Just For The Fun Of It

Last night we had a special ceremony before the start of games to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the establishment of the Girls Division in 1982. There were two students at St. Pat’s that were instrumental in getting that part of our program started- Joanie Besselink and Mary O’Neill. This season we recognize the significant contribution made by these pioneers and advocates, with a special patch on the uniforms of all players in our Girls Division. Sadly Joanie passed away earlier this year, but she was well represented at the presentation last night by her husband Rick, her son Ben and her siblings, Mary Jane and John. Mary and her husband were also on hand, with Mary tossing the ball to start the season.

One of the things that we as an organization wanted the families of our league to know, is that Joannie and Mary have had a profound impact on the lives of thousands of girls in our community in the forty years since they so convincingly made their case to Pete Petersen to start a Girls Division. We are proud that they and their extended families have stayed in touch with us, and been key contributors to the league since 1982. We are truly proud to call them part of our basketball family.

We received this email message from McCoy Travel yesterday with a special discount for their October 28th trip to see the Raptors take on the Sixers. Here is what was sent.

“Good morning Roland,

I’m reaching out on behalf of McCoy Bus Service & Getaways. We’re based out of Kingston and offer day and overnight bus tour packages to different destinations and events including Toronto Raptors games. We have 8 Raptors games scheduled this season and thought it might be something Petersen Basketball players and their families may be interested in. Our package includes a ticket to the game (section 308 or 322 rows 10 & 11) and transportation in one of our deluxe highway coaches. We pick up and drop off at Toys R Us in Kingston and also have stops available in Napanee (Flying J), Belleville (Quinte Mall), and Cobourg (Northumberland Mall).

As a special promo, we’d like to offer families in your organization a $25 discount per ticket for our first game on Oct. 28 against the 76ers. If anyone is interested in booking a ticket to that game, they can use the promo code PETERSEN when checking out online. Or if anyone wants to book over the phone, they just need to let us know they’re a part of the league and we can apply the discount. Our office number is 613-384-4684.

Schedule and Pricing (all taxes & fees are included in the prices shown below)

Oct. 28 vs Philadelphia 76ers – $124 if using PETERSEN discount code

Nov. 26 vs Dallas Mavericks – $189

Jan. 21 vs Boston Celtics – $199

Jan. 22 vs New York Knicks – $139

Feb. 12 vs Detroit Pistons – $119

Mar. 16 vs Oklahoma City Thunder – $139

Mar. 18 vs Minnesota Timberwolves – $159

Apr. 9 vs Milwaukee Bucks $189

Here is a link to our website for some more details about the games and to book seats if anyone is interested. We were hoping you could send this out through an email or share it on your Facebook page/website to help get the word out to your players and their families.

Raptors Games:

https://getaways.gomccoy.com/Tours/Basketball

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this further, please let me know. I can be reached by email or by calling our office.

Have a great day,

Tommy Heigh

Marketing Director, McCoy Bus Service & Getaways

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566 Cataraqui Woods Drive

Kingston, ON. K7P 2Y5

Phone: 613-507-5566

Cell: 613-305-0832

Fax: 613.384.0048

Email: tommy@gomccoy.com

Web: www.gomccoy.com

Pete Petersen Basketball League
Little Guys Division

Results of Games Played Tuesday October 4, 2022

Mustangs 18 (Sebastian Romero-Mattews 8,Carter Lapointe 4, Lachlan Roberts 2, Mason Campbell 2, James McCarthy 2); Wildcats 4 (Charlie Labarge 4)


Jayhawks 20 (Edward McNutt-Brown 8, Mason Andrea 6, Moses Milkon 4, Spencer MacGregor 2); Tarheels 8 (Logan Hollywood 4, Connor Warren 4)


Rebels 14 (Cohen McMillan 8, Jace Beattie 4, Grayson McMillan 2); Huskies 6 (Kruz Dasilva 4, Lucas Breckenridge 2)


Wolfpack 16 (Chris Couture 8, Miles Cahill 4, Ashton Vivian 2, Simon Brooke 2); Hoosiers 14 (Ethan Whitmore 6, Devan Hunter 4, Kohen Pyke 4)

Results of Games played Monday October 3, 2022

Tarheels 22 (Carter Guindon 8, Jesse Garrison 6, Noah Beaubiah 4, Patrick Lloyd 2, Bode Splinter 2); Suns 19 (Ryder Bailey 9, Thompson Fisher 4, Myles Weaver 2, Cole Bransfield 2, Harland Armstrong 2)

Orange 26 (Nathan Orr 8, Matthew Edmunds 6, Graham Hendry 4, Beckett Spurr 4, Reed Gauthier 2, Michael Hansen 2); Magic 11 ( Zach Griffin 4, Beau Riley 2, Xavier Sousa 2, Bryson Wilcock 2, Jack Beatty 1)

Vikings 24 (Luke VanDer Pryt 10, Oscar Munier 6, Tate McCloy 4, Cash Gallagher 2, Mason Martin 2); Raptors 13 (Stephen Sloss 9, Alexander Bridgen 2, Ronan Bowie 2)

Ravens 25 (J.J. Stotz 10, Lucas Woodman 5, Brady McKercher 4 Latela Lam 2, Jackson Burtch 2, Koen Walmsley 2); Grizzlies 6 (Wesley Mulenga 4, Coby Yonik Mundacruz 2)

A REMINDER THAT THERE ARE NO GAMES IN THE BIDDY DIVISION NEXT MONDAY OCTOBER 10 (THANKSGIVING) GAMES NEXT WEEK WILL BE ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 14)

The RCHA Club has generously offered to host a fund raising event for the league on Friday November 4th from 8-11 pm. Come out, listen to and dance to the music of Hat Trick, featuring Michael K Myers, Dan Charbonneau and Mark Ready cover music from the 60’s and 70’s. Tickets are $15 each, and this is an adults only event. Tickets can be purchased from Roland Billings on game nights at St. Francis of Assisi for cash, or through the RCHA club should you prefer to use a credit card. ALL PROCEEDS FROM TICKET SALES WILL COME DIRECTLY TO THE Pete Petersen Basketball League

Next Wednesday, October 5th marks the start of the 40th anniversary season of the Girls Division in our program, and we are planning a special ceremony to mark the occasion before the start of the first game of the season. If you were a player during that first season in 1982-83 or from those early years we invite you to come and join us at 5:45 pm October 5th at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School as we acknowledge and recognize the difference makers that helped make that division a reality 40 years ago- Joanie Besselink – Sagriff and Mary O’Neill – Howlett.

We thought it important as we get ready to resume play, that we once again clarify our position around the wearing of jewellery and basketball. The rules of basketball prohibit the wearing of any jewellery while participating in a game. This includes, rings, watches, necklaces, bracelets, earrings and body piercings.

The risk to player safety with all of these is very real, and examples of injuries resulting from players participating wearing jewellery are real as well. If the jewellery cannot be removed, or if you choose not to remove it, you cannot be permitted to play. It is as simple as that. This is a rule of basketball, not a Pete Petersen Basketball League rule, and we cannot knowingly set aside a rule that deals with player safety.

Research shows us that newly pierced ear lobes should have the stud left in place for 6-8 weeks, depending on how fast an individual heals. If your player has recently had a piercing done then they will not be permitted to play until such time that you as parents and caregivers deem it safe to remove the earrings prior to games. Taping over the ear lobe is not permitted so don’t ask us to set aside the rules of the game to do this.

Talk to your players about this to help them understand. If they still want to come to games to be on the bench with their teammates during this time period where a piercing cannot be removed, that is fine, but understand they will not be able to participate until you can safely remove the jewellery.

For piercings beyond the 6-8 week time frame, all research that we have found indicates no risk to the individual by removing the earring or stud.

If you are planning a piercing for your player, we suggest after the season would be a good time to plan that event.

Below is the practice schedule for next week. NOTE: There are two teams practicing in each time slot in one half of the gym. Players will be notified which team they are on in the next few days.

Graduate Division – Practices at Ecole Cathedrale
Monday September 26

5:30 pm Sixers and Celtics
6:30 pm Heat and Warriors
7:30 pm Bulls and Hawks

Biddy Division – Practices at St. Francis of Assisi
Monday September 26

6:00 pm Orange and Tarheels
6:45 pm Suns and Raptors
7:30 pm Vikings and Grizzlies
8:15 pm Ravens and Magic

Little Guys Division – Practices at St. Francis of Assisi
Tuesday September 27

6:00 pm Huskies and Tarheels
6:45 pm Wildcats and Wolfpack
7:30 pm Hoosiers and Jayhawks
8:15 pm Rebels and Mustangs

Girls Division – Practices at St. Francis of Assisi
Wednesday September 28

6:00 pm Monarchs and Sting
6:45 pm Mercury and Liberty
7:30 pm Storm and Sparks
8:15 pm Starzz and Comets

Little Gals Division – Practices at St. Francis of Assisi
Thursday September 29

6:00 pm Aztecs and Tigers
6:45 pm Rebels and Golden Gals
7:30 pm Rockers and Slammers
8:15 pm Monarchs and Lions

Evaluation week has come to a close and we are now moving into the next phase of our season.

Next week there is no activity for the players as we get put the teams together and have our coaches meeting on the 21st. Players will hear what team they are on, and the date and time of their practice in the days following that meeting.

PLEASE NOTE: If you missed evaluation night but are registered in the league, or if you register in the next few days you will be placed on a team. Players on our waiting lists will need to wait for a call if there is an opening.

Each team will have a practice during the week of September 26-29. Graduate Division practices and games will be at Ecole Cathedrale, and all other division practices and games will be at St. Francis of Assisi. Schedules will be handed out at practices and can also be viewed on our web site.

Games in all divisions will start October 3-6.


REGISTRATION UPDATE

We still have 3 places left in each of the Little Gals (girls 8-10) and Girls (girls 11-14)divisions. My thanks to everyone that has been spreading the word over the last week to help get us to good healthy numbers in all of our divisions. In the boys groups, Little Guys is full, as is our waiting list, so we are not taking any more names for this season. The Biddy (boys11-12) and Graduate (boys 13-15) divisions are full, but we are still adding names to our waiting lists.

If you are interested in registering a player for either of the girls divisions , or adding a player to the Biddy or Graduate waiting lists, please contact us through Facebook messenger or by email at roland.billings@sympatico.ca.

We are excited to announce that Bubba’s Poutine and Pizzeria at 349 King Street East has joined our family of sponsors! Starting this season the Player of the Week recipients in the Graduate Division will receive a slice of Pizza and a canned drink at the King Street location only. Our thanks to Bubba’s for believing in what we do for the children in our community. They join the McDonald’s family restaurant on Division Street, and Coffee Way as sponsors for our Player of the Week recognition.