Timothy loses 49-28

The Lady Trojans did not have a good showing this evening against Wheaton Academy. Give credit to Wheaton Academy for playing some good defense and forcing the Lady Trojans into several turnovers. Shannon McNeil led the way with 12 points.

"most valuable baller" goes to Shannon McNeil.

Free Throws for Heros

This is another reminder to get your final payments in on behalf of the fundraiser that we did last week. Please get your money turned in ASAP. Thank you for supporting this worthy cause. I will post the final amount raised after we have collected everyone's money.

Directions to Wheaton Academy

Game time is set for 6:00pm. The boys varsity will be playing right after us at 7:30pm. It's going to be a great evening and we would appreciate your support!


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Timothy comes up short 51-49

The Lady Trojans came up a little short tonight, but not without a final fight to the last 0.1 of the game. The Lady Trojans were unable to come up with defensive stop when they needed it and that proved to be the difference in the game. A tough loss to swallow for Timothy due to the fact that Timothy led most of the night. Give credit to St. Joe’s for hitting some big 3 pointers to change the game in their favor. The Lady Trojans were led in scoring by Meghan Leach with 18 points and 4 rebounds. The Lady Trojans now travel to Wheaton Academy on Friday for a big conference game in which neither team has lost in conference play.

"most valuable baller" goes to Meghan Leach...great game Meghan!

On a side note we want to thank our five seniors: Katie, Kelsey, Shannon, Meghan and Anneke for being great leaders and for their dedication and commitment to the Timothy Christian Basketball Program. Thank you ladies for being strong women who are centered in Christ. We will miss you!

Senior Night Tonight!

All parents should be at the gym by 7:00pm this evening. We would like to start at or around 7:00 depending on when the JV game gets over. Each Senior will be introduced and will be met on the court by their parent(s). After all the seniors have been introduced, each remaining player will be recognized and their parent(s) should meet them on the court as well.

After the game is over, there will be a time of gathering and hanging out in the home economics room. At this time, all the seniors will be presented their gifts and a few more words will be said on their behalf.

If you are bringing any type of food or beverages for the evening, you can drop off the stuff in the home economics room before the game. If you have any questions you can contact Joanne Couture(thanks Joanne), who is helping with the setup and events.

Schedule for the Week of January 26-31

Monday: January 26 - 4:20-6:30pm (devotions led by: Liz)
Tuesday: January 27 - Game Home vs. St. Joesph's (Senior Night)
Wednesday: January 28 - 3:05-4:45pm
Thursday: January 29 - 6:20-7:50am HS Gym
Friday: January 30 - Game Away vs. Wheaton Academy 6:00pm
Saturday: January 31 - 12:00-1:30pm

*There will be a time of fellowship and hanging out after the game on Tuesday to honor our Seniors. Please make plans to stick around and be a part of this celebration.

*On Friday we will be leaving right after school with the Boy's Sophomore team.

Congrats to Kari LeGrand!

Kari was selected as Player of the Week from the Walther Payton Roundhouse Organization. Kari had a great week in which she nearly completed a triple double by scoring 20 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds. To see Kari's name in "lights" scroll down to the heading entitled January 21.

http://www.walterpaytonsroundhouse.com/45/news.html

A Tribute to our Queen!

Congratulations Katie for being selected Homecoming Queen. We are very happy and excited for you....well deserving!

Timothy shuts down Aurora Christian!

The Lady Trojans from Timothy Christian put together a solid effort tonight by beating conference foe Aurora Christian. The Lady Trojans had a very balanced attack with four players scoring in double figures. Meghan Leach had 19 points, Shannon McNeil (14 rebounds, 3 assists) and Kari LeGrand each had 11 and Katie Dirkse dropped in 10. Rounding out the scoring tonight was Anneke Stremler (5 rebounds, 3 steals) with 8 and Maggie VanderWoude (5 rebounds, 2 steals) with 2. Timothy Christian continues to improve and looks to get better as tough games lie ahead. The Lady Trojans are off until next week Tuesday, when they play home against a tough St. Joseph’s team.

Timothy Christian 15 18 17 11 = 61
Aurora Christian 5 6 10 7 = 28

"most valuable baller" goes to Shannon McNeil...great game Shannon!

On a side note, the Girls Varsity Basketball team would like to thank all of the Middle School Girls who came tonight to support and be recognized. We wish you the very best in your upcoming season....GO TC!!

Middle School Recognition Night!

Tonight the Lady Trojans will be hosting Aurora Christian at 7:30pm. Also this evening the Lady Trojans will be entertaining some familiar faces....our Middle School Girls Basketball Teams. All of the Middle School teams will be involved in pre-game activities and then they will be recognized at halftime of the Varsity game. After the game is over, we hope to have a group picture with everyone that is still present. We look forward to a great evening!

Practice Schedule Update!

The practice schedule has been updated through February 12. Thank you for your patience while everything was getting finalized.

OH WHAT A NIGHT!!

The Lady Trojans pulled off a huge upset tonight, beating undefeated Riverside-Brookfield 43-41. The game was filled with some great play, not so great play and big time baskets in the 4th quarter. Timothy trailed the Bulldogs of Riverside-Brookfield at the half 24 to 17, but were able to close the gap a little in the 3rd quarter to put the score at 31-28 in favor of R-B. The Lady Trojans kept battling in the 4th quarter, but R-B just kept getting a basket or free throw here and there to keep the lead at 6. With just over 2 minutes to play, the Lady Trojans were down 41-35. What happened next was just a great example of some girls playing hard and looking to make something happen. The Lady Trojans finished on an 8-0 run to win the game by two. The final basket came off a great pass from Shannon McNeil to Anneke Stremler, who laid the ball in with 1 second to play….game over! Shannon McNeil led Timothy in scoring with 11 points and also grabbed 7 rebounds. Anneke Stremler contributed 9 points and grabbed a game high 13 rebounds! A great win for the Lady Trojans to say the least!

"most valuable baller" goes to Anneke Stremler...way to go Anneke!!

Homecoming Court 2009!

On behalf of the Girls Basketball Program we congratulate Katie Dirkse and Lauren Couture for being voted onto the Homecoming Court! Both girls are wonderful people and we are excited that the two of you get to represent Timothy and our Basketball Program on this special night.

Directions to Riverside-Brookfield

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Tip-off is set for 7:00pm!

Schedule for the Week of January 19-24

Monday: January 19 - 8:00-9:30am (devotions after practice..LC?)
Tuesday: January 20 - Game Away vs. Riverside-Brookfield
Wednesday: January 21 - 4:50-6:30pm Practice
Thursday: January 22 - Game Home vs. Aurora Christian (Middle School Night)
Friday: January 23 - 3:10-4:10 Practice
Saturday: January 24 - Day Off...Homecoming!

*Thursday's Home Game we will be recognizing our Middle School Basketball Teams with a variety of things. Stay tuned for what we will do on that night*

Timothy 60 Luther South 24

After a long week of studying and cramming last minute thoughts into their brains, the Lady Trojans defeated Luther South with a convincing win. Give credit to Luther South for playing hard and controlling the boards in the first half. The Lady Trojans found some energy in the second half and put the game away. Kari LeGrand led all scores with a career high of 20 points and she also dished out 9 assists and grabbed 7 rebounds. Katie Dirkse provided a nice supporting role to Kari by contributing 9 points and some good defensive pressure. Kelsey Kaczynski put in 7 points and Liz Powers also had some good play with 4 assists and 3 steals. The Lady Trojans play again this coming Tuesday vs. undefeated Riverside-Brookfield.

"most valuable baller" goes without saying....Kari LeGrand!! Great game Kari!

A few quick comments:
1.) we will have devotions after practice on Monday
2.) Please RSVP to the Kaczynski's about the Depaul game.

Directions to Luther South

The game is set for 1:00pm. If there is a cancellation or change in time, please check the blog for any updates.


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Player of the Week

The awards keep coming, Senior Shannon McNeil is the most recent Lady Trojan to pick up Player of the Week Honors. Shannon now joins fellow Seniors Anneke Stremler and Meghan Leach as Player of the Week winners. The Lady Trojan basketball program has been blessed with great girls and these three are no different. Congrats to Shannon for this award!

http://www.walterpaytonsroundhouse.com/45/news.html (scroll down to see Shannon's name under the January 14 heading)

Senior Night

Senior Night will take place on Tuesday the 27th of January. The Lady Trojans will be hosting St. Joesph at 7:30pm. Parents of all the players, especially the senior parents, should plan on being there at least 20 minutes before game time. After the game there will be a get together to celebrate the seniors and their families. Make plans now to attend this wonderful evening!

Free Throws for Heros!

Next week, the Lady Trojans will be shooting 50 free throws during a practice for Free Throws for Hero's. This worthy cause is helping support our service men and women across the world. We hope that each player can be "sponsored" by some family members or friends per free throw made. In other words, we are asking for your support in making a pledge to sponsor a player for each free throw made. Whatever your pledge is will be greatly appreciated towards this worthy cause. If you have any questions, feel free to email, call or stop by my office. Thanks for helping out!

Change in Practice Time

This Friday's practice time has changed from 1:45-3:30 to 4:45-6:30pm. There was some confusion regarding when exams would be finished and since they don't get done until 2:30, our practice time had to be moved. Thanks for the understanding!

Lady Trojans Bounce Back!

The Lady Trojans bounced back tonight after a disappointing loss over the weekend. Timothy defeated Ridgewood High School by the score of 64-31. Timothy came out fired up and led 24-3 after one quarter. That pretty much set the tone for the evening with Timothy comfortably riding a 20+ advantage the rest of the way. Even amongst several fouls being called in the game, the Lady Trojans were able to rise above it and play pretty good basketball. Once again, Meghan Leach led the way with 18 points (4 3's), followed by Anneke Stremler with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Shannon McNeil contributed 9 points, 5 assists and 7 rebounds followed by Katie Dirkse with 9 points and 4 steals. Everyone was able to get some good playing time and that led to a positive night!

"most valuable baller" goes to Meghan Leach.

*reminder: no practice tomorrow morning!*

CORRECTION - GAME TIME HAS CHANGED AGAIN!

Tonight's game has been changed again from 6:30pm to 7:00pm. I am sorry for the change in times, but game time is set for 7:00pm. Please make this adjustment to your schedules!

Today's Game at Ridgewood

There has been a little bit of confusion with our game schedule saying one thing and me posting another time. The correct time for our game tonight is 6:30pm. The freshman and sophomores play at the same time, thus allowing us to play at 6:30pm. I have included the address and map to Ridgewood High School. Sorry for the confusion.


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Schedule for the week of January 12-17

Monday: January 12 - Devotions at 3:15 (Kelsey)
- travel to Ridgewood for our game at 6:30pm
Tuesday: January 13 - Practice 6:20-7:50am *morning practice*
Wednesday: January 14 - Day off Exams!
Thursday: January 15 - 3:05-4:45pm
Friday: January 16 - 1:45-3:30pm
Saturday: January 17 - game at Luther South

* I will let you know on Monday at devotions what time we are leaving for Ridgewood. I hope you had a great time hanging out with family and friends after the game. It was good to see all of you laughing and having a good time.

Holland Christian too much for the Lady Trojans

The Lady Trojans traveled to Holland, MI yesterday to play against Holland Christian. After traveling for some 4+ hours on the bus due to the snow and bad road conditions the Lady Trojans were not ready for what was in store. After a competitive 1st quarter, the rest of the game just got away. The Maroons from Holland Christian were just too much to handle eventually beating the Lady Trojans 55-31. Shannon McNeil led all scores with 15 points, but that was pretty much it. A disappointing night for the Lady Trojans who now must regroup and travel to Ridgewood tomorrow night for a game at 6:30pm.

"most valuable baller" goes to Shannon McNeil. Congrats Shannon!

Player of the Week Honors!

Congratulations to senior Meghan Leach for receiving "Player of the Week" honors from the Walter Payton Roundhouse Committee. Meghan received the honor on behalf of her great individual play over the Christmas break. Meghan now joins fellow senior Anneke Stremler for this distinguished honor.

Here is the link:

http://www.walterpaytonsroundhouse.com/45/news.html

Be sure to copy and paste the link in the address bar. Once the page comes up, scroll down and you will find Meghan's name under the December 31 heading.

Holland Trip Information

Our morning shoot-a-round has been changed to 9:15-10:00am. The reason for the change in times is to allow for more time in our travel to Holland, MI.

The bus will be leaving at 11:00am and we will be stopping on our way for a bite to eat. Once we arrive in Holland we will get settled for our game at 6:00pm. There may be some time for us to get a light snack before the game, but make sure you bring some food for the bus ride...just in case!

There will be a bus(s) going home after the guy's game if you decide not to stay overnight. The bus will hopefully be back around midnight Chicago time.


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Timothy shuts down Westminster!!

The Lady Trojans rang in the New Year in grand fashion this evening by beating Westminster Christian 72-12. With a concentrated effort from the get go, coupled with some hot shooting the Lady Trojans put the peddle to the medal. With several girls contributing on the night, it was a good game for a lot of players to play some big minutes and be successful. Timothy was led in scoring by Meghan Leach, 16 points, followed by Anneke Stremler with 13, Liz Powers with 12 and Shannon McNeil with 9. Katie Dirkse put in 6 points, 6 steals, 3 assists and Kari LeGrand dished out 7 assists. Maggie VanderWoude led the way in rebounding with 5. Needless to say, the Lady Trojans took care of business tonight! The Lady Trojans now travel to Holland, MI on Saturday to play against a very good Holland Christian team. The Lady Trojans will be playing the game at Hope College's DeVos Fieldhouse. Game time is set for 6:00pm followed by the Boys Varsity at 7:30pm. If you can make the trip, we would love your support!!

"most valuable baller" goes to Liz Powers. Great shooting tonight Liz!!

Illiana Game Rescheduled!

The girls’ basketball games at Illiana Christian that were cancelled on December 16 due to weather have been rescheduled for Thursday, February 5, 2009. Freshman and sophomore games will begin at 5:00 pm and the varsity game is scheduled for 6:30 pm.

Schedule for the Week of Janurary 5-10

Thanks again for a great party on Saturday night. It was fun to see all of you skating and having a good time. Sorry "LC" that we could not find a wheel chair for you:-)

Here is our schedule for the week:

Monday: January 5 - 4:20-6:30pm (Devotions led by Lauren Troxel)
Tuesday: January 6 - 6:20-7:50am *morning practice*
Wednesday: January 7 - 4:25-5:40pm
Thursday: January 8 - Home Game vs. Westminster 7:30pm
Friday: January 9 - 3:30-5:40pm (watch game tape first, then practice)
Saturday: January 10 - 10:00-11:00am(morning shoot-a-round)
12:30pm - leave for Holland, MI
6:00pm - game vs. Holland Christian at DeVos Field house (Hope College)

Party Tonight!

See you at 7:30pm at the Lombard Roller Rink. You will need $7.00 for admission and your skate rental will be free. If you want to rent roller blades, they are an additional $2.00 After the roller skating we will head back to my place for some food, some fun and of course some laughter! Here are directions to the Lombard Roller Rink:


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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

We made it to another year, yeah!!! 2008 was a good year for a lot of reasons, especially the way we ended it. Let us begin 2009 with that same intensity and expect good things from ourselves and this team.

A couple of announcements:

*There will be two optional shoot-a-arounds on Friday and Saturday for any of you who would like to come in and get a workout in. Both workouts will be geared towards individual development. Individual moves, shooting, footwork, ball-handling,etc.

*The time of the shoot-a-rounds will be 12:00-1:30pm on both days! If you want to come in early like 8:30-10:00am(Friday only) I am flexible with that. So, in essence I am giving you two time slots to pick from to accommodate your busy schedules:-)

*Please let me know what time slot you are coming too. Call, text, email, drive-bye, do whatever, but let me know because there is no need for me to be at the gym at 8:30am if know one is going to show up:-)

**Reminder about our Christmas/New Year Party: we are meeting at Lombard Roller Rink at 7:30pm. After skating we will be heading back to my place for goodies, games and white elephant exchange. Make sure you bring a gift to exchange. Looking forward to a great time!