Ida B Wells Athletics Weekly
September 30, 2024
Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability." -John Wooden
Ida B Wells Athletic Weekly, October 14
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Message from Athletic Director, Mike Nolan
Greetings Sports Fan!
Great to Be A Guardian!
Weekly Athletic Schedule - Week of October 21
For a complete listing of the weekly athletic schedule, please visit the athletic dept. website:IBW Athletics/THIS WEEK. Links to team schedules can also be found on their team pages on the athletic website.
Fall Media Guide
Use this link https://www.ibwathletics.com/mediaguide or the QR code below to use our hot-off-the-press, Fall Media Guide which includes links to all our team schedules, rosters and photos.
Fall Athletic Photos
There are lots of photos being shared from this season that I use in the Athletic Weekly. You can see (and download photos) including albums from both games at Providence Park here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wemarchon/albums/with/72177720321186082
I would like to especially thank Elena Miller, John Gaudette, Doug Richardson, Gus Dibble, the Photography Club, Frank Mathews and parents who have emailed me photos. And sometimes I pick up photos off of Instagram posts so thank you for all of those as well!
-Leanne
Registration and SchoolPay NOW OPEN for the Winter Season
If you are planning on trying out for a basketball team or participating in Swimming or Wrestling, it is now time to begin registering for the season which officially begins on Monday, November 18th. Just a reminder that you MUST have a valid physical on November 18th, to begin tryouts or to participate in first day practices.
Also, the item Winter PIL Pay-to-Play is now open in SchoolPay. We do ask that you not pay the fee for basketball until the teams have been announced, The fee for all Winter sports should be paid by the first contest. Coaches have the right to hold out players who have not paid the fee.
To begin the registration process, see our website: https://www.ibwathletics.com/page/show/3737816-registration
Guardian Athletes-of-the-Week
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Cross Country - Men:
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Cross County - Women:
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Football: Wyatt Andler, Senior
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Soccer - Men: Henry Elkin, Junior
Soccer - Women: Ellen Fender, Senior
Volleyball: Siena Igarta, Junior
Siena has been putting in work and playing tough all season. She is the teams leader in kills(192) and blocks(43), while hitting over .210 and serving 88%. She has also stayed positive and supportive of herself and teammates during the ups and downs of the season, while continuing to lead by example. Keep it up 15!
Photos from the October 11th Hall of Fame Event
Softball News
The softball open season is underway! We are practicing Tuesdays 4-6pm at the field, and 6-8pm in the batting cage. Here is the link to our interest intake form.
Also, we are selling $10 raffle tickets for the chance to win a year of free ice cream (52 free scoops) at Dairy Hill! Please email coach kgovertsen@pps.net) and she can connect you with a softballer who has tickets to sell. The winner will be announced at the football game on October 18th.
Men's Golf Information Meeting
2024 PIL Champs
Guardians Men's Lacrosse 2024 Fall Clinic
The Guardians Lacrosse 2024 Fall Clinic is right around the corner. On November 2-3 at I.B. Wells Field, Wells Lacrosse is hosting a two-day skills clinic for High School as well as rising 5-6 and 7-8 youth players.
Maintaining and honing stick and positional skills as well as building teamwork in the off-season is critical to entering the Spring season energized and ready to bring our A game … at every level. For this clinic we are very fortunate to have a highly experienced college and former high school coach share his experience to help develop and advance your player’s skills on the field.
With over 30 years of coaching experience, Coach Mike Schanhals has guided the Hope College (MI) Flying Dutchmen to four NCAA Division III Tournament appearances, four regular-season MIAA titles and double-digit wins six times, including a team-record 15 wins in both 2022 and 2018. He was named the MIAA Men's Lacrosse Coach of the Year in 2024, the first season the league sponsored the award. The entire Hope College Men’s Lacrosse Coaching Staff was awarded All American distinction by being named the 2024 Region 5 Coaching Staff of the Year. In 1994, as head coach at East Grand Rapids High School Varsity, his team went 14-0 to complete its only undefeated season, and to finish with another state championship.
Please use the following registration link for the Nov 2-3 Guardians Lacrosse 2024 Fall Clinic at I.B. Wells Field: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/453899
If you have any questions, please reach out to Head Coach Kyle Hincks at kylehincks@rocketmail.com or Wells Lacrosse Youth Coach Coordinator Dave Moldal at davemoldal@hotmail.com.
Varsity Emblems Now Available
For anyone who has visited the Athletic Department to pick up Varsity Emblems, we now have bars and track emblems back in stock. Please stop by Room 121 to pick up.
IBW Booster Club
Thank you to the Booster Club for all the support of our teams and clubs. They are now recruiting volunteers to help with fall sports concessions. The revenue from concessions benefits ALL students of IBW High School. https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/204796288082/false#/invitation
Don't miss their October meeting TONIGHT at 6:30pm in the library or on Zoom.
OSAA Aspiring Captains Camp
IBW Cheer Fundraiser - October 29
2024-2025 Athletic Department Sponsors
Thank you to all of our sponsors - both to those who are continuing on this year and to some brand new sponsors! It's not too late if you are Interested in being a sponsor this year? See the different options below and contact Athletic Director, Mike Nolan, at mailto:mnolan@pps.net
Weekly Tid-Bits
Weekly Tid- Bits-“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.”
“I trust so much in the power of the heart and the soul; I know that the answer to what we need to do next is in our own hearts. All we have to do is listen, then take that one step further and trust what we hear. We will be taught what we need to learn."
― Melody Beattie, Journey to the Heart
I. The Lasting Impact of Respect
Power is fleeting. Respect is lasting.
· Reputation is not a function of wealth, fancy titles, or prestigious memberships.
· It's a matter of what we contribute and how we treat others.
Admiration is earned through actions, not positions. The best way to be valued is to add value.
Source: Adam Grant, Hidden Potential
II. This Time Is Precious
In the 3 months that are left in 2024 don't hold back.
· Spend more time with friends who get you.
· Put your energy into your best habits.
· Treat your body like a temple.
· Don't stay quiet about the love you feel in your heart.
· Spread kindness.
· Act on your goals.
This time is precious, live in a way that your future self will thank you. Source: Yung Pueblo, The Way Forward
III. The Courage to Choose You
Within you lives a great vision for your life, quieted over time by the world.
By the end of this year, I hope you're able to say — this was the year I changed my life.
· The year I found the boldest, bravest kind of courage.
· The year I stopped dancing around the perimeter of who I always wanted to be.
· I hope you're able to say — this was the year I began, even if I did not know how I would finish.
· The year I radically trusted, and released.
· The year I learned to prioritize how things feel over how they look.
· The year I chose me.
· I hope you get to the end of this year able to say — this was the year I started living. This was the year I started becoming the person I was always meant to be. It is once again time to listen. It is once again time to live.
Source: Brianna Wiest, The Pivot Year
IV. Question
In what ways have you grown after releasing what no longer aligns?
V. This Week, I Will
1. Love myself through the times I stumble.
2. Love myself through every stage of growth.
3. Add value and enrich the lives of those I lead.
4. Love myself through transition and discomfort.
5. Remember, my soul knows the way home. Listen to it. Follow it.
"You know how hard it is to be a wildflower in a world that only sees beauty in roses? Learning to grow freely in who you are without human intervention is a task that very few master. You must believe that you’re beautiful just the way you are, regardless of the atmosphere that surrounds you. When pain, rejection, disappointment, and fear threaten to pluck your courage, confidence, hope and peace you must find the willpower to resist fading into darkness and stand tall. You must trust that your space and place in this world has value even if no one else sees it right now but you. You know how hard it is to be you in a world that only sees beauty in roses? Dare to be the wildflower."
― Sarah Jakes Roberts, Power Moves
Stay in touch with Athletics!
Website:www.ibwathletics.com
Phone: 503-916-5280, ext 75318
Athletic Director, Mike Nolan,mnolan@pps.net
Athletic Assistant, Leanne Van Horn,lvanhorn@pps.net
Instagram: ibw_athletics
Facebook: Ida B Wells HS Athletics
Trivory App: A great way to see the daily Athletic Schedule