January 13th, 2025

GVBL Rec League News

MLK 3v3 Tournament

Register for this tournament. One person registers a 3 or 4 person team; include the name of your team and players' names

- $35 per camper

- Instruction from GV Coaches and Players

- Register

- Payment options: Venmo: @A-Chain (***in comment field include: GVHS MLK Clinic - [your child's name]***) or Check: present at the door check payable to "Great Valley Girls Basketball Boosters"

Save the Date! The 2025 Senior All-Star Night, sponsored by The Tropical Travelers, is scheduled for Weds., January 29th from 8-10 PM at the GVCO Center. The event is open to all seniors registered to play in the high school league; no additional registration or fees are required. Look forward to honoring this year's crop of GVBL seniors!  

The snow did not stop the action in the Barrow Insurance High School League on January 6th. In the opening game Cam Whiteman and Ryder Nepomuceno each had 20 points to lead Royal over Green who was led by Jack Renehan's 18. Red then handed Grey its first loss of the season behind Cole Callahan (21) and Ty Callahan (13) with Charlie O'Sullivan (15) leading the way for Grey. In the nightcap Sean Eisenhardt (16) and Mark Capetola (14) helped White end a three game losing streak with a victory over Orange despite Matt McClennen's 17 points. 

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Junior Hoopsters,

sponsored by Big Blue Swim School

After a two week break for the holidays our preschool aged Jr Hoopsters were back out on the court. Coach Casey, Coach Aryan and the volunteers from the Immaculata Women's Basketball team have been drilling the kids with their fundamentals. This past week they were learning team defense and continued their ball handling skills. Only two more weeks til the big Allstar game!

Round Robin - Kindergarten & 1st-2nd Grades

On Saturday, February 15th, we will be transforming the GVCO facility into a basketball party zone, all day, for all our kindergarten and 1st-2nd grade teams.

The GVBL Round Robin is a day long event with basketball, food and awards.The GVBL leadership is putting together a schedule and planning a ton of fun for every team in the division. You are not going to want to miss this.

Boys: The Boilermakers and the Gophers battled it out to start off the weekend on Friday with a close game. The boilermakers snatched the win with a final score was 38-37.

Girls: The Sky had yet another win against the Fever, winning 28-20. They are still undefeated with a record of 7-0. What team will step up and knock them off the top?

Boys:

The Rockets beat the Lakers in a close game of 41-38. The Rockets improved their record to 4-3, getting over .500.

Any concerns or mistakes to report, please email: basketball@gvco.org

Each weekend our GVBL kids receive top notch coaching from all of our parent volunteers. There is a lot of strategy each and every week!

A huge "shout out" to all the moms, dads, brothers and sisters volunteering to referee this GVBL season. They are not certified. Most never reffed a PIAA middle school or high school game. Don't think any of them reffed at the collegiate level. They are all just volunteers giving their time. Without them, GVBL wouldn't exist and your kids wouldn't be enjoying another great winter basketball season.

Make sure you thank them. And next time they blow a call during a game...just keep cheering positive things to everyone out on the court.

Picture of the week!

Email your GVBL photos to basketball@gvco.org to get featured on social media or our newsletter!

Throughout this past weekend, several of our GV Cheer squads brought the excitement on the sidelines to a new level. Way to "Bring It" girls, as GV had a definite home court advantage.

Below - a big win for the Hive!

8th Grade Boys - 29ers

It was a roller coaster week for the 29ers D2 team. The team lost a tough rematch at Montgomery on 1/7, bounced back with a home win against WRA on 1/10, and finished the weekend with a loss to a talented Paoli team on 1/12. The 29ers are spreading around the points with four players scoring in double digits in multiple games this week. They are now 4-1 in the ICBA league. Go 29ers!

Our other 8th grade boys tournament team was was also in action this past weekend at the GVCO Community Center. With a convincing 43-30 win over Southhampton, the team moved into 2nd place in the division - one game behind WWBBA.

5th Grade Girls - Huskies

The Huskies beat the Paoli Wildcats in their ICBA game at GVCO on Saturday.

5th Grade Boys - Venom

After a tough battle Friday night against King of Prussia, the Great Valley Venom rebounded to secure a victory Saturday afternoon against Towamencin. They controlled the game from the opening tip and won 43-34 behind strong performances by James Gill and Liam Vogt. They play next Saturday at home versus Horsham Hatboro. 

5th Grade Boys - Venom

The 5th grade boys Vipers team remains in 3rd place in the division despite this weekends setback. In the early game at home the Vipers led at half, but couldnt hold on and lost a tough one to the Paoli Wildcats 59-50.

6th Grade Boys

After losing to Springford earlier in the season 34-32, the boys 6th grade team got another chance and faced Sprinford on their home court. This time around it was a complete turnaround as the boys executed flawlessly and stunned the visitors, winning convincingly 54-18.

ICBA Great Valley teams and Divisions:

Boys team:

On Thursday night, Great Valley boys basketball welcomed GVBL players to the annual Youth Day! Varsity squeaked by Rustin to win 51 to 49. The fan support helped both our JV and Varsity teams to play well. They look forward towards gaining these future team members!

Come out and cheer on the Great Valley Girls High School Basketball team!

Next game is Jan. 14th against Unionville at GVHS. JV game is at 5:30PM and varsity at 6:45PM

Girls: The girls season are just coming to a close. The 7th grade team finished with a a record of 5-4. The 8th graders finished with only 1 loss! Great season girls!

Boys: Boys Middle School basketball is just beginning and they are looking forward to a fun and successful season ahead!

Summer GVBL Referees Needed

Student Referees Details and signup:

• Student referees must be in grade 8 or above.
• Refs in grades 8-10th will be paid $10 per game
• Refs in grades 11 through college will be paid $15 per game
• Mandatory referee clinic in early June.

Adult Referees Details and signup:

• Adults will referee and mentor student referees. 
• Participate as much as you like through a weekly online signup.

Immaculata Womens Basketball

National Girls and Women in Sports Day - Feb. 5th

All GVBL girls players and their teams are invited to the Immaculata Womens Basketball game at 6PM on Weds., Feb. 5th. Attendees are encouraged to wear their team jerseys. Admission is free!

Youth players will be encouraged to sit together in the home section (left bleachers) of the stands and cheer on our Mighty Macs Women's Basketball team in a big conference rivalry matchup! 

The game will be played in Immaculata's Alumnae Hall.

Plan to park in lot A and enter up the pathway beside the outdoor basketball courts. Take the stairs up to the top floor and find the main basketball gymnasium. Park in lot I if A is filled.

Campus map

Uptown Tryouts

www.UptownBballAcademy.com/uptownbballaau

GVBL Spirit Wear

GVCO Community Center Complex Expands

Did you notice the new outdoor basketball/pickleball courts just being finished up at the new GVCO Community Center complex? The court space behind the facility has become a reality through a generous contribution from Pacer ETFs, a local financial services firm. Pacer ETFs has stepped up, as another major corporate contributor to the Great Valley Community Organization, helping GVCO bring a world class community center to Great Valley and the region.

Read more...

Caring Hands

Cradles to Crayons includes a hand-made well-wish card with every new backpack full of school supplies we distribute. The cards share encouraging words about the upcoming school year to help the receiving child feel optimistic and excited about learning.

On MLK Day, GVCO will host card making sessions for Cradles to Crayons Back to School program. Participants do not have to be Caring Hands members - GVCO is a place anyone can give back to the community. Sign up!

Cards can also be done at home and dropped off at the community center.

Better Days Ahead

Please see the Better Days Ahead wish list. Donations can be brought or sent to GVCO, 51 N. Bacton Hill Rd., Malvern, PA, 19355. Look for a donation table at GVCO in the coming week.

Care kits will be assembled by Caring Hands volunteers and distributed by Better Days Ahead. The local non-profit Better Days Ahead will distribute them to those who need them in Phoenixville, Pottstown and Norristown.

Again this March, GVCO will host a Red Cross Blood Drive. The donation process takes about 1 hour.

Additional details are coming; registration will be through the Red Cross website or the Red Cross' app.

Requirements:

• Students aged 16 -18 cam donate with parental consent
• Donors must be at least 16 years old, weigh at least 110 lbs. and feeling well.
• Donors must bring photo id or a Red Cross donor card

For more information, please email community@gvco.org.

GVCO Community Programming

Lending Library with Love

The bookmobile will be back on January 25th.

The Lending Library was featured on ABC Channel 6 News!

GVCO Weekday Morning Pickleball

No Pickleball on Monday, Jan. 20th, MLK Day.

Open Play on Tues. & Thurs.

·    Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

·    Drop-in Fee: $10 in cash

·    Please add yourself to Team Reach for open play so other players can see who will be attending.

Weekday Hours:

·    Use the group code of GVCOPB to find available times in the Team Reach app.

·    $32 for 1.5 hours of court time per group - i.e. if there are 4 people in the group, it'd be $8 each

·    Reservations require a minimum of 4 consecutive weeks and payment by 1 person from the group

·    Payment for 4 weeks is $128 = 4 x $32

·    Week to week reservations will not be accepted

·    Ideally, payment is by check sent to or dropped off at GVCO.

·    Contact Pickleball@gvco.org to reserve court time

Reserving a Court:

·    Use the group code of GVCOPB to find available times in the Team Reach app.

·    Please send an email to pickleball@gvco.org to make reservations.

·    Check the GVCO Community Calendar to find additional open times.

Courts are unavailable on weekends in Dec. and Jan.

Badminton

Badminton Information

At GVCO this summer, Philadelphia Badminton taught the skills and basics of the sport through games and activities.

If your child is interested in playing badminton, Philadelphia Badminton will be holding drills clinics at GVCO on Monday nights from 5:30-7:30PM.

Email Coaching@PhiladelphiaBadminton.com

Banner Sponsorship

Your company's or organization's banner will hang for one whole year in the brand new GVCO Community Center. Download and complete a Banner Sponsorship Form. Questions can be directed to sponsorship@GVCO.org

It's time for everyone in our Great Valley community to GIVE BACK. The community's support over the past six years has been tremendous [Donor List (11/30/24) ].

Let's finish what we started, paying off the debt and moving forward with the next phase of the project. To do this, the support must continue and be more broad based.

We are asking for help from the entire Great Valley private, public and business community!

Where we started...and how we grew

See the vision of our new Great Valley Community Center when all phases are finished. Find out some of what we plan to offer at a fully completed complex.

Rendering of the 1st Phase of the

GVCO Community Center

Ways You Can Give

THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

TheTropicalTravelers.com

SHOUTOUT TO OUR SPONSORS

As always, we had tremendous local support for what we are trying to accomplish with our GVBL winter rec league. Without this assistance, 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. In addition, as always please try and support these local businesses throughout the year, shopping and doing business right here at home.

GVCO is a 501(c)(3) organization