2011 NOAH Graduation

2011 NOAH Graduation Ceremony:





For those of you that might have missed the first announcement there will be an organizational meeting tonight for any NOAH athlete who would like to participate in the 2011 NOAH graduation ceremony. In 2009 my oldest son graduated and participated in the NOAH graduation and it was a wonderful experience. Some of our NOAH athletes may be participating in other ceremonies like CEA or Cornerstone. If you would also like to participate in a ceremony with your fellow teammates and Jaguars, we want to welcome you to participate in both. If you can't attend the meeting tonight please email me and I will forward the information to you.





The meeting will be held tonight at Springs of Grace at 6:30pm, 7123 East 7th Street Tulsa. Please be sure to bring your calendars so that we can choose a date for graduation.



Go Jags,





Danae Fayard

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A message from Coach Joe

NOAH Football,
 
I have been watching with extra interest the 3A state playoffs the past few weeks. The semi-finals will be played this upcoming weekend and the four semi-finalist teams are: OKC Heritage Hall (a team we lost to in week 5 in what I felt was our worst performance of the year); Bethany (a team we lost to in week 6 in a game most of us felt we had a tremendous opportunity to win); Kingfisher (the only team we haven't played but a team that lost to Bethany and Newcastle (a team we beat in week 7); and Metro Christian Academy (a team we defeated in week 2).
 
Our team finished 6-4 with losses to Desoto, TX who won last night to make the semifinals of the largest division in Texas High School football. Tulsa Union JV whose varsity team will play this weekend for the 6A state championships. That means that all four teams we lost to are still in the playoffs and one team we defeated is. Newcastle also made the 2nd round of the 3A playoffs.
 
 I'm thankful to have been a part of a very good season that was real close to being great. We aren't far away from where we want to be but it will take a dedicated effort in the off season to get there. Thankful to be a NOAH Jaguar.
 
Coach Joe

High School Banquet Tonight!

The high school banquet is tonight at 6:30pm at Memorial Drive Church of Christ.

If you have not contributed to the coaches gifts.  Please bring cash.  There will coaches appreciation cards for the players to sign in the foyer.

Please dress in Sunday attire.

We will have highlight video available for $10.

We will also have photo highlights available to purchase for $10. The photo highlight will be showing before the banquet start so if you see a still photo tonight of your player it will be on the highlight dvd available for purchase.  The monies collected will cover the cost of the banquet and senior gifts.

If you have any questions please give me a call.

Danae
269-7906

High School Banquet

Please RSVP for the High school banquet as soon as possible so we will have an accurate count.

Important Notice!

I want to thank everyone that responded to volunteering for the John 3:16 service project.
 
Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled.  The Mission was uanble to secure a store location due to the stores' prior commitments to other organizations.  
 
After speaking with the Volunteer Coordinator, she did express her gratitude and regret (since the center's foodbank is at an all time low). 
It is still not too late to donate for their thanksgiving project.  Take a moment to check out their website.  They are taking donations for turkeys, macaroni & cheeze, canned vegetables, canned yams, pumpkin pie filling.   There are also organizations that are matching the turkey donations.  www.john316mission.org  I know they would appreciate your support.
 
Again, thank you!
 
Shelley Roberts
shelley-roberts@sbcglobal.net   
638-8866
 

Pies!

 
YUMMY PIES!!!
 
For those who participated in the pie fundraiser, the pies are being delivered this Tuesday (11- 16-10).  We will be at the Springs of Grace Church from 4:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. for you to pick up your order. Please keep in mind this is the only time that I will be available before the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday for you to pick up your order, so it is very important that you be there.
 
If you have any questions you can call me at home 246-3411 or cell 645-2053.
 
Thank you ALL very much for participating in the continuation of building the NOAH football program. Your hard work is truly appreciated.
 
Sheila Rossi

Help needed for Coach Malcolm's Family

Sorry I should have explained that this is Andrea, Coach Malcolm Andrews widow and family.
Dear NOAH Family,
 
Andrea and family are moving into a new rental home not far from Springs of Grace Bible Church.  They are trying to make a new start and have some move in needs if any one has some available furniture to give. These are items she is willing to buy but we thought we should check with people first.
 
Specific needs are: refrigerator, full size or larger bed and mattress; 1 set of bunk beds, chairs, dressers, kitchen items (dishes, pots, pans, etc.) 
 
You can bring items to the church or call Andrea (918 951 4805) about delivering bigger items. If you have questions you can call Rosa at (918 231 5106) or email her at rosablankenship@gmail.com
 
Thanks,
 
Coach Joe

High School Banquet

Our 2010 Football Awards Banquet will be November 22 @ 6:30. The banquet will be held in the Rainbow Room at the Memorial Drive Church of Christ at 747 South Memorial Dr. Tulsa.  We will have Abuelos catering for us.  The  cost will be $11 per person for the Abuelos meal and $2 per person for the hot dog meal (hot dog, chips, and drink).

In the previous years we have had unaccounted guest come to the banquet and eat dinner without paying for a ticket. In an effort to prevent this from happening again this year we are asking ALL families to RSVP no later then November 19th with the number of family and friends attending and if they will be having the Abuelos dinner or hot dog dinner.

When you arrive at the banquet you will be given a wristband which will allow the Abuelos staff to serve you.   You may pay for your wristbands in advance by sending payment to Danae Fayard 14550 Tiffany Ln Skiatook, Ok.  or you may pay when you arrive at the banquet.  Please make all checks to NOAH.  Please no large bills if you are paying with cash.  You may reply to this email to RSVP for the number of Abuelos meals and/or hotdog meals that your family will need.  Meals for high school football players, coaches and coaches wives will be paid for by NOAH.  So please only RSVP for the number of meals that you will be paying for.

We still need a few mothers that might be available to help with the banquet so please let us know if you would like to help.

Thanks,

Dawn Calloway

NOAH Football Family

Dear NOAH Family,
 
Andrea and family are moving into a new rental home not far from Springs of Grace Bible Church.  They are trying to make a new start and have some move in needs if any one has some available furniture to give. These are items she is willing to buy but we thought we should check with people first.
 
Specific needs are: refrigerator, full size or larger bed and mattress; 1 set of bunk beds, chairs, dressers, kitchen items (dishes, pots, pans, etc.) 
 
You can bring items to the church or call Andrea (918 951 4805) about delivering bigger items. If you have questions you can call Rosa at (918 231 5106) or email her at rosablankenship@gmail.com
 
Thanks,
 
Coach Joe

2010 NOAH Graduation Ceremony

If you have a graduate that would like to participate in the NOAH graduation ceremony. I would like to invite you to the meeting that will get things started.  If you would like to help with the planning of the ceremony please email me at ohboyx3@atlasok.com.
Please email your graduates name and sport(s) to me so we can start an email distribution list.
The meeting will be held at Springs of Grace Church at 7123 East 7th Street Tulsa.  Meeting date is Monday, Dec. 6th at 6:30pm.

Thanks,

Danae Fayard
269-7906

Junior High Families

Attention: Junior High Families


We are getting at the planning stages for the Junior High Banquet, and I need to get a final headcount.





If your family is joining us, please let me know (w/headcount) before Tuesday, April 16.





Thanks, Shelley

shelley-roberts@sbcglobal.net

638-8866



Those that have rsvp'd are:

Goss

Thornton

Lasater

Winn

Sabatini

Robertrs

Terrill

Craig

Garrison

Gustin

Stolz

Kinnett

Nicolo

Woodson

Holleman

Gastelum

Tucker

Smith

JR. HIGH FAMILIES
 
We would like to thank our coaches with a small gift at the banquet for their commitment and hard work this season.  If you would like to donate towards this, please contact Liz Garrison.  You can drop a donation in the mail to her at:
 
Liz Garrison
6121 E 52nd St
Tulsa, OK 74135
liz@walkworthy.us
 
Or both she and I will be at the varsity equipment check-in tomorrow (Tuesday, 11/9 @ 4pm) if that is more convenient.
 
Just a reminder, that I need RSVP's for the banquet.
 
If you still need to turn in your equipment, please get that in tomorrow, as well.  Thanks!
 
Please join us for the Junior High Football Banquet
 
Saturday, November 20
6:30 pm
Tulsa Hills Church of the Nazarene
840 W 81st St, Tulsa
 
We will have pizza, drinks, and dessert.  We are asking $4 per person or $20 for your family.
 
Please RSVP with a headcount for your family.
 
Shelley Roberts
918-638-8866

Pies!

We have changed the date to turn in our pie orders.  Please bring your pie orders and money to Sheila Rossi during the equipment check in on Tuesday at 4:00pm

Please make checks out to NOAH and have exact cash.

Thanks

Information Needed

Last week there was an accident involving the Fisher's red Jeep.  If you have any information on who may have hit their Jeep please contact Coach Joe.

High School Equipment Return

Equipment return will be at the practice field on Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 4:00 P.M., at the old shed.




Parents, please make sure your players follow the cleaning instructions below. If the equipment does not come back clean and dry, there will be a $25 cleaning fee assessed.



Please wipe down all surfaces of the following items with disinfectant wipes (or use a mild soap solution, like Dawn, and spray with Lysol).    Dry thoroughly.



Helmets (Kindly remember to remove and discard the mouth guard.) :o)

Shoulder pads

Hip pads, if applicable

Tail pad, if applicable

Thigh pads

Knee pads



Please wash and thoroughly dry all uniform components; repair all torn clothing (girdles do not need to be returned):



Game pants

Belt

All practice jersey(s)

Both game jerseys (see note below regarding seniors)



Lastly, place all of the above in a large garbage bag (please bag uniform components in a separate bag inside the larger one.) Label with the player's name on the outside.



Seniors may purchase their game jerseys (home and/or away) for $75 a piece. Please make checks payable to NOAH.



Thank you for your help!





Kathy Gogolakis 749-7644 or gogofamily@cox.net

Varsity game in Panama

Bus will leave at 2:30 pm on Thursday.

Here is a link for Panama High School

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Panama+High+School+Ok&sll=35.137879,-94.501648&sspn=1.012957,2.158813&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=Bokoshe+High+School&hnear=Bokoshe+High+School,+1+school+St,+Panama,+Oklahoma+74951&ll=35.197098,-94.791927&spn=0.029879,0.067463&z=14&iwloc=A


Go Jags!

Important !

Over the past few weeks seven or eight homeschool football teams have backed out of their commitments to play in the National Homeschool Football Championship Series (NHFCS). These teams have changed their minds for a variety of reasons. Some teams that wanted to come felt like they would not be invited because they had dropped out of the top four or five ranked homeschool teams and made other plans. Some of the top five teams were not originally planning on coming and tried to make plans late but ran into different issues (financial for some, scheduling for others) that prevented them from coming.Some teams have dropped out because they don't think they are ready for the level of competition the NOAH Jaguars and the NHFCS represent.

As a result, the National Homeschool Football Championship Series tournament committee has been forced to cancel the 2010 tournament. The tournament committee is redirecting our efforts towards further planning with broader input in building this tournament experience. To that end we have reset a launch date of November, 2011 to hold this National Championship Tournament. A Steering Committee is convening this winter to work out some very essential details that participating teams have asked to develop. The tournament committee is soliciting other homeschool varsity head football coaches to be a part of the steering committee via off-season conference calls and email discussion groups to ensure the 2011 Championship Series becomes an extraordinary event.

After multiple teams that we had thought and hoped were coming to participate in this year's tournament had backed out we were down to NOAH and Dallas HSAA as the only remaining teams committed to the NHFCS. When Dallas was informed that they would be coming up to play NOAH again they met with their coaches and players and decided not to come back for another game against NOAH. That is disappointing but understandable considering we played them just a couple of weeks ago and the outcome was pretty decisive in favor of NOAH.

As the head coach of NOAH and a participant in the tournament committee, I recognize that our attempts at securing teams for the championship series were flawed. We asked teams to commit to possible post season games and trips without any assurances that they would be invited. Some teams that wanted to come felt like they would not be invited because they had dropped out of the top four or five ranked homeschool teams and made other plans. Some of the top five teams were not originally planning on coming and tried to make plans late but ran into different issues (financial for some, scheduling for others) that prevented them from coming. Teams from Ohio, Maryland, Carolina, California, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky and Oklahoma have expressed a real interest in being a part of the NHFCS in the future.

The committee believes they have come up with a solution for going forward that is exciting. Getting the input from other homeschool varsity coaches months ahead of time should provide a great basis for a stable and great championship series going forward. I hate it for this year's team and particularly our seniors. I wanted them to have the opportunity to win another championship on the field and not just in the polls. I wish I had been smarter on the front end and thought about the things we now have learned through this process but I wasn't. I love this team and don't like the idea of having our season cut short.

The National Homeschool Football Championship Series Committee is attempting to do something that has never been done before. There is no true football national championship format. Panama City, Florida and Tennessee offer a weekend family vacation and football package where teams go and play each other in games that last a quarter of a game each and have no game planning or practice preparation and play 1/4 games several times over the course of three or four days concluding with a half game quasi-championship. In our opinion that is not true football and certainly not championship football. The teams that have won that tournament over the past few years are teams that we have soundly defeated - which makes that tournaments assertion of having a national champion pretty bogus. The NHFCS wants to see the best teams have an opportunity to compete in a real championship format like state championship teams do all across the country. What the NHFCS is attempting has a lot of challenges but we are hopeful as we seek the Lord's help through prayer, the support of the ever widening homeschool community and the NOAH family that the NHFCS might be a God-honoring special event in the years to come for homeschool football teams across our nation.

The canceling of this year's chamionship series games means a couple of things for our NOAH team. 1) It means that we will not have the potential income from the last three games we had hoped for (two semi-final games and a championship game) - so if you can help with the NOAH Football costs in any way it will be a blessing. NOAH is a 501c organization and gifts are tax-deductible. AND 2) It means that Thursday night's game against Panama is the last game for this year's NOAH Jaguar football team. We would hope that as many fans as possible would make the trip down to Panama for the Thursday night game to cheer on the Jaguars and I hope that this will be the finest game played by these players all year. May the Lord help us to finish well!

Coach Joe

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YUMMY--YUMMY-- PIES!!!

Ok, the total sold so far for the pies is less than 100. That is no where near the goal of 500 pies. Come on fellow football families, let's do some selling and get those pies sold. I truly believe that if we are all doing our part in selling these pies that we can reach that goal and even go beyond it. Our past efforts in fundraising have not met our goals. We have over 100 families represented in NOAH football. With the previous fundraisers only 20% of of the families have participated. In order to provide the nominal cost that is required to run our football program, we must rely on fundraising.



Please keep in mind that if we want our football player fee's to remain at the same low price as previous years we must all participate in the fundraisers and do our fare share. We are a team of families, and it takes a team pulling and working together to make things happen. Whether it is playing together as a team on a field and winning a game, or pulling together as families to raise the needed funds for the team to continue on as it has in the past, we have to ALL do our part. It takes everyone to make it work. We can do this if everyone pulls together and works hard. We try very hard to keep the fundraising at a minimum. However, all the equipment that the boy's receive for their football season is very expensive, just to mention a few: top of the line football helmets, pads, nice game jersey's (home and away), pants, belts, thigh pads, travel to and from out of town games, practice jersey..... and not to mention when someone looses his pads, belt, practice jersey, or even one of our game jersey's. It all adds up and it is our responsibility to do what we can to keep the cost as low as possible for everyone. And, we can do it all through just a couple of fundraisers a year if and only if, everyone participates.



Places you might ask:

Church - they may be putting together a Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner for the church family.

Hair Dresser - He/She might even be willing to keep it at their shop and try to sell some for you.

Neighbors - Whether they are staying home or going out for the holiday, a pie in the freezer is always good.

Family/Friends - They will buy one just to help you in your goal of selling the most pies.

Office bldg. - If you have someone that works in an office, ask them to take your order form and try selling some for you, or ask if you can come to their office and take order's during everyone's lunch break.

Those are just a few and I know there are lots more that I haven't thought of. If you have lost your order form, or you just need another one, you can click  above on the title to print the order form.



Again, if you have any questions please email me at sheilarossi62@yahoo.com or call me on my cell at 645-2053. And, Again THANK YOU in advance for making this fundraiser a huge success in raising money for the football team.



KEEP SENDING THOSE EMAIL'S TELLING ME HOW MANY PIES YOU HAVE SOLD. I AM WATCHING FOR THEM SEVERAL TIMES A DAY.



Sheila Rossi

High School Football Banquet

The banquet will be held again this year in the Rainbow Room at the Memorial Drive Church of Christ.
Here is the address:  747 S. Memorial Tulsa, OK 74112.

The date for the banquet is Monday, November 22, 2010.  The banquet will start at 6:30pm.

 Coach Joe is planning to have Abuelos cater the meal.  Magnifico!

We will offer hotdog/chips for those who prefer. 

Attire:  Sunday best.  Please no shorts.

I will need several ladies to help so please let me know if you can.

More info will be coming soon.

Thanks,

Danae

Yummy Yummy Pies!

  

We are coming up on the last couple of weeks to get those orders for the yummy pies. I would love to know how the pie sales are going for everyone. Send me an email ( sheilarossi62@yahoo.com ) and let me know how you are doing. Please remember that the deadline for selling is Nov. 10th, also, you must have all money collected before turning the order in to me. I will be picking up all orders on Wed. Nov. 10th at the practice field between 3:30p.m. and 6:00p.m. It is very important that I have all orders in on this date so that I can get the orders placed and we can get all of the pies delivered before the Thanksgiving Holiday.
 
If you have any questions please email me at the address above or call me on my cell at 645-2053.
 
So get out there and SELL--SELL--SELL in these last couple of weeks that we have so that we can get some money raised for our outstanding NOAH JAGUARS football team.
 
Thank you in advance for all of your hard work and dedication to the football program.
 
Sheila Rossi

NOAH & John 3:16 Food Drive
Community Service Project
 
 
Each year the John 3:16 Family & Youth Center feeds thousands of families in the Tulsa area, but this year their food bank is at an all time low.   It will be an unfortunate Thanksgiving for many families this year if the food bank is not replenished in time.
 
We need your help!
 
NOAH is assisting  John 3:16  in this project, and we are in need of volunteers.  Please join us!
Date:  Saturday, November 20
Time:  8 am – 2 pm
Location:  To Be Announced
Address:  To Be Announced
 
 
Volunteers will hand out flyers that detail the grocery items needed for the Thanksgiving project.   The customer will purchase the item(s) and then return them to our table.
 
That’s it – it’s that simple. 
 
What a wonderful opportunity for our organization to give back.  www.john316mission.org
 
 
If this is something your family would like to be a part of, please e-mail Shelley Roberts @
shelley-roberts@sbcglobal.net
 
If you have a preference of time you are able to volunteer, let her know.  She will put together a schedule that will rotate our volunteers.  If we have plenty of volunteers, we will possibly only need 10 people per two hours.   Who knows, maybe we’ll have so many volunteers, they will give us two stores to serve!

Varsity Game vs Union JV Tonight at 7:00 at Union

No bus for tonight.

 Players need to meet at the Union visitors locker rooms at 4:45 for their pre-game meal.  The visiting locker rooms are on the northwest corner of Tuttle stadium.

Danae

HS Practice, JV Game and Player of the Week

Practice today at the practice field at 3:45 with full pads.
Bus will leave at 5:00 for Cascia Hall.

Here is the link to vote for Eric for player of the week.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/polls/question.aspx?q=1936
Spread the word!

Tonight's Red River Shootout

Players need to meet the bus at 4:45 at the practice field.

The Blue Angels have gathered a caravan of fans to cheer on their Angels.
We need to have a crowd like we had for the Stillwell and DeSoto games. So send a reminder of the game to all of your friends, family and homeschooling community.
We can show the Angels what great fans the Jaguars have.

We will also start taking donations for our Coaches gifts that will be presented at the banquet. You can make checks payable to NOAH football and you may give your gift to myself or Dawn Calloway.

Tonight we will honor our graduating seniors.
Parents will need to meet at 6:45 in front the home stands.
The ceremony will start at 7:00.

Danae

Senior Recognition Night

We will be honoring all our senior football players and their parents this Friday @ 7pm before the Game against Dallas.



Everyone come early and share this special time of recogniton for our seniors!!!

NOAH--Security T-Shirts

NOAH--Security T-Shirts








Hi everybody!!!







First of all, thank you so much for working security for a home football game this year.







If you did not turn in your black security shirt at the end of the game, please wash it and bring it to Rochelle Collingsworth at the game this week. She started the season with 5 shirts and is now down to 2.







Thanks for your help!







Kelli James

For those of you who aren't subscribed to NOAH NEWS

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010

Memorial and Funeral details

Pastor Joe Blankenship:
"Malcolm Andrews was a graduate of Tulsa Memorial High School and played football one year at NEO A&M (I think 1990). He was a volunteer youth coach for several years for the Tulsa Bulldogs and other teams and began coaching with NOAH this past year. I have known him for a couple of years and watched his life change as he began to follow the Lord Jesus. I was very excited to have him as a coach and role model for our young men. He became a close friend of mine and he will be deeply missed."
 
Coach Joe Blankenship
 
 
Funeral will be Tuesday, October 19th at Dyer Memorial Chapel 1610 E Apache St
Tulsa, OK 74106-4022
 
There is an account set up at Bank Of Oklahoma for tax deductible gifts through One Hope Ministries Malcolm Andrews Memorial Fund to help cover funeral costs and living expenses for the Andrews family (wife and 5 children ages 17, 11, 8, 6, 3) during this transition time.
POSTED BY N.O.A.H. AT 2:27 AM 0 COMMENTS

NOAH Football Remembers a departed leader this week.


NOAH football has had a very tough week.
We are enduring under the weight of a sudden loss of a coach, father, and friend.

Asst. Coach for defensive line, Malcolm Andrews died Monday from an infection that spread quickly throughout his body; particularly his lungs.

He mentioned at last Thursday night’s game that he thought his back had a pulled muscle.
On Friday he sought relief at a minor emergency clinic and was prescribed a muscle relaxant.
On Sunday he was taken to the OSU medical center, in Tulsa, where the infection was identified.
He faced a struggle for several hours and was revived 4 times.
On Monday afternoon he was pronounced dead.

Last August we suffered the death of our equipment specialist, Mark Roberts, in a traffic accident.

Both men were dedicated leaders and fathers of NOAH football players.



Malcolm & Darius (foreground)
A Memorial fund is set up at Bank Of Oklahoma for Malcolm Andrews. It is tax deductible.
The family needs assistance to cover very basic funeral expenses and they are resolved to see God bring them through this overwhelming and painful time. NOAH’s leadership is asking our friends and supporters to ask the Lord what he’d have them do, to assist this young family’s needs. Malcolm leaves behind a wife and five children. The Andrews family attends Springs Of Grace Church. They homeschool their children and Malcolm has coached football for most of the past ten years. The eldest son, Darius, has played on NOAH teams for the past five years.
Funeral arrangements are planned for next Tuesday.

NOAH will fulfill their commitment to Newcastle at this Friday’s game.
The team will be wearing commemorative emblems on their helmets as they suit up for the game. The Newcastle leadership will have a time of reflection for Coach Andrews prior to the game. NOAH will provide a webcast of the game at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/noah-football-2010 .

High school game at Newcastle

The bus will leave at 1:30 on Friday for the Newcastle game.
The team will have pizza after the game. If you would like to order a pizza for your family you may call me before 3:00 tomorrow.

Danae
269-7906

Funeral arrangements for Coach Malcolm

Funeral arrangements are Tuesday, 10:00 am at Dyer Memorial Chapel

For those who may need mail a donation

 
 
If you would like to make a donation to the Malcolm Andrew Memorial Fund,

please make your check payable to "Malcolm Andrews Memorial Fund" and mail to:

Bank of Oklahoma
11111 E. 81st St.
Tulsa,OK 74133

Junior High and High School---(Please scroll down to see all of the post)

Last Chance!!! Hoodie's & Pants




Today will be the last day to place your order for your NOAH hoodie or pants. I will be at the practice field this afternoon for practice with order forms if you are still needing one. Please keep in mind that all orders must be paid for at time of ordering, I cannot place your order if it is not paid for in full. I will be turning the order over to Coach Joe tomorrow and the order should be back and ready for delivery sometime the week of the 25th. I will make a post on the blog as to the date, time, and place for delivery.

Call me if you have any questions,

Sheila Rossi
645-2053

High School Team

Senior list update




We are trying to get a final count of players who are graduating this year so that we can recognize them as seniors at our last home game as well as the awards banquet.



If you son is graduating this year please send me and email so I can add him to the list.



Many Blessings



Dawn Calloway

poohbearfaith@yahoo.com

High School Team

Let's show our High School Coaches our appreciation!




If you would like to give to this year's High School Coaches gifts

I'll be taking up a collection at every game for the

remainder of the season.



Just look for me in the stands.



Dawn Calloway

poohbearfaith@yahoo.com

Malcolm Andrews Memorial Fund

    A memorial fund has been established at the Bank Of Oklahoma for the Malcolm Andrews family. The memorial fund will be used for funeral expenses and to assist with living expenses for Malcolm's widow and five children.

    The fund will be administered by Lane Frantz and Tyler Winn.

    Please seek God's guidance on how each of us might be able to help this precious family in their time of need.

If you have any questions you may contact Joe Blankenship. (760-0089)

Blessings,

Danae Fayard

High School Practice-JV Game

High School practice is at Springs of Grace today.  Helmets and cleats only.

Bus will leave SOG at 6:15 pm for the game.  If you are driving to the game you will need to be there at 7:15.

Urgent Prayer Request

Dear football team and familes



Please be in prayer for Coach Malcolm Andrews and his family. Coach Malcolm has been admitted to Oklahoma State Medical Hospital (9th and Houston - downtown) and is in ICU. He has been diagnosed with an infection that has gotten into his bloodstream and has formed pockets of infection in his lungs. This has caused his breathing to be very difficult and his heart has been working double time for quite a while in an attempt to keep up. He is a very sick man. The doctors are treating the infection with an antibiotic and have intubated him to help his breathing. His lungs are not the problem but are the "innocent bystanders" (the doctor's words) suffering from the problem of the infection. The doctors do not know the source of the infection at this time and are not really looking for that yet. They want to see him turn around a little before they do other tests.





Here are some specific needs:



Malcolm's breathing

Malcolm's heart rate - his heart rate was 184 and the doctor said he had done the equivalent of a couple of marathons already and his heart needed a break.

Pray for the antibiotics to work quickly and that other body organs would not be affected

Pray for Andrea as she is in ICU with Malcolm as much as she can - Rosa and I have swapped and she is up with Andrea in ICU right now but Andrea could use some other ladies to give her spiritual support and encouragement.

Pray for the kids during this time - Darius is home with them tonight - specifically - we need to help provide getting Nokia to school and back. Morgan and Butter can come to the church with Makala and Darius when they are picked up for the One Hope Academy but will need cared for during the day.



If you can help - call me (Coach Joe) at 918 760 0089 or my wife (Rosa) at 918 231 5106 as we coordinate the help.



Thank you very much and may the Lord show His kindness and mercy to this dear brother.

Directions to Bethany HS Playing field

Click on the link above for the directions to Bethany's playing field.  Bethany shares a field with Southern Nazarene Univ. 

The address is in the 8300 block of NW 50th Street.

Dont forget to call me if you want pizza.
2697906

Danae

Thursday's Game at Bethany

Please arrive at the practice field by 2:15 pm.  The bus will leave at 2:30 pm.
If you are traveling with your parents to Bethany Coach Joe wants you there by 5:15 pm.

We will have pizza for the players, coaches and support staff after the game.

If you are not one of the above, please do not ask for pizza.

If you would like to order pizza I would be happy to add family orders to the teams if you will call me by noon on Thursday.  The pizza will cost $6 each.  If I have any pizza left over we will sell them for $6
Danae-269-7906

I am waiting on a clarification on the directions to Bethany.  I will add the directions to the blog Thursday morning.

Pies!

Click on the title above  Pies!

 You will find an order form that the Sara Lee fundraising dept. made for us.  The order form has a great

picture of each type of pie we are offering.

It is very nice but it does have an error.  It has listed that we are selling the No Sugar Added Chocolate

Cream Pie.  We are selling the chocolate cream pie with sugar.

 Please mark through, No Sugar Added.

Go Pies!

ONE HOPE BOWL 2010

Team up!

Friday, October 8th

5:45 pm – Noah football players arrive at Central Park Field (62nd and Mingo – just east of Mingo behind Union 6th & 7th Grade Center)

6:30 pm - Kids arrive at field

- Register

- Practice

- Dinner (hot dogs)



7:30 pm – Game Begins

9:00 pm – Clean up



NOAH FB Players and girls basketball players are expected to attend

All NOAH parents and fans invited

Hoodies!

Hello everyone, I just wanted to take a minute and remind you that this week will be the last week we are taking orders for the hoodie's and pants. I will be at the JV game in Sapulpa tomorrow night, and at the game in OKC on Thurs. night. I always have the forms with me so that you can get your order placed. We are requiring that all merchandise be paid for this year before any order will be placed. Also, I am at the practice field every afternoon so you could also find me there if you need to. If you have any questions please call me at 246-3411 or 645-2053.

Forms will also be at the JH game on Monday night(see Danae)




Sheila Rossi

JV game-time correction

The JV game tonight at Sapulpa is at 7:30 pm and not 6:00 pm

Sorry for the confusion.

YUMMY PIES for Junior High and High School Teams

"Let's Do This"




Ok everybody, It's time to have a huge fundraiser and have some fun doing it. Let's take pride in our team and pull together as a football family and do what we can to get some money raised for our wonderful NOAH Jaguars. We are going to start selling pies this week. The pies are nice big 10" pies and they are delicious!  My husband and I have ordered these pies for the past several years from the Sand Springs wrestling team, mainly the pecan, cherry, apple, and chocolate cream and we have never been disappointed in the size of the pie, or the taste. The order forms will be handed out during the varsity, JV, and JH games this Monday and Thursday. So, please find Danae or myself (Sheila) to get your form and start getting your orders.



Some places you might consider asking:



Your church - They are probably getting ready to start planning their Thanksgiving dinner and why not order all of their pies from you.



Your neighbors



Local business's



Family and friends


A testimony from the Sand Springs Wrestling coach:
My wrestling team has been selling these pies for the past several years as a way of fundraising for our team. This is the only fundraising we have to do because it is so successful for us every year. We have people calling us already wanting to know when we are going to start selling the pies again and to make sure we call them to get their order in. I definitely recommend this fundraiser to any team or organization as a way of raising money.



Good Luck,


Andrew Flores




We will take order's from now until Monday, Nov. 1st and the pies will be delivered to the practice field one day on the week of Nov. 8th (you will be notified of the day in plenty of time to make arrangements to be there for pick up).



If you have any question's please call me at 246-3411, or 645-2053, or you can send me an e-mail at sheilarossi62@yahoo.com. I check my email several times a day.



Happy Selling,

Sheila Rossi

Schedule for the High School Team

Monday's practice will be held at the practice field at 129 th.
Practice will start at 3:45 so you need to arrive at 3:30 to warm up.

The bus for the JV game will leave at 5:00 from the practice field.
JV players don't forget to bring your away uniform to practice.
GO Jags

Lost

Robert Clark has misplaced his wallet. He believes it was lost in the Heritage Hall locker room. His wallet is green with an image of an eagle on the outside.

Thanks

Friday Night's Game vs Heritage Hall

The bus will leave the practice field at 3:00pm for Oklahoma City.
Players might want to bring money a for fast food stop on the way home.
Here are the driving directions:

Turner Turnpike to OKC, then straight west on the Kilpatrick Turnpike to Pennsylvania Ave exit (by Quail Springs Mall).  Go south on Penn to N.W. 122nd street, turn left (east) on 122nd and go about 1/2 mile to entrance of Heritage Hall on your right.   Big brick entry way.  Turn to your right and follow road past the baseball field, past the softball field and you will see the McClendon Athletic Center (MAC) - with C H A R G E R S in front of it.  We will have security there to direct your football team to your locker room.  

GO Jags!!!

Baseball Announcement

Baseball Spring 2011 Competitive Team Tryouts – 10U thru 14U




For all tryouts please arrive 30 minutes early for sign-in and to warm-up.



All prospects should dress in baseball attire (wear a protective cup) and bring your glove, bat and water bottle. Tryouts will commence on time as indicated below. You should start throwing the baseball now. Don’t wait until next week to start throwing the baseball. Your arm will be tested at various ranges during the tryouts. You don’t want to jeopardize an injury for failure to prepare now and cost your chance at a spot on the team.



All team rosters are open. If you played on a NOAH competitive team last year, you must tryout again this year.



The tryouts will last approximately 2 hours. Depending on the number of prospects, it could be longer.



Tryout Location: NOAH Practice Fields located at 83rd and S. 129th East Ave. (between 81st and 91st) at the New Creations Church. There are no restroom facilities at the practice fields. The nearest facility is at the QuikTrip at the corner of 81st and Garnett. Please take care of business prior to tryout.



Roster: Each team will be limited to 10 or 11 players. Please note that if we have enough players to form odd age teams like an 11 yr old and/or 13 yr old team, we will form teams accordingly. For the evaluation purposes, we are combining ages. Players must be homeschool unless grandfathered into the program.





Fees: Expect to pay anywhere from $200-300 plus $100-120 uniform cost.



2011 League: The last two years, all competitive teams have played at Indian Springs (131st and 145th east aver.). Each year, we evaluate which league is the best fit for our teams. There are 14-16 regular season games plus 4-5 weekend tournaments. Please note, there will be occasional tournament games played on Sunday at varying times during the day. Please consider this circumstance when you make your decision to try out for a competitive team.



Tryout Dates:

13U/14U Team - Oct. 9th - 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Ages 13 or 14 and under as of 4/30/2011

11U/12U Team - Oct. 9th - Noon- 2:00

Ages 11 or 12 and under as of 4/30/2011

10U Team – Oct. 9th - 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Ages 9 or 10 and under as of 4/30/2011





You will need to download the NOAH Liability Release Tryout Form by going to the main website and click on forms at http://www.noahjags.org and bring to the tryouts.



FAQs



What level of play will NOAH teams compete? Historically, due to the number of players and our culture, NOAH has competed at the AA level. We are a homeschool program and our focus is to develop our “homeschool” talent with the intention of competing against like-skilled talent or better in hope of making us better players in preparation for the high school team. Ultimately, our goal is compete for league, state and national championships through youth to high school levels. If you play competitive baseball, expect to play 14-16 league games plus 16-20 tournament games throughout the season. The season starts in April and ends the last part of June. Indoor workouts start in February. Competitive team players are expected to make time and financial commitments to the team.







Will there be another tryout date if I can’t make this date? Maybe but not guaranteed, we are looking to field a competitive team. Therefore, if after the evaluations there are not 10-11 players with above average skill, we could have another tryout date in November or December. Of course the weather could play a part on our tryout date.



What if my son is not selected for the competitive team? Depending on his skill level, he could be placed on an “alternate” list in case there’s a spot that becomes available before the season starts. NOAH encourages all players to keep working on their skills and to play on the developmental team or tryout out for another competitive team. Life is full of failures and successes, just because they don’t make the NOAH team, inspire them to continue honing their skills. Historically, there has been developmental teams available for 12 and younger players. Developmental team signups will be January 2011. The last two years we had enough interest to form a 14U developmental team. Our first priority is field a competitive team. If there’s enough interest we will do whatever possible to have developmental teams. We have a good working relationship with Indian Springs, so we expect to place the developmental teams there. Developmental teams generally play around 20 games. The player fees are less due to fewer tournaments.



Who will coach the teams? I am in the process of evaluating and selecting a head coach for each team. I desire to have a head coach in place before the tryouts but due to the tryout process and number of teams involved, that determination may not take place until the tryouts or thereafter. The evaluators for the tryouts will be coaching candidates as well as members of the high school coaching staff. We are blessed to have dads with several years of coaching experience.



Competitive Team Coaches

If you want to be considered as a head coach candidate, please shoot me an email ASAP and note which team you would like to be considered.





God Bless,

Darron Replogle

NOAH Baseball AD

baseball@noahjags.org

Pre Game Meals for the High School Team

PreGame Meal Instructions:







Please put all your food/drink items in a cooler (put your name on cooler) and bring to the drop off place (the place where Coach Joe designates that the team will be leaving from). We will then transport the ice chests to the game site and return your cooler to your son after the game.











Sandwiches (20 per family) - Please bring sandwiches fully made in labeled sandwich bags. Some players do not like condiments, so you may consider leaving a few plain. It is imperative that the sandwich bags be labeled for those players who may have food allergies.



Fruit (20 Pcs. per family) - Some fruit ideas are: bananas, grapes, apples, oranges. I realize it is difficult to buy a bag of apples/oranges that has 20 in the bag, so just cut them in half. A cluster of grapes in a sandwich bag works great.



Water (1/case per family)







I will be send email notices through my email address. So if you have a blocker on receiving emails, please add me to your contact list. I also ask that you simply reply to my email acknowledging that you did receive the notice. It is very difficult for me to have to call you to verify, so please make every effort to simply hit the ‘reply’ button to let me know. DO NOT reply to any of the coaching staff or administrative staff (ie. Danae Fayard).







Please add my email address to your contacts list, and if you have any concerns or questions, just let me know. THANK YOU for all your help and support.







Shelley-Roberts@sbcglobal.net



918-638-8866 (cell)

JV Game tonight

Practice today at Springs of Grace at 4.  Helmets and cleats.
JV team don't forget to bring your away uniform. 
The bus will leave for Metro at 5:30

High School Game Tonight

Meet at the practice field at 4:45 and the bus will leave at 5:00

Parents please encourage your sons to drink plenty of fluids throughout the day.

A snack of peanut butter crackers or any type of salted cracker will help to keep them hydrated during the game.

GO JAGS !!!!

Clarification on Home Game Gate Special

To clarify the previous notification our ticket savings special is for the next two home games combined on a single ticket; $10 for adults and $ 5 for children!




This is the McDonald's ticket. The McDonalds ticket includes an offering or a free large breakfast or lunch/dinner sandwich with the purchase of a large sandwich of equal or greater value. Expires June 30, 2011.



What a deal! Save money on game attendance and get a freebie from McDonalds!!!!!



G O J A G S ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Hoodies and Sweat Pants

It is time for HOODIES AND SWEAT PANTS!

If you would like to order them you can find an order form and a sample at the Jagwear table during Friday's game.

We will offer three choices of hoodies and/or pants.  With three colors to choose from.

We will not be able to place any orders that are not paid in full.  Please make all checks to NOAH.

Thanks

GO JAGS!

NOAH vs De Soto

NOAH vs De Soto



We would like to invite all NOAH fans to our home game on Friday night with kick off at 7:30pm. Game location is at South Intermediate High School which is at 301 W New Orleans St. Broken Arrow, OK 74011. This is near intersection of 101st (New Orleans) and 161st (Elm St) on the Southeast corner.



Our opponent is the De Soto Eagles from De Soto Texas. The eagles were ranked top 50 nationwide in the preseason and are now ranked in the top 100. This is a powerhouse team and NOAH's most prestigious opponent thus far. We are told that the eagles have eight D1 college scholarships commitments with the possibility of five D1 college level wide receivers. Friday night's game will provide a mass of exposure for our Jaguars.



If you are apart of a homeschool group or co-op group that you would like invite, please send this along. Our Jaguars are working very hard and it would be a great show of support to have a thousand cheering fans to root our Jags to victory.





Home Game Special:



For the next two home game we are offering a special price.



You can pay $10 for adults and $ 5 for children. You will receive a McDonalds ticket which will be your ticket for the next home game. We only have two home games left which is De Soto this Friday and Dallas HSAA on October 22nd. The McDonalds ticket will offer a free large breakfast or lunch/dinner sandwich with the purchase of a large sandwich of equal or greater value. Expires June 30, 2011.



Our single home game admission fee will be adults $6 and children $4



Go Jags!!

Jaguar Sponsorship Program

You may use this for new supporters. You may print these forms or we will have these forms that you may pick up at the game Friday night.



We would like to introduce you to our exciting Jaguar sponsorship program!




Attendance has increased for all of our events and is still going up! As our program continues to grow, we are striving to improve our program by leaps and bounds. To continue to offer the best program for tackle football we need the help of the NOAH community and the city of Tulsa.

We would love to add you as a supporter of the NOAH Football program. We need your help!



Below are our levels of community support:



Jaguar Football Corporate $1000. Corporate sponsors will receive a banner of their own with your ad read at halftime/ quarters, you will receive a Jag T-shirt and a Jag cap



Jaguar Football Partners $500. Partner sponsors will receive your name on a NOAH Partners banner, a Jag T-shirt and a Jag cap.



Jaguar Football Friends $100. Friend sponsors will receive your name on a NOAH Friends banner and the choice of a Jag T-shirt or a Jag cap.

NOAH is a 501 c3 non-profit corporation and your gifts are tax deductible.

Please feel free to mail your contribution to:

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: NOAH 14550 Tiffany Ln Skiatook, OK 74070





…or call one of the NOAH Support staff listed below and we will be glad to come by and pick it up.



Sincerely,



Joe Blankenship – NOAH Head Football Coach/Athletic Director
(b2himglory@gmail.com 918 760 0089)

Danae Fayard – NOAH Football Coordinator
 (ohboyx3@atlasok.com 918 269 7906 )

Fred Sabatini – NOAH President (fred@berrychicalo.com)

Jaguar Sponsorship Program

You may use this for your supporters that purchased ads last year.  You may print these forms or we will have forms you may picki up at the game Friday night.



We would like to introduce you to our exciting Jaguar sponsorship program!




Attendance has increased for all of our events and is still going up! As our program continues to grow, we are striving to improve our program by leaps and bounds. To continue to offer the best program for tackle football we need the help of the NOAH community and the city of Tulsa.

Your company was a supporter last year of the NOAH Football program and we need your help again!



Below are our levels of community support:



Jaguar Football Corporate $1000. Corporate sponsors will receive a banner of their own with your ad read at halftime/ quarters, you will receive a Jag T-shirt and a Jag cap



Jaguar Football Partners $500. Partner sponsors will receive your name on a NOAH Partners banner, a Jag T-shirt and a Jag cap.



Jaguar Football Friends $100. Friend sponsors will receive your name on a NOAH Friends banner and the choice of a Jag T-shirt or a Jag cap.

NOAH is a 501 c3 non-profit corporation and your gifts are tax deductible.

Please feel free to mail your contribution to:

NOAH 14550 Tiffany Ln Skiatook, OK 74070





…or call one of the NOAH Support staff listed below and we will be glad to come by and pick it up.



Sincerely,



Joe Blankenship – NOAH Head Football Coach/Athletic Director
 (b2himglory@gmail.com 918 760 0089)

Danae Fayard – NOAH Football Coordinator
 (ohboyx3@atlasok.com 918 269 7906 )

Fred Sabatini – NOAH President (fred@berrychicalo.com)

NOAH Football Sponsorships

Dear Junior High and High School Families,


We would like to introduce you to our exciting Jaguar sponsorship program!



Attendance has increased for all of our events and is still going up! As our program continues to grow by at leaps and bounds.We are striving to improve our program by leaps and bounds. To continue to offer the best program for tackle football we encourage you to reach out to your friends and family who might help support our Jags as well as our established supporters who purchased ads last year for our game programs.



Below are our levels of community support:



Jaguar Football Corporate $1000. Corporate sponsors will receive a banner of their own with their ad read at halftime/ quarters, you will receive a Jag T-shirt and a Jag cap



Jaguar Football Partners $500. Partner sponsors will receive their name on a Partners banner, a Jag T-shirt and a Jag cap.



Jaguar Football Friends $100. Friend sponsors will receive their name on a Friends banner and the choice of a Jag T-shirt or a Jag cap.



Please make an effort to contact those that may be able to purchase the sponsorships!



We must have these turned in as soon as possible in order to have the banners available for the next home game. That will provide our sponsors with four or five home games of exposure.

All checks should be made out to NOAH.

Please contact Danae Fayard if you have any questions, ohboyx3@atlasok.com.



Thank you,







NOAH Football

Friday's Game

The bus will leave at 5:00pm.  Please arrive at the practice field by 4:45pm.  Wear your Nike travel wear and bring you home game uniform(black jersey)

Parents make sure that your sons drink plenty of water, starting in the morning.

Also please pass the word of the change in location for this first home game.  Broken Arrow North Intermediate High School. 808 E. College St
The Tulsa World had our kick off at 7:00 pm but the correct time is 7:30 pm

Discount Card Pick up

Below is a message from Janine Gaalswyk who is distributing the discount cards.  If you will find me at
the game I will direct you to her.

thanks,
Danae


Parents/Players Jr and Sr. High:



I still have in my possession NOAH Discount Cards that need to be given to the following people. If your name is

listed below please find me at the NOAH/STILWELL game Friday night.



I will not give the card to anyone but the parents. I am the one who is always taking the pictures at the games.



The cards are valid from 9/2010 to 9/2011 so you need to get these from me on Friday night and get them distributed

to the individuals who ordered them so they have them in their possession in the month of September.


* Cannedy Family


* Means Family


* Martin Family


* Hartung Family


* Gustin Family


Thanks you so much

Janine Gaalswyk

NOAH Varsity Football vs Stilwell

The Football Jaguars would like to invite the other Jaguar athletes, families and friends to our first home game for the 2010 season. Our game this week will be against the Stilwell Indians . The game will take place at different location this week due to a scheduling conflict. The game will be held at Broken Arrow North Intermediate High School at 808 East College Broken Arrow, OK 74012. (Old BA High School)




Kick off will at 7:30pm. Gates will open early so you can grab a great seat.



Come wearing your Jaguar colors and feel free to make signs or banners to show your support for our Jaguars. Please pass the word and invite your friends so we will have a huge crowd cheering on our   2-0 Jaguars.

It's an exciting time to be a Jaguar!


GO JAGS!!!

Message from the NOAH Basketball Program

For those students who play football or another fall sport, it is expected that sport will remain your primary extra-curricular commitment until the end of the season. You are not expected to attend basketball practices until the completion of your fall sport. You do still need to register on-line so we have a count of incoming players. I would also encourage those not playing football to attend the NOAH football games and support your teammates. We play this Friday night at 7:30 against Stilwell at Broken Arrow North Intermediate High School.



Go Jags,


Chris Moody
NOAH Basketball A.D.


(Check the web site for more basketball information - www.noahjags.org)

JH Games Tonight

Just a reminder that we may need to bring chairs in case we run out of bleacher seating.

thanks,


Danae

269-7906

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR TONIGHTS GAMES

The  JV game tonight with Chelsea has been cancelled by Chelsea.   So the JV players will need to be picked up from Springs of Grace around 6:00pm.


The Junior High games are still on.  Jh players need to be at O'Brien Park at 4:30pm.

High school practice and JV game

High school practice will be at Springs of Grace at 3:45.
Helmets and cleats. Practice will be done at 6:00
Players will have a pre-game meal before the JV team will need to leave for the game.
We will not have a bus tomorrow because I could not find a driver. Jv players will be responsible for their transportation to and from the game. If you would like to help with transportation please call me.
JV players don't forget yo bring your home game (black) uniform to practice!
                                                 Directions:  From Tulsa, head north on Hwy 75 toward Bartlesville.  It is about 10 minutes from downtown Tulsa.  Take the 66th St. North exit,  turn left (west).  Travel west 0.7 miles and you will see O'Brien Park on the left.  Turn in the entrance and the football field is on the left.  For parking take the second left after you enter the park.  If you mapquest O'Brien Park it will direct you to the Lewis entrance which is not as simple as the written directions above.

Danae
269-7906

Metro Game Report

From Coach Blankenship"

Great job by the offensive line

Eric Thornton ran the ball great

Daniel Fowler makes a huge catch on 3rd and 18

Justus McGuire blocked outstanding and had 3 catches and 40 yards of total offense

Our linebackers were amazing with 48 tackles between them (Matt Long 14, Darius Andrews 13, Luke Wilson 11, Jared Harbin 8, David Gogolakis 2). they also had 5 tackles for loss, 1 QBH and recovered a fumble

John Dunbar led a great effort by the defensive line with 8 tackles and 2 sacks

Defensive Secondary was incredible holding Metro to a minimal amount of passing yards - Milan Leathers had 8 tackles, 1 for loss and broke up a pass, Caleb Bergquist, Daniel Fowler and others had big plays

SPECIAL TEAMS WERE VERY SPECIAL

Logan Luttrell kicked off 3 times - two in the end zone and the kickoff team tackled the returner the other time inside the 20. Ben Beaver returned 2 punts for 18 yards; Caleb Blog was 2-2 on extra points and Matt Long blocked a punt and an extra point!!!!

Every player and coach contributed!!!    9-11-10

Matthew Long Nominated for PLAYER OF THE WEEK by Tulsa World

Senior Linebacker, Matthew Long, is one of 8 Oklahoma football players selected as finalists for this week's player of the week.
The editors ask fans to help them select the Player of the week by casting votes at Tulsa World Sports Extra Polls.
A decision will be made Tuesday night.
Matthew is just one of several outstanding NOAH athletes who have been recognized recently by media outlets for excellence in their arenas.
Polls such as these also help the Tulsa World gauge readership. A high vote count may result in greater coverage of NOAH sports, and hence, more opportunities for all NOAH athletes.
You may "vote early and often"

Junior High and High School Families

Dear NOAH Football Families,

We have started off our season with a bang in Springfield and as we enjoy cheering on our jag teams we wanted to remind our jag fans of a few things. We had a few issues brought to our attention at the Springfield game that we need to address. We are asking our parents to help us with the task of keeping every one off of the football field. If you are not a part of the team or a support person for the team that is scheduled to play on the field then you should not be on the field at any time unless you are invited for a half time participation etc.

During the Springfield game I witnessed a game referee ask one of our coaches to have a group of teenagers move away from the field and then the referee himself asked another group of teenagers to move away from the football field. Please speak with your children so that they understand that they should not play near the field. Our referees, coaches and team support staff should not have to concern themselves with these type of issues. This should be our responsibility as parents to make that our children understand what is allowed and what is not.

Please do not let your children climb on any structures at the fields. At the Springfield game it was brought to my attention that children were climbing up the back of the bleachers. This is a huge safety issue and we don’t want to have a child injured when it could be so easily prevented. As we represent first Jesus Christ, second the NOAH organization and third our individual families we want to respect other organizations property and authority.

We have moved our junior high and junior varsity games to a new location this year. I hope you were able to read the announcement on the football blog. One of the drawbacks of the new field is the lack of space between the field and the fence that encloses the field area. There is only about a thirty foot area for our team to stand and for our spectators to access the bleachers. It will be imperative to help us keep our fans away from the football field so that we won’t have any accidents. There are several areas outside of the fenced football field that the children can throw a football and play.





Thank You,



Danae Fayard and the NOAH football leadership

High School: Metro Game

Players be at practice field at 4:30 with travel gear (Nike pre-game) by 4:15.  Bus will leave by 4:30.  If meeting at Metro players need to be there no later than 5:30.




Coach Joe

Junior High and JV Home Game Venue Change

We have a change of venue for our junior high and junior varsity home games.  We have three junior  high home game dates  with a 7th and an 8th grade  game each night of the three dates and two junior varsity home games.  All jh/jv home games will be played at O'Brien Park.  It is a brand new field that  we are very excited to be able to use. 

The home game DATES have not changed only the venue
Monday, Sept. 13th, Chelsea
                7th grade at 5:30pm
                8th grade at 6:30pm
                JV at 8:00pm

Monday, Oct. 4th, Pawhuska
                7th grade at 5:30pm
                8th grade at  5:30pm

Monday, Oct. 11th, Metro
                7th grade at 5:30pm
                8th grade at 6:30pm
                JV at 8:00pm

               


Directions:  From Tulsa, head north on Hwy 75 toward Bartlesville.  It is about 10 minutes from downtown Tulsa.  Take the 66th St. North exit,  turn left (west).  Travel west 0.7 miles and you will see O'Brien Park on the left.  Turn in the entrance and the football field is on the left.  For parking take the second left after you enter the park.  If you mapquest O'Brien Park it will direct you to the Lewis entrance which is not as simple as the written directions above.

The field has a scoreboard and we have found a portable system to use for game announcing.  Now we need an announcer.  If anyone would like to help out with announcing for this Monday's game please let me know.


Go Jags!!

Danae

Message from our Home Game Volunteer Coordinator

Thank you to all who have already signed up to help fill the volunteer slots for all of our home games. For those who have not signed up yet, you will be contacted by email shortly to see what dates you will be available to work. For the time being, the below slots are needed to be filled for the upcoming games on Monday, September 13th. Please look over the open slots and email me what you would like to work.


Thank you very much!

Janet Bergquist



janet.bergquist@coxmg.com


Sept 13th:

7th grade game at 5:30p (arrival 30 minutes prior to the game is preferred)

· Concessions – 2 people

· Security – 1 person

8th grade game at 6:30p (arrival 30 minutes prior to the game is preferred)

· Chain Crew – 2 people

· Concessions – 3 people

· Security – 2 people

· Jag Wear – 1 person

· Field clean-up – 1 person /family

JV game at 8pm (arrival 30 minutes prior to the game is preferred)

· Concessions – 2 people

· Security – 1 person

· Gate – 2 people

Please discard Football Calendar

Please  do not use the  football calendar that was distributed at the Spring meeting.   Once August practice begins all information will be distributed on the blog, direct email or for jh on the jagline.  Current game schedules for all tackle football teams will be on the main www.noahjags.org website under football and then under the scores tab.

Thank you

High School Team

A reminder from Coach Joe that practice will be at Springs of Grace at 10:00am

helmets and cleats only

Junior High Game vs Berryhill

This is a duplicate message that was sent as a direct email for the JH team.  It has been posted on the blog to try and reach all junior high families.

NOAH Jr. High Families,



I’m excited to see the young men compete!! All JH players need to be fully dressed in their white game Jersey’s and ready to go at 4:30pm at Berry Hill HS football field for pre-game warm up. Please allow enough time with all the road construction and rush hour traffic.







The 7th grade game is set to KO at 5:30, 8th at 6:30



Please click on the title for the hyperlink to Berry Hill High School to see a mapquest map of where the field is located.


The school address is:



2901 S. 65th West Ave.



Tulsa, OK 74107


Coach Sabatini

Equipment Manager for the High School Team

We are still in need of an equipment manager for JV games and for high school practices.

If you think you might like to help the team at practice and down on the field during games, 
 please speak with  Coach Joe.

High School Team

Friday the bus departure tme has changed.

Arrive at the practice field by 1:00pm.

The bus will leave at 1:30p

Wear your NOAH shirt and black NOAH shorts.

The team will be given a pre-game meal (sandwich).

If you are driving yourself to the practice field you must park closest to 129th. 
DO NOT PARK NEAR THE CHURCH
They will have services on Friday night.

Junior High

Dear Junior High Parents,


Uniform Care Instructions:

Last night the junior high players were given white game jerseys.   The white and blue game jerseys should be washed in cold water and hung to air dry.  DO NOT USE BLEACH OR PUT THEM IN AN AUTOMATIC CLOTHES DRYER.  Sometimes on the white jersey there are black marks that remain after washing.  This is from the facemask and pads leaving marks when they tackle each other.  This usually can be removed by scraping your fingernail across the fabric.  (The truth is they like to have the marks as a badge of honor lol Boys!) 

Practice pants are also cold water wash with no bleach and air dry.  Please remove pads from the pants before washing.  The pads can be hand washed and then can be left to air dry.  They can also be wiped down with clorox wipes.

The girdles will also last much longer if they are not dried in an automatic clothes dryer.

Some of the jerseys may be long for the junior high players.  If the white game jerseys are too long and can't be tucked in.   The jersey can be hemmed.  The final hem needs to sit about mid thigh in order to stay tucked in.  The jerseys will hopefully be used in the future so it would be great if you can make it work without cutting the jerseys.   Do not let your sons cut the jerseys themselves.  If you have any questions please feel free to ask Kathy Gogo or myself.

Thanks so much,

Danae Fayard
269-7906

Kathy Gogo

Berryhill Game for Thursday Junior High and JV Players

Please click on the title above to view the directions to Berryhill.  The Berryhill coach said that the football field will be visible when you reach the high school.

We will have two junior high games followed by a jv game. 
7th grade will start at 5:30pm
8th grade will start at 6:30pm
JV at 7:30pm

Junior high players should arrive at 4:30pm wearing your white  jersey game uniform.

The high school team will have their normal practice  on Thursday. The bus will leave at 6:00pm for those jv players that Coach Joe will be taking to the Berryhill game. These players will be provided with a sandwich meal during the bus ride.  Coach Joe will let you know if you are to dress for the game. The jv will be wearing black game pants and white practice jerseys (please wash your practice jerseys for Thursdays practice). 

If you have any questions , please let me know.

Danae
2697906

Directions to the Willard Mo. Field(Springfield) Lighthouse Christian Chargers

You will be traveling East on I-44 and when you get into Springfield look for Exit 75. Take Exit 75 and take West US-160 or to the left. There is no signal here so watch traffic from both directions!! You will take US 160 toward Willard…this is approximately 5 ½ miles. You will then turn right on Z Hwy or also called Jackson Street and take this about ½ mile. You will come to a four way stop and take a right. This will be Miller road. You will see the Football field to the right. Parking is in the field.

Junior High Families

Jr. High Families:



This is a friendly reminder for pizza orders. If you would like to order your family a pizza for after the Springfield jr. high games, please let me know this evening at practice or you may email me. I drive a gray Dodge Caravan.



Also, if your player needs a ride to Springfield, please let us know as quickly as possible.



Shelley Roberts

shelley-roberts@sbcglobal.net

High School Practice for Monday/ Lost and Found from Scrimmage

Practice monday wil be at practice field on 129th @ 3:45



Lost and Found:
A light colored tote bag was found in the NOAH stands at the Victory scrimmage.  It contains 5 cans of Mt. Dew.  If anyone is looking for the missing tote, Kathy Gogo has it.
Kathy's email: gogofamily@cox.net or 749-7644)
 

High School Home Game Volunteers

Tonight Janet Bergquist will have the home game volunteer sign up sheet at the hs scrimmage.  Please seek her out if you need to fulfill your volunteer duties.

Janet's email is:   janet.bergquist@coxmg.com


thanks,

Danae

Varsity Game Added!

We will be playing Lighthouse Christian Academy (Springfield Chargers)in Willard Mo.
The game will take place on Friday September 3rd at 7:30 pm. Driving directions will follow.
The bus for hs players will plan to leave the practice field at 1:00 pm on Friday.
There wIll be more details soon.

Danae

High School Scrimmage Friday Night at Victory Christian School

Scrimmage tonight at VCS with Sperry and VCS. Players need to arrive at the practice field before 4:45pm. Remember we will not have a pre-game meal provided for scrimmages.
Wear your radically devoted t-shirt and black NOAH shorts on the bus.

We will be wearing our black game jerseys.

JV scrimmage will start at 6:30 pm with varsity to follow.

Danae
269-7906

Junior High Game Schedule addition

Junior High Football
 
We have added a game to our schedule Friday, September 3 at Springfield, Mo.   (Springfield Christian Chargers) Directions will be coming down the blog soon.  Please be watching for that.
7th Grade plays @ 4:30
8th Grade plays @ 5:30
 
It is approximately a 3 hour drive.  For those who would like to caravan, we will leave the practice field at 12 o’clock.
 
Please make sure your player is fed a good lunch.  We will eat after the games.
 
If your player needs a ride OR if you are able to take an additional player (if needed), please let me know.
 
Many of our families will be staying to watch the varsity game after the junior high.  We will be making a pizza order.  Pizza Hut is offering 1 topping, large (8 slices) for $7/per pizza.  We have to give Pizza Hut two days notice, and they will deliver to us after our games.  So, if you would like to order pizza, please let me know by Tuesday evening (end of practice) how many/type  of pizza you want.  I will have a pizza list at junior high practices.  We will collect the money at the game.
 
If you have any questions, please let me know.
 
Shelley Roberts
shelley-roberts@sbcglobal.net 
638-8866

High School Pre-Game Meals

Pre-Game Meal Instructions


JV/Varsity Games





Let me take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Shelley Roberts - I will be coordinating the pre-game meals for JV/Varsity. Coach Blankenship and Coach Gastelum like to provide the players with a quick meal before each game. It usually consist of sandwiches, fruit, and bottled water. There have been times where families have provided chips, cheese, and other healthy snacks.



We request that each family sign up for two sandwich slots, two fruit slots, and one water slot.



 Sandwiches (20 per family) - Please bring sandwiches fully made in labeled sandwich bags. Some players do not like condiments, so you may consider leaving a few plain. It is imperative that the sandwich bags be labeled for those players who may have food allergies.

 Fruit (20 Pcs. per family) - Some fruit ideas are: bananas, grapes, apples, oranges. I realize it is difficult to buy a bag of apples/oranges that has 20 in the bag, so just cut them in half. A cluster of grapes in a sandwich bag works great.

 Water (1/case per family)



I will be send email notices through my email address. So if you have a blocker on receiving emails, please add me to your contact list. I also ask that you simply reply to my email acknowledging that you did receive the notice. It is very difficult for me to have to call you to verify, so please make every effort to simply hit the ‘reply’ button to let me know. DO NOT reply to any of the coaching staff or administrative staff (ie. Danae Fayard).



Please put all your food/drink items in a cooler (put your name on cooler) and bring to the drop off place (the place where Coach Joe designates that the team will be leaving from). We will then transport the ice chests to the game site and return your cooler to your son after the game.



Please add my email address to your contacts list, and if you have any concerns or questions, just let me know. THANK YOU for all your help and support.



Shelley-Roberts@sbcglobal.net

918-638-8866 (cell)



PS: If you have not yet signed-up to help with the meals; you can contact me, and I will let you know what dates still need to be filled, otherwise I will insert your family’s name where needed. At this point, all sandwich slots are filled, so I would need remaining family to sign up for two fruit and two water slots.

Youth Baseball

Youth Fall Baseball Practices


NOAH youth baseball will be conducting fall practices at the NOAH practice fields located at 83rd and 129th east avenue. All homeschool players between the ages 9-14 as of May 1st, 2011 are welcome to attend. We will divide the players into three groups: 9/10, 11/12 and 13/14. Players will work on fundamentals in preparation for the competitive team tryouts on October 9th.


Players should bring water bottle, glove and bat. Players wear baseball attire, shorts are acceptable.


Practices will be 1 ½ hour on Fridays so that you may support NOAH’s varsity football games.


Fall Practice Schedule:

Sept 3 - 6-7:30 pm

Sept 10 - 6-7:30 pm


Sept 17 - 6-7:30 pm


Sept 24 - 6-7:30 pm

Oct 1 - 6-7:30 pm


Competitive Team Tryouts - October 9th

13/14U - 9:30 am

9/10U - 12:00 pm

11/12 - 2:30 pm

Recreation Team Signups – Jan/Feb 2011


Thanks!

Flag Football Meeting

A meeting is set for Monday, August 23rd, at about 6pm (following Junior High practice).


Parents, athletes, and volunteers are asked to attend.



President Fred Sabatini will have important details that you won't want to miss.



Your volunteer commitment will help make this season a success for the kids.

High School Practice/individual photo make up

Pictures for those high school players who missed pictures on Thursday will be able to take them after practice on Monday.
Don't forget to bring your game uniform.

Practice will be at the practice field at 3:45

High school players

Just a reminder that we won't have a pre game meal for scrimmages.

Found!

Found: one inhaler see Coach G.

Found: Helmet, Shoulder Pads, Gloves…If you are Robert Clark, and you left your pads at the field, see Coach G. ):D

Junior High Scrimmage and Team/Individual Pictures

Junior high team scrimmage against Cascia Hall this Tuesday, August 24th.

Pictures will be taken by Jerry Palmer.  Click on the title above to print the photo order form.  Please complete the form, attach and enclose check or exact cash in an envelope.  Make checks payable to Jerry Palmer or Palmer Images.

Scrimmage is set for 6:00 pm.  Please arrive at Cascia Hall to by 4:00 pm for photos.

I will try to have the home game volunteer sign up sheets.  This will probably be the last oppurtuniy for you to choose your volunteer positions.  After this we will assign positions to those who have not signed up for their volunteer positions.

Scrimmage address:  Cascia Hall 2520 South Yorktown Avenue, Tulsa

Thanks,

Danae
269-7906

Directions for High School Games

Click on the link above and it will take you to the NOAH website or  http://www.noahjags.org/
Click on the athletics tab, then click on the football tab, then on the scores tab to the right of the varsity label.

This will give you the schedule for the high school team.

Click on the location- away/home and it will bring you to the address of the game venue.

Friday's scrimmage is at  Charles Page High School  500 North Adams Road, Sand Springs.

Mark Walters Funeral Services

The funeral services for Thursday morning have been changed from 10:00 am to 9:30 am. 

Please pass the word.

Friday's Scrimmage

The high school team will meet at the practice field at 3:45pm to travel  by bus to Sand Springs HS for the scrimmage.  The scrimmage will include the Jaguars, Sapulpa and Sand Springs.  The jv teams will start at 5:30 pm with varsity to follow.  For the bus ride,  players should wear their radically devoted t-shirts and black NOAH shorts.  Coach Joe will inform the team of what game uniform he wants them to wear for the scrimmage.

Team Pictures Order Form

The high school team will be taking team and individual photos tomorrow after practice.  Jerry Palmer will be taking the photos.  Click on the link above to print the picture order form.

Please  complete the order form and enclose exact cash or a check (made to Jerry Palmer Images) in an envelope.  Please attach the envelope to the order form.

Players are to wear practice wear to practice and bring game uniform to change into after practice is complete.

Funeral arrangements for Mark Walters

Stephen Mark Walters, 42, minister, died Friday. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Mallett Funeral Home, Wagoner, and service 10 a.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church, Porter.

Flag Football Opportunities

 President Fred Sabatini released this statement to the families interested in Flag football. If any tackle football players our their family members can help, please let Fred know.

   We at NOAH have been blessed with great leaders in our many years of providing homeschool athletic programs to the Northeast Oklahoma community. We are in urgent need of leadership, in order to continue the flag football program.  We appreciate the fine leadership of our outgoing Flag Football Athletic Director, Andrew Moss. He is not able to continue in this capacity and so we turn to you to do your part to help us develop the young athletes.
   We will have a meeting at the NOAH Practice facility (86^th  St. & 129^th E. Ave) sometime next week. We will need to hear from you prior to that meeting so we know what needs still remain.
Our questions:
1.      How many players do you have playing flag football this year?_____
2.     Can you serve as a
    a.      Coach?_______
    b.      Team Coordinator?______
    c       Treasurer?______
    d.      Athletic Director?_______
3.      Do you know any other leaders you can recommend?                    Who?_____
4.     What experience have you have with NOAH Sports or other youth athletic programs?________
Please reply to this email this week so we can better prepare for the upcoming season.
With People,

Fred Sabatini
NOAH President
flagfootball@noahjags.org

High School Practice

Practice for high school-will start warm-up at 3:45pm at the practice field.

Correction !!!

The directions from the practice field to Haikey park are incorrect.
Instead of turning right on 81st it should read 91st.

Sorry

High School~Blue and White Scrimmage/Picnic

Jaguar Picnic~

Come and join us for the Blue/White scrimmage Saturday morning at the practice field. Players should be ready for practice at 8am. The scrimmage will start at 9am. After the scrimmage we will move to Haikey Park.

Haikey Park address is 11327 S. Garnett Ave. Broken Arrow. From the practice field you will turn right onto 129th then right on 81st. Next you will turn left onto Garnett Ave. When you head south on Garnett, you drive into the park area. The Pavilion is the first turn on the right, it is a tri-pavilion, it has the restrooms and a playground next to it. There are plenty of shady trees and parking. The park also has frisbee golf for those who may be interested.

We will have grilled hot dogs and hamburgers with chips and drinks. We will charge only enough to cover the cost of the food. If you would like to help with the food preparation/serving you can contact Shelley Roberts (638-8866) or Sheila Rossi. Please bring small bills to pay for your meal.

Coach Joe is requesting each player and their family to attend for player recognition. Coach will be introducing each player and his family. This is great opportunity for fellowship and to become better acquainted with our NOAH football families.

Don't forget your chairs so you can relax while you watch the scrimmage. We may need them at the park also.

Janet Bergquist will have the home game volunteer spreadsheet available for those who still need to sign up for their volunteer positions.

If you have any questions just let me know.

Danae
269-7906

Practice

High school team will practice today and tomorrow starting at 6:30pm til 9:00pm.

Junior High check the jh jagline at 365-0110

Today's schedule

Due to the heat the high school team will practice from 6:30pm to 9:00pm
tonight and Friday night

Equipment check out:
This is only for practice equipment. Game uniforms will be given at a later date.

Equipment will only be give out if you have paid half of your player fees and turned in all of your registration paperwork.

5:30pm for new high school players that need helmets and pads.

6:00pm for all junior high players

Danae
269-7906

Meeting Reminder

Don't forget about the Junior high and high school football meeting tonight at Springs of Grace Church at 6:30pm. Springs of Grace Church, 7123 E. 7th. St. Tulsa,

High School Practice Schedule For The First Two weeks

Next Tuesday Aug 3rd, Parent/Player meeting with physicals and conditioning testing. Starting at 6:30pm to 8:00pm.

Thursday, Aug. 5th, Equipment check out at 3:00pm
Practice-Helments and shorts 4-6:30pm
Friday Aug. 6th, practice- helments and shorts 4-6:30pm

Aug.9th - 13th practice with full pads 4-6:30pm

Saturday Aug. 14th Blue/White scrimmage 8am-10am

High School and Junior High Parent/Player Meetings Next Tuesday August 3rd at SOG

NOAH Families,

We will have our planning meeting next Tuesday, August 3rd at 6:30pm. The meeting for JH and HS parents/players and practice for the high school team(also at 6:30pm) will be held at Springs of Grace Bible Church at 7123 E. 7th St. in Tulsa.

This meeting will have several important topics to be addressed:

Our head coaches will have a message and will be available for questions.

Dr Krautter will provide sports physicals for returning players.

Home game volunteer signups will take place after the coaches messages. Each high school and junior high family is required to volunteer during our home games. We will have a signup sheet with amount of positions that you will need to fill for the season. You might want to bring your personal calendar so you can choose your dates.

High school pre-game food signups will also be available to reserve your required dates.

The football calendar displays that we will have equipment checkout on Tuesday. We have changed the date to Thursday, August 5th. High school players will start at 3:00pm and junior high check out will start at 5:00pm at the practice field on 129th E. Ave.

If you have not turned in registration forms or fees you may also bring those.

We are still missing a few home/away game jerseys that were not returned after TU camp. Please check with your sons to make sure that he has returned his jerseys.

Thank You,

Danae Fayard
918-269-7906