Ida B Wells Athletics Weekly
September 30, 2024
Ida B Wells Athletic Weekly, September 30
“Always work hard, never give up, and fight until the end because it’s never really over until the whistle blows.” —Alex Morgan
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Be A Guardian - Be Gracious
"Life has a way of throwing challenges at us that can seem impossible to get through, and it's during these times that our inner strength is truly tested. I want you to know that you are not alone in holding what you're going through. You're not weak for needing a break or for putting things down. Take your time as you heal.There is no rush to get to the next chapter. I know you wish you could make time move faster so you don't have to feel how you feel right now but hold steady. The baby steps help you honor your process. It's not always about what's next. Sometimes, what matters most is respecting the now and being present with it."
― Alex Elle, Gratitude Journal
Message from Athletic Director, Mike Nolan
Greetings Sports Fans!!
We held our first Freshmen Leadership Seminar this past weekend and it was amazing!! We had 70 engaged, energized, and outstanding Freshmen attend! We had great conversations about what it means to Be A Guardian at school, in athletics, and at home! Our partners at Positive Coaching Alliance wrapped up the meeting speaking to the psychology of sport.
A huge shout out to our Leadership Class, our Band, and Cheer Program for all their time and energy on Friday night for our Football Game. The OSAA had us ranked #2 for all schools and spirit for Friday! Great to Be A Guardian!
Speaking of Friday night, our Varsity Football Team took on Roosevelt in an exciting game that was marred by a ton of penalties. Luckily we over came the penalties to come out on top 24-15 in a hard fought game. The program has a big week this week with the Freshmen taking on Newberg on Monday, the JV team traveling to Silverton on Monday, the JV2 will host Franklin on Thursday and Varsity will travel to Franklin on Friday.
Our Varsity Volleyball Program had a great week taking down Cleveland and Roosevelt in league play. They traveled to Lincoln over the weekend for a Varsity Tournament and went 1-1 in their pool. The program travels to Lincoln on Tuesday and we host Jefferson on Thursday. The Varsity travels to Lakeridge on Saturday for a tournament.
The Varsity Women’s Soccer Team had a productive week with wins over McKay and Southridge as they gear up for league play. We open up with Franklin tomorrow and then head to Grant on Thursday. The Varsity Men had a road win over Century this past week and tied Forest Grove. They travel to Franklin tomorrow and host Grant on Thursday.
Great to Be A Guardian!
Weekly Athletic Schedule - Week of September 30
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.
Varsity Soccer at Providence Park
We have an amazing event planned for our Varsity Soccer Programs on Monday 10/7 when they play Roosevelt. Both games will be played at Providence Park with the Varsity Women at 5pm and the Men at 730pm. There is no cost to get into the games so come out and help us cheer on our Guardians!!
Guardians of the Week
Cheer: Velvet Rhinewine, Freshman
Velvet has a great attitude and is always searching for feedback. She keeps a smile on her face all day and is encouraging to her teammates! Way to be a Guardian, Velvet!
Cross Country - Men: Gideon Davis, Sophomore
Gideon has shown a relentless commitment to his training and team this season. He has already bested his best time from last season by almost 45 seconds. He is a great role model for teammates as he is always engaged in our practice objectives. He is a great leader and ferocious competitor.
Cross County - Women: Avery Fisher, Freshman
Avery has been improving by big bounds each week. Her consistent effort is paying off with great improvements. She improved by 2 mins from her first 3k to her second and then improved her 5k time by 2 minutes from her first to her second. She always brings a great attitude to practice and is quick to inspire her teammates.
Football: Sauvi Coon, Senior
When the door cracks open, be ready to run through it! Or, in Sauvi’s case: When the handoff is bobbled, be ready to scoop and score! Sauvi played PHENOMENALLY in the front 6 against Roosevelt, wreaking havoc in the offensive backfield from start to finish, capped by a 50 yard fumble recovery for touchdown that ultimately made the difference in the result of the game. Sauvi has worked tirelessly throughout his high school career to make sure that when the door cracked open for him he was ready, FRIDAY NIGHT IT PAID OFF! Sauvi Coon is the Player of the Week!
JV - Jude Nolan
Jude Nolan rushed for 2 TDs and led the Wells offense in an interstate battle against Skyview in Vancouver. Jude brings charisma and leadership to the team, commanding the offense and motivating the boys to tackle an extremely challenging schedule littered with the best teams available each week. Jude is everything we look for from a QB in the Wells system.
Freshmen - Elliot Mahoney
Elliott Mahoney is quickly becoming one of the most complete football players in the IBW football program. He delivered some huge blocks on kick return, played every backfield position but quarterback, and made a number of plays on defense against a talented Tillamook JV squad. Elliott is a natural leader and has a bright future in our program.
JV2 – Ryland Hoover
Ryland Hoover was all over the field this week in the JV2 game at Roosevelt, making tackles all over the field as a cornerback on defense and leading the team on offense at quarterback. It was a tough matchup for the Guardians but Ryland’s consistent effort and positive attitude kept his teammates working hard through the final whistle.
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Jude Nolan, Sophomore
Elliott Mahoney, Freshman
Ryland Hoover, Freshman
Soccer - Men: Ian Vanderperren, Senior
The Men's Varsity Soccer "Athlete of the Week" is Ian Vanderperren! In the last 5 games our defense has not allowed a single goal and Ian is a huge part of this amazing streak. In our tie with #4 ranked Forest Grove HS, Ian put the clamps on one of their best forwards and "locked up" his player the entire 80 minutes of play. Even though our entire defense deserves some recognition, it was Ian who stood out the most this past week!
Hall of Fame Event, October 11th
We are hosting our first annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on October 11th at 5pm in the IBW Cafeteria.
This will be a catered event with special keynote speaker, Paul Linnman and John Dunn will be our MC. We will send out an official invitation to RSVP for the event this week. We are trying to connect our past classes with our current classes and build community!
Here is the link to the invitation to the event with the link to purchase tickets. https://secure.smore.com/n/ctzge
We have three classes to induct and they are as follows
Class of 2020
· Stuart Fewel, 2009
· Mike Gits, 1996
· Michael Holm, 1980
· Samuel Porter, 1992
· Jeff Rudolph, 1977
· Jim Smith, 1961
Class of 2022
· Ann Habbernigg, 1979
· Tyron Manlove, 1986
· Tom McKillop, 1984
· Pam Mollet, 1977
Class of 2023
· Austin Andrews, 2013
· Joe Bozikovich, 2004
· Lisa Gunderson, 2000
· David Jackson, 1996
· Cory Nakata, 1995
· Julie Scherr, 1985
Lower Level Updates
Soccer - Women: JV2 Green
The JV2-Freshman team has been working hard all season, putting in the effort while keeping the fun alive! The players have shown tremendous courage, with many stepping up to take on the challenge of playing in goal. A special shoutout goes to Anya, who has truly found her stride as our goalkeeper, showcasing incredible growth and confidence in the position! We’ve also seen a great spread of scorers across the team, big shout out to Lucy, Finley, Eia, and Skylar. We’re excited to see even more players add their names to that list as we continue to improve and finish the second half of the season strong! Go Guardians! -Brittney Jenkins
Softball News
The softball open season starts this week! 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.
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
OSAA Aspiring Captains Camp
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
"You don't need to have all the answers right now. You just need to focus on the next small step in front of you."
I.
· Make today count — not just for yourself but for someone else.
· Forgiveness isn't about erasing mistakes but freeing yourself from their weight.
· Every day is a new chance to start over.
· One of the most profound realizations you can have is that you are the greatest project you'll ever work on.
· In the hustle and bustle of daily life, it's easy to lose sight of what's truly important and what truly matters.
· Never give up, for you are a masterpiece unfolding right on time with each step you take.
II. Choose Courage, Choose You
Pick the path that lights you up. The one you know deep down is the right choice.
· stop listening to doubt.
· start connecting with courage.
· do not let the idea of normal get in the way.
It may not be the easy path but you know great things take effort.
· lean into your determination.
· lean into your mission.
· lean into the real you.
Source: Yung Pueblo, Lighter
III. Change Your Story, Change Your Life
What's the number one thing that's holding most people back from reaching their full potential?
· The story. The story they sell themselves on.
· Everyone's got a story and everyone wants to tell you their story of how bad they had it, how hard they had it.
· And the more times you tell yourself or others that story, the more you reinforce the fact that you're not meant to have happiness, success, abundance, great relationships, and awesome health.
They don't realize that they still hold the pen. There's thousands of empty pages still in that book that they can rewrite that story.
· We have to let go of the pages that others have written in our book and realize we have this pen and we can start writing how the story looks from this day forward.
But what's stopping them is the work that they haven't done.
· The work of healing through their traumas, their insecurities, their limiting beliefs, the glass ceiling.
Source: Bedros Keuilian, Founder and Author
IV. Question
If you had to define your purpose in one sentence, what would it be, and how does it influence the choices you make in your daily life?
V. This Week, I Will
1. Inhale gratitude, exhale the past.
2. Identify and maintain the standard.
3. Create boldly and share courageously.
4. Trust beautiful things are on their way to me.
5. Lean into change, consistency, and connection.
"You are beautifully positioned to make the next step in your life, placed with purpose to advance into the next stages of your growth. Water yourself with patience and trust the season you’re in currently even if it’s taking time to see the flowers from your bloom."
― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon
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
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