1/2 - video of a driving layup in a recent Girls 1st/2nd Grades game
3/4- The Vols had a decisive win over the Commodores Saturday afternoon to advance them to a 4-1 record in the division. Each with a 2-2 record, the Gators take on the Razorbacks next Sunday @5:20 at Grand Slam.
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5/6- Great Valley Orthodontics Fever defeated the Fox & Roach Cindy Thompson Rockers Saturday afternoon to hold on to first place. Arcus Dream narrowly defeated the Steps4Hope Liberty 29-26. In a tight matchup between the Silverman Trotman & Schneider Mystics and the Malvern Pizza Sky, the Mystics edged the Sky 29-24. Next Saturday, the anticipated matchup between first place Great Valley Orthodontics Fever and Malvern Pizza Sky takes place at the Phelps School @4:30! The fever look to win against the team that previously handed them a loss.
7/8- In a battle between the 7th grade Tournament Team coaches, the Degler-Whiting Sparks thoroughly out-hustled / worked the Flowers by Priscilla Stars, cruising to a 40-27 victory. The Lubker Distribution Mercury battled until the end before becoming yet another victim to the undefeated Lynx! Next week, the undefeated Cocoon Lynx takes on the Degler-Whiting Sparks while the Lubker Distribution Mercury plays the Flowers by Priscilla Stars Saturday at the Phelps School. What an exciting Saturday!
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GVBL Boys News
3/4- On Saturday night the Sooners continued their undefeated record with a win over the IMC Construction Cornhuskers moving the Sooners to 4-0. This Friday @8:00 the Wolverines face the Megill Homes & Renovations Buckeyes at Grand Slam trying to bring their record to 4-1 while the Megill Homes & Renovations Buckeyes attempt to achieve a even 3-3 record.
5/6- The MacElree Harvey Celtics beat the Louderback Logistics Pistons on Saturday afternoon in a dominant 41-18 victory. The Desmond of Malvern Bobcats played the Malvern Lawn Care Knicks in a extremely close 40-42 game with the Malvern Lawn Care Knicks coming out on top advancing their record to 2-3. The All Phase Electric Sixers played the Franklin Auto Spa Hornets in a bid to hold on to their 4th place position and came out on top 35-26. This coming Saturday @5:30 the Great Valley Propane Heat play the Main Line Remax Raptors at Phelps Athletic Center in an effort to hold on to their undefeated record and their first place position.
7/8- On Saturday afternoon the Lakers played the Spurs in an attempt to advance to a 6-0 record however in a close 28-21 game the Spurs came out on top advancing to 4-1. This Saturday @2:30 the Grizzlies and the Mavs will play at Phelps Athletic Center to see who will advance to a 4-2 record and possibly advance in the rankings.
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GVBL Junior Hoopsters
Our GVBL Jr Hoopsters program is off and running once again this year. For the 15th year a group of 4 and 5 year old girls and boys begin their GVBL basketball careers.
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The group tipped off the season last Saturday and immediately began working on their ball handling skills. Program coaches (past GVBLers themselves!) KC , Casey and Emily will have them working on skills each Saturday for the next several weeks. Dribbling, passing, shooting and most of all DEFENSE! The future looks bright for Great Valley basketball. |
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SEND US GVBL PICTURES! We would like to include pictures from each division in our messaging. If you can capture some of the outstanding action from your team's game, we would be glad to highlight it in our messaging. Please send them to basketball@gvco.org.
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Follow your team on the GVBL app and on social media |
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The Great Valley Heat continued their Malvern League season this past Sunday with a win over the Huskers. The team is really starting to do a great job with overall ball movement and motion on offense. On the defensive side of the ball, the Heat are playing with great effort and beginning to learn how to turn 'good defense into good offense.' In the latest game against the huskers, Luke Kline and Luke Diamond set the offensive pace and spacing from the point guard position, while Matt Cappelli and Zach Charlier had great games scoring the ball as well. On the defensive side of the ball, Ambrose Casper and Evan Ferguson played spirited defense throughout the game. The Heat are back in action this Sunday, January 22nd.
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The 29ers picked up another ICBA win this weekend, beating Towamencin 41-29. Matthew Kasser led all scorers and Kai Nakayama got his first ICBA bucket of the season. In Malvern League play, the team lost to the WC Ballers. Luke Bennett controlled the point and the team had a good run in the third quarter. Next up: an ICBA battle to maintain second place at Mara on January 22 and a Malvern League game on January 22!
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The Knights are off to a great start with a 3-0 record in the ICBA. Their most recent home game against Spring-Ford included great defensive performances from Brendan Brook and Cooper Callahan with Gunner Benedix's 18 points and Jake Matty's 25 points leading their offense.
The Raiders lost a very good game to Chestnut Hill at home behind 14 points from Everett Graeff (including a half-time buzzer beater 3) and another 12 points by Matt Banister.
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The 5th grade girls tournament team is off to a fast start in their first season in the ICBA league. After dropping their first game to a tough Towamencin team, the Lightning won their next three games with a combination of aggressive defense and unselfish offense. Lilly Nyce (7 points) and Aashna Sharma (6 points) led the scoring in a win over Solebury. The team then beat neighboring Paoli 20 - 8 led by the rebounding of Charlie deVries (12 rebounds) and the scoring of Julia Wirt (10 points). On Saturday, the Lightning’s team effort brought them a 23-14 win in a much anticipated game against Phoenixville. Sydney Sherrock, Chloe Robinson, and Addy Lake led a smothering defense and Vivienne Edginton and Lilly Nyce scored big baskets in the second half to seal the victory. The team will be on the road next Saturday for a rematch with Solebury before returning home to face off against Ridley on Sunday.
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The Storm continued both ICBA and CES play this past weekend. On Saturday, the team took on Philly Roots at CES. Trailing 20-15 at the half, the team turned it on in the second half with quick-hitting offense and tenacious defense to pull out a 39-32 win. On Sunday, the team traveled to WGBL for its lone ICBA game of the weekend. The team came out and secured an impressive 46-14 victory to pick up its second ICBA win in a row. Later that afternoon, the Storm returned to CES to take in a Springfield team and the Storm put out a total team effort. Every play contributed and it was an all-around well played game as the team walked away with a 47-22 win. Great weekend, Storm! |
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In front of a huge crowd on hand for "GVBL Night" the boys team beat of Oxford. GV took the game handily 50-35 in front of a very boisterous fan base of GVBLers.
Following the game some eager fans received autographs from some of the stars of this years team.
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GVHS Girls Basketball
Girls basketball has some important next few weeks coming up. Their senior night is this Thursday and the girls’ GVBL night will be on February 2nd in the Great Valley High School gym. The girls have held up at 12-3 record and have a little less than half of their regular season left.
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GVHS Boys Basketball
The Boys basketball team went 1-2 last week with tough losses against West Chester East and William Tennent. They were able to beat Oxford at home on GVBL night. Today they will play at home for their senior night against Kennet. Later this week they will face Sun Valley on Thursday and The Church Farm on Saturday.
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GVMS Basketball
The GVMS 8th grade girls team closed out its season last Tuesday with a 31-23 victory over Lionville Middle School. They also traveled to Peirce Middle School on Monday, cruising to an easy win. The team finished the season with a 10-1 record, and the lone loss to Patton Middle School was the only defeat the team suffered in two years of middle school basketball. Congratulations to all the players on an incredibly successful middle school basketball career.
The 7th & 8th grade boys seasons tip off this week with a game against Downingtown Middle School tomorrow, January 18th.
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Parking at Phelps
A gentle reminder to park only in the lined spaces at the Phelps School. Please do not park along the drives so that traffic can keep moving. See below for additional parking areas.
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WHERE WE PLAY BASKETBALL
The biggest challenge for GVBL is finding and scheduling the gym space for the 80+ teams during the winter season. There just isn't enough available court space within our district. GVCO is working towards a solution - the new GVCO Community Center project on Bacton Hill Rd.
In the meantime, we are renting the court space from some of our "community partners". Please remember to treat all of these facilities with respect while visiting for practices and games. The Phelps School, Grand Slam and the GVSD have been nice enough to allow us to use their buildings, so please treat this usage properly as we cannot afford to lose our privileges at any of these facilities
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Support Great Valley Crew and join us for a fun night out featuring local Malvern band, The Stoners! Tickets are on sale now and all proceeds are used to support youth rowing.
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Spring Crew
Registration is open for Spring Crew for students in grades 8-12.
Great Valley Crew will be rowing out of the John S. Trinsey Jr. Memorial Boathouse in Bridgeport. Students must provide their own transportation. Practices are Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 3:45-6:15PM and on Saturdays at Trinsey from 10AM-1PM.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a competitive rowing team and we need your full commitment to all practices and regattas. We need the whole team at every practice to ensure we can get on the water ever day the weather conditions allow. One rower missing practice means an entire boat must stay on-land.
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MLK - Cradles to Crayons - Caring Hands |
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Coming Up
In Ian's Boots is a Pottstown charity collecting new or gently used shoes, boots and sneakers. Look for more information about this donation drive in February.
In April, volunteers will create decorated flower pots for patients at Green Meadows.
A food drive will be held in May for the People's Pantry. Volunteers will be needed to collect and organize donations.
Caring Hands is a student-led volunteer group that supports the community through various activities. Students in grades 7-12 and their parents can sign up for the Constant Contact Caring Hands News distribution list for the 2022-23 school year. More upcoming event information can be found on Caring Hands News & Updates
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Siddhant Suresh Scholarship Fund |
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This scholarship fund was created to honor the memory of Siddhant Suresh, a wonderful son and brother, beloved community member and an outstanding student who loved basketball and chess. Siddhant was a GVBL tournament team and recreation league player, who enjoyed the sport and played it with great team spirit and enthusiasm.
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As a selfless player on the basketball court, and a true, caring friend off the court, Siddhant epitomizes the values on which our Great Valley Community organization is built…family, friends and community.
This scholarship is designed to help others who may need assistance, giving them the opportunity to participate in GVCO programming.
Participants must reside within Great Valley School District to be eligible for the scholarship funds.
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We have over 23 years of experience as a trusted community partner and we have helped more than 2500 women since 1994. Home of the Sparrow is an advocate for low-income single women and mothers and we provide a long-term safety net to prevent homelessness in Chester County. |
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Family Owned & Operated Since 2006
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Great Valley Propane was founded in 2006 when owner Walter “Bud” Haly saw the community suffering from a lack of reliable propane companies. Bud’s vision to create a customer-centric and community-driven company is what inspires us today! In addition, we offer affordable propane with no hidden hazmat, delivery, or miscellaneous fees.
Expert service and extraordinary passion for our community and customers!
The premier propane provider in Pennsylvania and Maryland since 2006! Our staff are experts in the energy/heating industry and our technicians are certified to handle any problem you might have. We believe in being the fairest propane delivery around, providing constant comfort to our customers, and giving back to our community! It’s friendly service you can count on 24/7/365.
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Without our sponsor support, there would be a financial shortfall for equipment, administration and facilities rental. GVBL would like to thank all those who have stepped up to support GVBL. Please scroll to the bottom of this publication for a complete listing of those who have provided support. If you are familiar with who they are, please reach out to thank them. In addition, as always please try and support these local businesses throughout the year, shopping and doing business right here at home.
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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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