Just For The Fun Of It

With only six days to go before registration for the 59th season of Knights of Columbus basketball on Saturday September 7, things are starting to heat up in our preparation. Registration will be from 9 -10:30 at St. Pat’s School 158 Patrick Street. Follow the signs to the right door for sign up. If you have friends or neighbours that have played before or that you think might be interested, take the opportunity to remind them about the time and place of registration 2013. Check some of the recent posts for answers to frequently asked questions.

It is now less than one week to go until registration for the 59th season of the Knights of Columbus Basketball League takes place. Saturday September 7 from 9-10:30 at St. Patrick’s School at 158 Patrick Street is the when and where of the event. See previous posts for answers to frequently asked registration questions. Here is one that has come in a couple of times this week. Question: I see when the nights are for different age groups, but what are the game times? Answer: All of our divisions operating at St. Pat’s have eight teams in them so there are four games a night in 45 minute time slots starting at 6 pm, with the last game starting at 8:15. The graduate boys have four teams and operate 2 games a night in one hour slots starting at 6 pm

There is now less than two weeks until registration for the 59th season of Knights of Columbus Basketball on Saturday September 7 from 9-10:30 at St. Pat’s School at 158 Patrick Street. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions about registration. Question: I have heard that you have to be at the school at 4 am to get signed up is that true? Answer: No. In the past there have been some hardy souls that camped out overnight to be the first in line but that has not been the case for a number of years. We do recommend that you get there early, and we will make sure that the school is open as soon as possible to give those in line access to the washroom facilities. Question: What are the age cut off dates between divisions? Answer: The ages for all of our divisions this season is the age that the player will be on April 1, 2014. Question: I am going out of town that weekend. How can I get my child registered? Answer: We understand that this can happen, and we allow someone else to register your child on registration day. They will need proof of age and the registration fee. You will still need to sign the permission form since we can’t allow someone else to do that on your behalf. Please do not ask members of our league executive to do this for you. Question: I would like to coach this season – how do I do that? Answer: We have a volunteer table at registration where you can sign up to volunteer. Any adult volunteer must have a police background check before they can assume that role. We do not require student volunteers to have a police check. We are fortunate to have many long service coaches in our organization so you may not be able to coach in the division your child plays in, but we do need help with timing, scoring and officiating on game nights.

Just 23 days until we begin the 59th season of Knights of Columbus Basketball with our annual registration day on Saturday September 7. Registration will be at St. Patrick’s School, 158 Patrick Street from 9-10:30am. Cost for the season is $10. The league is open to boys ages 8-15 and girls 8-14, and all ages are the age that the player will be on April 1, 2014. Game nights for the upcoming season are as follows: girls 8-10 Thursday nights; girls 11-14 Wednesday nights; boys 8-10 Tuesday nights; boys 11-12 Monday nights; and boys 13-15 Monday nights at Ecole Cathedrale. There is no pre-registration, but if you cannot be there, someone else can register your player, but they will need proof of the player’s age. Over the next two weeks I will post answers to some of the frequently asked questions about registration and the first few weeks of any season. Watch for those.

On Friday, July 5 the league held its annual fund raising golf tournament at the Inverary Golf and Country Club. It was a beautifully sunny day that saw 55 golfers taking part in the event that raised $2375 for the league. Special thanks go out to event organizers Rick and Heather Hollywood for collecting prizes and for keeping the event part of our annual fund raising activities. Events like this do not happen without the support of many businesses in the community, along with the donors that gave us prizes but wish to remain anonymous. Here is a list of the businesses that helped out with prizes for the tournament. Each of us as consumers makes choices when we shop. We ask that you remember these local businesses as you make those choices.

Canadian Tire (Gardiners Road); Mary Brown’s;
Mr. Sub (Division Street Plaza) ; Braden’s Ford;
Kingston Nissan; Bob’s Butcher Shop;
Leading Edge Hobbies; Golf Town;
Tata’s Pizza (Princess Street); The Mansion;
Metro (Princess and Barrie); Coffee Way (Division Street);
Grizzly Grill; Ramekins Restaurant;
State Farm (Mark Armitage); State Farm (Bridget Walker-Payne);
Inverary G&CC; Kelsey’s / Montana’s;
McDonald’s (Division Street); Pepsi;
Costco; Payne’s Building Service;
Fun World; East Side Mario’s (Division Street);
Novelis; Play it Again Sports;
Captain George’s Fish and Chips; Pizza by Adonis;
Jack Astor’s; Pasta Shelf ;
Fundex Investments (Mike McHale and Cindy Mills) ;
St. Lawrence College.

Registration 2013

There are just 45 days to go before registration for the 2013-14 season takes place! Mark Saturday, September 7 on your calendars so that you don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of the 59th season of the league. Registration will be at St. Patrick’s School, 158 Patrick Street from 9-10:30am. Cost for the season is $10. The league is open to boys ages 8-15 and girls 8-14, and all ages are the age that the player will be on April 1, 2014. Game nights for the upcoming season are as follows: girls 8-10 Thursday nights; girls 11-14 Wednesday nights; boys 8-10 Tuesday nights; boys 11-12 Monday nights; and boys 13-15 Monday nights at Ecole Cathedrale. There is no pre-registration, but if you cannot be there, someone else can register your player, but they will need proof of the player’s age.

Sarah Barnes, one of the key volunteers in the Girls Division last season, is currently in Lithuania as a trainer with the Canadian Under 19 Women’s Basketball Team. Below is a note that we received from Sarah this week. The photos sent by Sarah have been posted separately on our Facebook page.

“Thanks for your note. We have advanced to the second round and play China, the US and host Lithuania over the next three days. We have to win 2 of the next three to advance to the medal round. Overall, the play has been great. it makes me excited to get back to the knights of Columbus in the fall! Thanks for following the team! I have attached a few pictures

All the best, I hear Kingston is sticky these days! Back in August to gear up for the fall,

Sarah”

Here is a link to a blogger that is following the team if you want to see how Team Canada is doing.

http://u19worlds.wordpress.com/

We are sad to report that Mike Robertson, a life long supporter of the Knights of Columbus Basketball League passed away this week. Mike was a volunteer coach for many years in our league and at Regiopolis, before becoming a referee until his health forced him to take a less demanding role in the organization. He was always a volunteer that preferred to stay in the background, and in this way, he was “Mr. Anonymous” with many donations of prizes to the Sneaker Draw every year, and doing anything necessary to help with the annual banquet. He will be missed by the league, and he will continue to serve as an example of the difference a dedicated volunteer can make in a community.

Visitation at Gordon F. Tompkins Funeral home on Colborne Street will be Thursday July 4 from 6-9 pm and the funeral service for Mike will be on Friday July 5 at 1 pm at St. John’s Church on Patrick Street.

On Tuesday June 18, six volunteers from the Knights of Columbus Basketball League were recognized for their years of volunteer work with the league. Donna Stover, Pat Adams, Mike Bowman, John McGaw, R.J. Kelsey and Brian Black received special recognition pins and certificates from the province at a ceremony held at the Ambassador Hotel. Our volunteers represented 122 years of commitment to the league. In all, over 700 volunteers from the area were recognized that night, totalling more than 3500 years of service. Congratulations to everyone that was recognized that night, and especially our six representatives. See our Facebook page for photos from the event.

We have learned that there are still places available for the 2013 SLC Basketball Camp in July. Cost for the camp is $189 plus HST, and the dates are as follows:
July 8-12 Grades 3-7
July 15-19 Grades 8-11

Each camp attendee will receive a reversible jersey and a basketball. To register please visit www.slcathletics.com