01/19/2026
Happy Sunday, Everyone. I hope you’ve had a good weekend!
First of all, we need help! We are not having a lot of luck securing donations for team dinners, moving forward, and it’s not for lack of trying!
Does anyone have any connections/contacts with local restaurants that we could tap into? If so, please contact Sarah Dixon (private message if you need her info).
THANK YOU for your help. We are starting to get a bit desperate… this week we are purchasing/baking/heating up pulled pork and mac and cheese from Costco (paid with $ from our basketball fundraising campaign).
🏀 Here is the schedule for this week, January 19-25:
--Monday, January 19: :
Shoot-Around and Film, 11:00 am
Practice, 3:00
JV Game, 6:00 pm Polk.
--Tuesday, January 20: Varsity Game, 7:45 @ Valley, vs. Dowling
--Wednesday, January 21: Practice 2:50-
--Thursday, January 22: Practice 3:50-5:45 followed by Team Dinner for both Varsity and JV. We are purchasing pulled pork, buns, and mac and cheese from Costco (thanks for ordering, Sarah Dixon, and thanks for baking the mac and cheese, Cameron Gale!). Please click on the January 22 Team Dinner Sign Up Genius to help donate/volunteer additional items… all help is appreciated! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45AEA72FA6F94-54643254-january
-- Friday, January 23: Varsity Game, 7:45 @ Waukee Northwest.
-- Saturday, January 24: OFF
-- Sunday, January 25: Practice 5:30
🏀 Official schedules and standings: CIML Schedule and Varsity Bound Schedule and JV Bound Schedule
Looking ahead:
--Sunday, February 8: Parent-made Senior posters delivered to Valley… more details to come
--Friday, February 13: Senior Night Game Recognition and Post-game Dessert Reception
--Sunday, February 15 OR Monday, February 16, 5:30 - 7:30: End of Season Team Celebration & Senior Recognition, tentatively scheduled @ Smash Park
--Thursday, February 19, pre-game: My Jersey, Your Impact.
--Tuesday, February 17 or Wednesday, Feb 18: Players will present their black jersey and poster to their honoree. Details will be presented to players at the team dinner this Thursday.
📷 Finally, please check out these amazing photos from this week’s JV (190585870@N08/albums/72177720331467859/)" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/190585870@N08/albums/72177720331467859/) and Varsity games (190585870@N08/albums/72177720331499735/)" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://www.flickr.com/photos/190585870@N08/albums/72177720331499735/) , thanks to Molly Breedlove!
Let me know if you have any questions. Have a great week!
Hello all! Our next team dinner is on Thursday, January 15. OPA! is generously donating pasta and garlic bread (thank you so much to Sarah Dixon and her mom for securing and picking up this donation!). Please review the available slots below to sign up for additional items to be dropped off in the V...