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Do you want to play over Spring Break?

3/26/2013

A few girls have said they want to hit over Spring Break, but they don't know who else is staying in town. So, if you are looking for someone to hit with, here's what you can do:
1. Post a comment on this blog.
2. Include your name and when you can play.
3. Then, other players can leave comments to set something up with you.

Hopefully the weather will be nice enough to allow outdoor play. In any case, I hope you all enjoy your week off from school. Have lots of fun, but don't do anything stupid:)
-Coach Schwallier

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JV Practice is Cancelled Tuesday 3/26 and Wed 3/27, due to weather. Practice Resumes Monday, April 8th. Have a great Spring Break!

3/26/2013

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West Ottawa Takes 2nd at WO Invite

3/23/2013

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Parents / Players,

Thanks for all coming out yesterday to the Invitational. It was a very long, but a good day. I always post results after events so you can see how each individual flight did, who your opponents were, complete team results, etc. Here's how you get there:

1. Go to "Women's Varsity".
2. Go to "Results / Photos".
3. Go to "2013 - Complete Season Results / Photos".
4. Click on the event you wish to check results for.

Also, parents who took pictures, email them to me so I can post some photos of the event. It's easy for all of the events to become a blur after a while if you don't have photos to look back at.

Finally, a thank you to all the parents for the great food and drinks all day long. Everything was great, and it always is. Nan, thank you for my "turning 30" photo. I can't say I'm thrilled to be saying goodbye to my 20's, but I've found that life in general just keeps getting better and better for me, so I'll trust the trend will continue into a new decade! Thanks again everyone, and have a good weekend.

-Coach Schwallier

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West Ottawa Invitational Friday 11am-11pm

3/21/2013

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Holland Tennis Community,
Come on out to the Dewitt Tennis Center Friday and support the West Ottawa Girls Tennis team. We will compete against Holland Christian, Holland, and St. Joseph throughout the day, each of which traditionally field good teams. If you come out, you will see the following girls competing:

West Ottawa Lineup
1 Singles - Kristine Koeze (12)
2 Singles - Kelsey Hosner (12)
3 Singles - Kennidi Rue (12)
4 Singles - Colleen VandePoel (12)

1 Doubles - Kelly Burns (11)
Casey Foster (10)
2 Doubles - Sammie Govert (12)
Courtney Keech (12)
3 Doubles - Susan Fender (10)
Caroline Zimmer (11)
4 Doubles - Claudia Barajas (12)
Bethany Paarlberg (11)

Head Coach - Peter Schwallier (6th year)
Assistant Coach - Matt Gahan (2nd year)

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Parent / Player Meeting Reminder for Wed. Night

3/19/2013

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Parent Meeting
Date: Wednesday, March 20
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: LGI Room (HS North Building)
Who must attend: All players and at least one parent

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Practice Update

3/17/2013

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Varsity Tryouts: The following will play tomorrow after school at MVP @3:15pm: Arin DeGraaf BethanyPaarlburg Caroline Zimmer Casey Foster Claudia Barajas ColleenVandePoel Courtney Keech Kelly Burns Kelly Hayes Kelsey Hosner Kennidi Rue Kristine Koeze Sammie Govert Susan Fender
JV Practice: Practice for JV is cancelled for tomorrow. At the moment, I will wait before canceling further practices this week, although as I'm sure you are aware, the weather forecast does not look great.

Parent/Player Meeting...details are in the next post down if you haven't checked the website in a few days. I'm looking forward to seeing you all there soon.

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Parent / Player Meeting

3/14/2013

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Parent Meeting
Date: Wednesday, March 20
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: LGI Room
Who must attend: All players and at least one parent

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Thursday @ 3:00 - Mandatory Concussion Test for (most) players

3/12/2013

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Parents/Players,
You are probably aware that this year each athlete must take a concussion test. Many of the the girls have not done this yet, so I set up a scheduled time for our team. Here is our slot:

Thursday 14th, 3:00PM in the Computer lab next to the North Library.

From what other kids have said, this test takes between 30 minutes and an hour. It is mandatory for each child on the tennis team to go, with the following two exceptions:

1. Don't go if you already took the test.
2. If you email me telling me that you have set up another time, I'm ok with that too...I just need to know you are getting it done.

It must be done this week.

If you are looking for another time, they have open testing times M-F this week at 3pm, 3:45pm, 4:30 & 5:15pm. They sign up for a slot by going down to the trainers (there's a signup sheet). Friday at 3pm is JV Baseball though, so don't sign up then.

Coach

(By the way, I checked the courts yesterday. There is still a little ice on most courts, but it is turning to slush, so I believe it will clear by the weekend. If we get dry weather and a bit of wind or sun, I believe that Monday will be a go outside.)

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Tuesday Tryouts

3/11/2013

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The following girls will play on Tuesday Morning at MVP from 5-7am:
Annika Anderson
Arin DeGraaf
Cailey Michaelis
Caroline Zimmer
Claudia Barajas
Courtney Keech
Gabby Coronado-Dodde
Jay Cizek
Kelly Hayes
Lacy DenBleyker
Leah DenBleyker
Makenna VanDyne
Sammie Govert
Savannah Scholma
Susan Fender

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Tryouts begin Monday!

3/6/2013

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Players,

1. Click For Everything You Need To Know For The 2013 Tennis Tryouts
2. If your name is on the list for tryouts on Monday, leave a comment on this post
so I know you will be there.
3. Bring your "A-Game", it's going to be an exciting week!!!

-Coach Schwallier

*Players not trying out for varsity will begin practicing on Monday, March 18 at the North Courts from 3-5 PM.

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Do you want to play over Spring Break?

JV Practice is Cancelled Tuesday 3/26 and Wed 3/27, due to weather. Practice Resumes Monday, April 8th. Have a great Spring Break!

West Ottawa Takes 2nd at WO Invite

West Ottawa Invitational Friday 11am-11pm

Parent / Player Meeting Reminder for Wed. Night

Practice Update

Parent / Player Meeting

Thursday @ 3:00 - Mandatory Concussion Test for (most) players

Tuesday Tryouts

Tryouts begin Monday!

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