September 30, 2010

Practice is canceled for this afternoon :) Too many storms in the forecast.

Car Wash Update

Hi Again....it looks like we will have a smaller crew washing cars on Sunday. Lots of athletes have church obligations and several others are away.

Right now we are going forward with the car wash. In the past, we have made over $500 for the program in just a few hours. We welcome any parents who can lend a hand that morning. It's great exercise :) Coaches are not permitted to handle any cash, so we need a parent to handle that job as well. Please let us know if you are able to help on Sunday.

The forecast is calling for sunny skies and 62 degrees. We're confident that if we all pitch in we can make this car wash a success :)

Thanks!!

Coach Flanagan
Coach McCoy

Tuesday September 28, 2010

Hi Everyone!
Just a few announcements...

** Our meet tomorrow is at Rockford Park. We are racing Charter, Newark & William Penn. The boys' will go off first around 3:30. The girls will follow five minutes later. There WILL be a return bus back to Brandywine if parents cannot make the meet.

** Looking ahead, there is heavy rain in the forecast for Thursday. Please check the blog for any practice updates during the day.

** Saturday we are competing in the SalesianumInvitational at Brandywine Creek State Park. There is NO bus scheduled. Athletes need to arrive at the park 90 minutes before their scheduled race.

SCHEDULE: No guess work, Races go off on time!
1:00 – Boys Freshmen
1:20 – Girls JV “B”
1:40 – Girls JV “A”
2:00 – Boys JV “C”
2:20 – Boys JV “B”
2:40 – Boys JV “A”
3:00 – Girls Varsity “Small”
3:20 – Girls Varsity “Large”
3:40 – Girls “Championship”
4:00 – Boys Varsity “Small”
4:20 – Boys Varsity “Large”
4:40 – Boys “Championship”

All Frehmen boys will run in the Freshmen race at 1PM. I will update our other races after tomorrow's meet.

** Sunday October 3rd: CARWASH at EXXON on the corner of Foulk & Silverside. Click on the link on the Right for more information.

** The Manhattan Invitational is one week from Saturday. We are still missing a few permission slips.

That's All For Now!

Monday September 27, 2010

Since there are storms in the forecast for this afternoon, we will be practicing at the SCHOOL.

Thursday September 23, 2010

It was another hot day yesterday as the Bulldogs took on Glasgow and Delcastle. The girls' team won both meets while the boys fell short against the Dragons & Cougars. Click on the RESULTS link for updated times.

THANK YOU to the Colemans for providing Pretzels and Oranges!!!!

A Few Announcements:

** Claire is hosting Friday's Pasta Party starting at 6PM. Click on the link below for more information.

PASTA PARTY FLYER

** For Saturday's Invitational, Brandywine is in the SMALL schools division. See previous post for time schedule and bus information

** Upcoming Fundraisers for BHSXC

Car Wash: Sunday October 3rd at 8:30AM at the EXXON at the Corner of Foulk & Silverside

Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night: Thursday October 7, 2010 6PM-9PM

Links for both events are on the right hand side of the Blog

Week of September 20, 2010

Hi Everyone!
Just a few reminders as we start a new week:

** We are still collecting permission slips and $$ for the Manhattan Invite on 10/9. If you need a new form, you can download one using the link on the right.

** Our practice/meet schedule for the meet is as follows:
Tuesday 9/21: Bellevue State Park
Wednesday 9/22: Meet with Delcastle and Glasgow at Bellevue
Boys' race 3:30/ Girls' race 3:40
(if there is another meet at the park that day, the times could be closer to 4PM)
Thursday 9/23: Bellevue
Friday 9/24: School

Saturday 9/25: Bull Run Invitational, Hereford MD
Bus leaves BHS at 10:15 AM. There is a football game at the school that morning, so the bus will be picking us up near the main entrance of the school instead of the side of the gym.

Time Schedule for Saturday:
12:50 Course walk for Small & Medium schools. Meet at the start line.
1:05 Coaches meeting (Small & Medium schools). Gym activity room.
1:55 Boys Small/Medium JV/Open
2:30 Boys Medium Varsity
3:00 Girls Medium Varsity
3:30 Boys Small Varsity
4:00 Girls Small Varsity
4:10 Awards presentation for Medium schools on hillside by backstop.
4:30 Girls Small/Medium JV/Open
4:50 Awards presentation for Small schools on hillside by backstop.

I am not sure if BHS will be in the Small or Medium division. I will let you know if I find out before Saturday. According to Mapquest, it is just over a 90 minute drive to Hereford. The address is:
Hereford High School
17301 York Road
Parkton, Maryland 21120

Directions to Hereford High School in Parkton, Maryland: From Interstate 83, Exit 27,
go east on Mt. Carmel Road 0.5 mile to York Road light. Travel north (left turn)
0.5 mile to school on right.

Last but not least, congratulations to Megary McCoy & Jesse Helmick for earning Bulldog of the Week honors for their outstanding efforts this past week!

Race Results

(Maeve McCoy Winner of the Girls' Race)

(Chanon Tuntivate winner of the Boys' Race)

Hi Everyone!
We had a great afternoon yesterday at Brandywine Creek! It was nice to seem so many parents cheering the bulldogs to victory! The girls' team swept the meet while the boys defeated Sanford and Christinia but lost to A.I. DuPont.

I've put together spreadsheets with the season's results:

Boys' Results

Girls' Results


Reminder, practice today (Thursday) is at Bellevue State Park. Tomorrow, we are practicing at the SCHOOL at 1:30 PM. Saturday: NO PRACTICE.

Week of September 13

Hi Everyone!
We had a FABULOUS day at Saturday's Lake Forest Invitational! Fast times, beautiful weather, and great music made for a memorable day for the bulldogs!

A few quick reminders for this week:

Tuesday 9/14: Practice at Bellevue (bus will pick up at side of gym btwn 2:30-2:45)

Wednesday 9/15: Brandywine vs. A.I. DuPont & Christiana at Brandywine Creek State park
Boys' Race: 3:30
Girls' Race: 3:45
There is NO early dismissal. Bus will pick up athletes at the side of the gym at 2:30. Parents will pick up at Brandywine Creek.

Thursday 9/16: Bellevue (bus will pick up at side of gym btwn 2:30-2:45)

Friday 9/17: The school is dismissing at 1PM. We will practice at the SCHOOL at 1:30. Meet by the track.

Saturday 9/18: Jewish Holiday NO PRACTICE

Athletes are encouraged to do a LONG run on their own on Saturday and 30-45 minutes of easy running on Sunday :)

Lake Forest Invitational: September 11, 2010

The McCoys are hosting this Friday's Team Dinner. Please click on the link below for more information:
TEAM DINNER FLYER


Saturday Details:

The bus leaves the parking lot of Brandywine High School at 7AM!

TIME SCHEDULE
Open 5K Run/Walk (coaches, alumni, public) 9:00 AM
Varsity Girls’ A (Large Schools) 10:00 AM
Varsity Girls’ B (Small Schools) 10:25 AM (Maeve, Amanda, Alison B, Tara, Chrysanthe, Shauna, Megary)
Varsity Boys’ A (Large Schools) 10:50 AM
Varsity Boys’ B (Small Schools) 11:15 AM (Chanon, Spencer, Andrew T., Andy S., Jake, Grant, Matt B.)
Open Girls’ Race (8th grade & below) 11:40 AM Holly Hrupsa Memorial
Open Boys’ Race (8th grade & below) 12:00 PM Holly Hrupsa Memorial
JV Girls’ A (Large Schools) 12:20 PM
JV Girls’ B (Small Schools) 12:45 PM (Allison L, Jasmine, Madeleine, Sarah, Zoe, Jessica, Adia)
JV Boys’ A (Large Schools) 1:10 PM
JV Boys’ B (Small Schools) 1:35 PM (Andrew G, Sam, Lucas, Jesse, Connor, Drew, Noah)
JV Girls 3rd Team 2:00 PM
JV Boys 3rd Team 2:25 PM (Sean, Josh, Merven, Ethan, Matthew A, Alex, Kyle, Cory, Pat, Joe, Christian)

DIRECTIONS TO KILLENS POND STATE PARK:
The Lake Forest Cross Country Festival (Invitational) is held at Killens Pond State Park. It is located just over a mile off Route 13 and about 2.5 Miles South of Felton, DE. If traveling from the northern part of Delaware travel on Route 13 until you get to Felton, DE, which is located about 10 miles below Dover, DE. Continue past Felton for approximately 2.5 miles looking for signs for Killens Pond State Park, which is on Killens Pond Road (Route 384).

http://www.destateparks.com/park/killens-pond/directions/index.asp


**Please pack an extra pair of shoes and socks to wear on the course walk-through


** There will be concessions and t-shirt sales. We encourage runners to pack a healthy snack to eat before their race (They can buy a hot dog and fries after they cross the finish line)

** The bus should return to BHS at approximately 5PM. We will have athletes call their rides as we approach Wilmington.

** Please email me with any questions or concerns! pooh1932@comcast.net

Coach Flanagan :)

Wednesday Announcements

Hi Everyone!

***Sorry for the schedule mix-up today! I had changed the practice to school since we had team pictures at 3PM. I never uploaded the new schedule to the blog, and I know a few parents went to Bellevue.


***I've extended the deadline for Spirit Wear to FRIDAY 9/10. Please make all checks payable to Brandywine Cross Country.


***Lake Forest Line-Up will be posted tomorrow.

***Manhattan Invitational permission slips were handed out at the parent meeting and today at practice. I also posted a link on the right side of the blog.


***I know a few parents were unable to attend the meeting yesterday. I will post a summary of all the things we covered on the blog tomorrow.

***NO PRACTICE TOMORROW (Thursday 9/9) Enjoy your day off and try to do some running on your own! (30-45 minutes)

Weekend Update

Great Job in Today's Scrimmage for Cancer! Results will be posted soon :) Kudos to Chanon and Maeve for winning their races!

Some Reminders:

**Practice Friday Morning at 9AM: Bellevue State Park

**Pool Party Friday afternoon 4:30-7:30 at Graylyn Crest Pool: Cost $5 (for pizza and swimming) Looks like the weather is going to cooperate!
http://www.weather.com/weather/wxdetail/19803?dayNum=1&&?=
The pool is located at 2002 Marsh Road just past Branmar Shopping Center.



**Practice Saturday Morning at 9AM: Brandywine Creek State Park

**Sunday & Monday: No Practice.....Run on your Own

**Tuesday 9/7: After school practice at Bellevue followed by Parent Meeting/Dinner at the Park. Please see previous blog post for information on meeting.

** It looks like we have plenty of athletes interested in the NY trip on October 9th. Permission slips will be sent home in the next few days and can be turned in the night of the parent dinner. Cost of the trip is $15 (includes entry fee, breakfast, Coach bus ride to NY). Athletes will need lunch $. Bus will return to BHS around 6PM.

That's all for now! Go Bulldogs!

Directions to Banning Park

Hi Everyone,
If you click on the link below, you can find directions to Banning Park....the site of the Scrimmage for Cancer.

http://www.recreationparks.net/DE/new-castle/banning-park-wilmington-south

It's a great course for spectators!