsletter, so be sure to check how your team is doing. Thank you everyone for all the donations! Operation Christmas Child Contest Standings through Jan 7: Kentucky Wilcats GCU Lopes Northwestern Wildcats Michigan State Spartans 3-4 Girls...131 5-6 Girls...124 3-4 Boys...112 3-4 Boys...67 Northwestern Wildcats 3-4 Boys 112 Kentucky Wildcats 3-4 Girls 131 Michigan State Spartans 3-4 Boys 67 GCU Lopes 5-6 Girls 124 WI Badgers 3-4 Boys 59 Clemson Tigers 3-4 Girls 87 Hurricanes 1-2 Boys 36 NIU Huskies 3-4 Girls 54 Indiana Hoosiers 3-4 Boys 27 Louisville Cardinals 5-6 Girls 54 Earthquakes 1-2 Boys 25 Kangaroos 1-2 Girls 36 Blizzards 1-2 Boys 21 Oregon Ducks 3-4 Girls 22 Toronto Raptors 5-6 Boys 15 Giraffes 1-2 Girls 17 Volcanoes 1-2 Boys 14 Kansas Jayhawks 3-4 Girls 10 Minnesota Golden Gophers 3-4 Boys 14 Gonzaga Bulldogs 5-6 Girls 5 Purdue Boilermakers 3-4 Boys 12 Koalas 1-2 Girls 0 Tsunamis 1-2 Boys 10 Penguins 1-2 Girls 0 Typhoons 1-2 Boys 10 Baylor Bears 3-4 Girls 0 Golden State Warriors 5-6 Boys 8 UCONN Huskies 5-6 Girls 0 Tornadoes 1-2 Boys 6 Illinois Fighting Illini 3-4 Boys 5 Avalanche 1-2 Boys 3 Hailstorms 1-2 Boys 0 Mudslides 1-2 Boys 0 Iowa Hawkeyes 3-4 Boys 0 Michigan Wolverines 3-4 Boys 0 Ohio State Buckeyes 3-4 Boys 0 Boston Celtics 5-6 Boys 0 Chicago Bulls 5-6 Boys 0 Houston Rockets 5-6 Boys 0 Milwaukee Bucks 5-6 Boys 0 Oklahoma City Thunder 5-6 Boys 0 San Antonio Spurs 5-6 Boys 0
Trinity Day Is Coming On January 19. Mark Your Calendars On January 19, the basketball teams from Trinity International University will be joining us at Upward. Although their schedule limits their availability to be with us all day, many of our players will have the opportunity to interact with them and get to know them. Additionally, all of our Upward players and their families will have the opportunity to attend both the men's and women's Basketball Games at Trinity that evening...for FREE! Please join us for an evening of great college basketball action. Upward players will be recognized at the games and will have the opportunity to get on the court, dribble around, and take some shots. Please have your players wear their Upward uniforms to the Trinity games. Game Times: 5pm - Trinity Women vs. Trinity Christian College 7pm - Trinity Men vs. Trinity Christian College Location: Trinity International University 2065 Half Day Road Deerfield, IL 60015 Trinity Day!!! Yes, it is two schools named "Trinity" playing each other on "Trinity Day"!!!