All of our GVBL Champions have been crowned! Last Thursday at GWES, the Buckeyes and Spartans faced off a second time to decide a champion in the Boys 3rd/4th Division. The Buckeyes were victorious this time around were named the GVBL Champions!
The next game featured the final championship matchup of the 2022 GVBL Winter League season, Gators vs. Wildcats. The Gators had won their previous matchup to force a final game. Despite great play from the Wildcats all season, the Gators were the victors and successfully won the Girls 3rd/4th Division Championship after making it through the loser's bracket of the playoff tournament. Congratulations Gators!
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Congratulations once again to all of our division champions! What a great season it was! We hope to see you all back for the summer league! |
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Survey and Summer Basketball |
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Thanks for a great 2021-22 GVBL Winter League season.
Please complete a brief survey to help us continue to improve GVBL and GVCO.
Registration for the 2022 GVBL Summer League begins on April 15th!
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Unlike the winter league, both Great Valley and non-Great Valley residents will be able to play in the league! The season will run from the middle of June to the middle of August. We hope to see all of you back this summer to play some more basketball! As always, we will be looking for coach and referee volunteers.
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The Storm traveled up to State College for the Pennsylvania State Championships this past weekend. In game action, the Storm had an impressive win over Karns City where all players contributed to a sizable victory. Throughout the weekend, Kate Weikert and Lauren Chain led the team in minutes and points. More important was the team bonding that went on throughout, highlighted by a tour of the Bryce Jordan Arena. Storm player, Lily Lexer, has a cousin that plays for the Penn State Lady Lions. Makenna Marisa is the point guard for PSU and was 2nd in the Big 10 in scoring and 7th in the nation in scoring. More impressive was that she cheered on the Storm throughout the weekend and was incredibly accommodating of the team showing them the Lady Lions locker room and taking the team on the court. It was a fantastic weekend for the team, who now will focus on the ICBA championship game against Deep Run on Saturday.
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The Hive competed this weekend in the Gold Division of the 5th Grade Girls State Championship!
We finished 1 spot out of the final 4 in pool play based on a tiebreaker of point differential.
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The weekend featured an hard fought 11 point victory over great team from the Pittsburgh area - Chartiers Valley. In our second game the girls had a halftime lead over the #2 ranked team in the state only to succumb to their height down the stretch. The Hive fought hard the rest of the weekend but fell to the last two teams in heartbreaking fashion by 1 point in each contest to two very good teams.
All and all the girls held their own with the best teams in Pennsylvania. The coaches and parents are proud of their accomplishments this season.
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The 7th Grade Boys Knights team wrapped up an amazing season by participating in the PA State Tournament this weekend. They played 4 games against teams from all over the state including one from Pittsburgh and another one from Altoona. The competition was tough, but they left with win and more importantly an incredible set of memories.
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Cooper Willey, Noah Gardner, Tanner Melia, Paul Serpentine, Matthew Kasser, James McCollum, and Blake Sacchetta of the 29ers have their eyes set on an early April tournament. Best of luck boys!
Todd Fredrick brought back GV Crush for a reunion tourney this week. Mikenna Schneider came out of retirement and helped the "old" crew bring home yet another championship for the Crush! Congratulations girls!
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2022-23 Tournament Teams
Free Clinics for Rising 4th Graders
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A reminder that the second and final tournament team clinic will be held this Wednesday, 3/23, from 6-8pm at General Wayne Elementary School Lower Gym. This clinic is for 2022-2023 rising 4th graders who may have interest in next year's 4th grade GVBL tournament team program.
The free clinic will be hosted by a group of coaches from our GVBL tournament team committee. In addition to the kids running through workouts at each session, there will be someone from the GVBL tournament team committee there to answer any and all questions that parents may have regarding goals of the program, scheduling, time commitment, cost, etc.
Please be sure to mark the date on your calendar. Please register for the Boys or Girls clinic if you have not done so. If you have already registered, your child's attendance is expected:
Rising 4th Grade Boys 2022-23 tournament team clinic:
- Wednesday, March 23rd from 6:00-7:00pm @GWES lower gym
Rising 4th Grade Girls 2022-23 tournament team clinic:
- Wednesday, March 23rd from 7:00-8:00pm @GWES lower gym
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Use it or get left behind on important GVBL Winter League info
- Schedules
- Rosters
- Season updates
- Weather outtages
Get it in the App Store
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Jr. Patriots Tackle Football |
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The Great Valley Junior Patriots is an instructional youth football program for kids within the Great Valley School District and surrounding communities in grades 2-6. The purpose of the program is to create a fun experience for kids, playing and learning the game of football while competing with their peers in surrounding programs. We pride ourselves on creating a strong sense of community among our volunteers, parents and athletes and look forward to the 2022 season!
The Junior Patriots will provide all tackle players a helmet, chin strap, shoulder pads, and practice jersey for use during the season. These items must be returned at the close of the season.
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This year, registration costs also include a required personalized game-day jersey and game-day pants - includes padding. Players will own/keep these items at the end of the season and can reuse for future seasons, if they choose. Equipment hand-out and uniform sizing dates will be communicated by your head coach.
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GV Pride Yard Signs
- Customized with your senior's name
- 18"x24" coroplast with wire stakes
- Complete orders due by March 27
- Orders are not final until payment is received
- Signs will be delivered to your address the last week in April
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Proceeds benefit the GV Crew Team
Order now:
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Cheer Fitness & Choreography Clinics
The cheer fitness & choreography clinics are fun and high-energy workout sessions to increase endurance and strength. Each session is 1 hour; half is a workout class format while the other is learning choreography to music that includes exercises and dances. This is all with the added fun of working out with pom poms!! Poms are included in the registration fee.
Athletes will be separated into two groups based on intensity level and age. Both groups will be at the same location and same time.
Sessions are on Thursdays from 6:30-7:30PM March 31st through May 26th; no session on April 14th. They will be held at the lower gym at General Wayne Elementary School, 20 Devon Rd., Malvern.
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Book Drive - March 18 - April 3
Caring Hands will be collecting all types of books in good condition to assist Books 4 Cause and their African Library Project or Bernies Book Bank. Look for the Caring Hands donation boxes in the Middle School lobby, High School lobby, and at the GVCO trailer to leave books to give to the selected charities.
Caring Hands is a student-led volunteer group that supports the community through various activities. Students in grades 7-12 are needed for Spring events. Sign up for the email list.
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In Ian's Boots Shoe Drive
GVCO Caring Hands recently completed its annual shoe drive to benefit Ian's Boots out of Pottstown, PA. Our organization is proud to partner with Ian's Boots in its mission to provide shoes and boots to those who need them the most. Go to Ian's Story to learn more about him and the mission of the organization.
GVCO Caring Hands would like to thank all those who donated shoes during this year's drive, helping this wonderful cause.
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Book Exchange
We will be hosting a community book exchange on April 2nd at the GVCO Trailer. The goal is to promote literacy and share a community love for reading. The extra books will be donated to Chester County Libraries. More details to come very soon.
Good Works
During the middle of May, we will be assisting Good Works of Chester County. This organization provides home repair for low-income families. Additional details are coming.
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The Comcast Corporation is a global media and technology company located in Philadelphia which has a long history of supporting local communities. Their corporate giving program allows their employees the opportunity to support the neighborhoods where they live and work. Comcast stays true to its mission to connect people by educating, entertaining and empowering people to bring people together.
GVCO is grateful to Comcast and its employees for making a difference right here in Malvern. Through their corporate social responsibility programs Comcast offers a year-round Matching Gift Program which is designed to amplify employee impact in local communities by providing a company matching gift to eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations following personal donations by employees.
Comcast Employees have been able to make an impact via the workplace which has benefitted GVCO’s programming and more importantly the new facility. Thank you to Comcast and your employees for being invested in the Great Valley Community Organization.
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GVCO is excited to announce that we have been awarded $750,000.00 of state funding to assist with the construction of our new GVCO Community Center. With the help of Senator Comitta to secure the funding, GVCO sees this as another milestone towards making this wonderful community asset a reality for Great Valley and the surrounding region.
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1st Phase of the new GVCO Community Center |
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We are on our way...
to a world-class community resource that delivers a broad range of sports, educational, arts, recreational and senior programs that address key community needs.
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The time is NOW.... Together we can make it happen!
We need your help to finish what we've started! We will not get the necessary financing to complete the project without raising additional funds.
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The Barrow Family - Greg, Sandi, Jack, & Ryan |
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Greg & Sandi both grew up in the area. Sandi is a proud GV alum. Greg owns an insurance agency, and Sandi is most proud of being a mom.
They first heard of GVCO when a little girl came to Jack’s preschool class with her Junior Hoopsters trophy. They knew immediately they had to get the boys involved, and it was love at first sight. The GVBL program was amazing & still is impressive today. Both boys played through high school. Ryan is still playing in the High School division.
In 2010 when GVCO started a youth football program with the Junior Patriots, Sandi & Greg knew their boys, 5 & 7 at the time, would be thrilled to jump on board. It was the best seven seasons ever with GVFL. Greg coached, and Sandi was a GVFL Board Member and League Representative for four seasons.
Not only playing the games & having fun over the years, but it is the life-long friends we have all made that are truly the magic of GVCO. It was essential to pass this spirit on to younger families by supporting GVCO and the new center.
We cannot wait to see all of the happy faces, young and old, at the new GVCO center.
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More Ways to Support GVCO |
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Do You Match?
It's a great way to contribute and help GVCO complete the entire new GVCO Community Center project.
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Use code #47309 for GVCO! |
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