Our senior girls basketball team has the biggest game of the year versus ELSS on Tuesday. The girls need a win to maintain first place and have home court advantage in the playoffs. The girls will need to stay hydrated and rested in the next few weeks in order to stay healthy for the remainder of the season. Go get them Girls!
Things went very well at JN today with the
boys reaching our goal of winning 3 out of 4. This puts us in a
tie for first with Espanola and Manitoulin. We beat Espanola in 3, lost to Manitoulin 28-26, and 26-24 (coming back being down
20-14 in the first and 20-16 in the 2nd), and then beat WCE and JN in 2
straight with all subs getting to play in both games. Our serving was
bad again, we missed a total of 29 serves in all 4 games. Unacceptable!!! Several missed serves occured after rallying to get
the game close again or looking to finish a set. However, overall I was very happy with the effort and willingness to
chase/dive for volleyballs.
On Thursday, November 12th, from 11:30 and 12:30, students at CASS will help set a new sport stacking guinness world record along with 250,000+ of their closest friends!! During the course of the day, each sport stacker will be up stacking and down stacking specially designed cups called Speed Stacks in prescribed patterns at lighting speeds for at least 30 minutes.
Darlene Falls, CASS grad, will be running the original marathon route in Greece later later this November. Read her story in the Sault Star, and sign the card of support in the courtyard! Or.....send her a message on Facebook group: Running for Libby and Diabetics Everywhere.
H1N1 and School Sports
There is presently much concern as to the impact that the H1N1 virus will have on Canadians over the next few months. OFSAA is being proactive in suggesting steps that should be taken to prevent the spread of the virus at school sporting events.
Teachers and coaches need to emphasize to players and parents the need for total cooperation in all aspects concerning hygiene to prevent the transmission of H1N1. The following are recommended steps within the team environment:
1. Players should be urged to report all illnesses to their parents or coach. Anyone showing signs of infectious disease or virus should be kept away from the playing environment. Sick players are encouraged to see their physician if showing signs or symptoms of the H1N1 virus, and to be fully recovered prior to returning to play.
2. Players and others involved in your sports team or organization should wash their hands frequently with soap and water, and always after handling any sports equipment. Teams are encouraged to carry hand sanitizer as well, and have each participant have their own individual bottle of hand sanitizer.
3. Ensure all players, coaches, officials, etc. have their own water bottles labeled with their names. Avoid sharing water bottles.
4. Players should not share towels, clothing, soap, or other personal items. Remove towels from all benches.
5. Encourage athletes to protect their immune system by stressing they get sufficient sleep, they do not over train, and that they get proper nutrition.
The symptoms of the H1N1 flu virus are similar to the symptoms of regular seasonal influenza and include high fever, cough, headache, body aches, fatigue, shortness of breath, and lack of appetite. For more information on the virus, click here.
