Team Camp Results

Liberty's varsity team finished team camp 7-2 overall, winning thier last six games of the camp. After losing to Norwalk (IA) and Ankeny (IA) on the first day, the Jays bounced back on Saturday and Sunday to not lose a game. Liberty defeated Des Moines Valley (IA), Rock Island Alleman (IL), Dallas Center-Grimes (IA), Des Moines Dowling (IA), Newton (IA), Des Moines Lincoln (IA), and Urbandale (IA). Despite playing without a full roster, the Jays were able to play consistently enough on defense to make sure they were in every game.

The Junior Varsity team battled to a 4-4 record for the weekend. Again, playing without a full roster, the Jays did a great job of competing all weekend and made a great showing.

With team camp over the Jays will now take a break until preseason conditioning begins in late September. It was a very successful summer for the program, making huge strides on both ends of the floor.

Team Camp Schedule Announced

The schedule for the Creighton Team Camp has been announced. Below is the schedule for both the Varsity and Junior Varsity teams. You can also go to the following website for gym locations and game rules: http://www.creightonwomensbasketballcamps.com/Individual_Schedules_-_Alphabetized.pdf

VARSITY
Friday
2:40 p.m. vs. Norwalk (IA)
4:20 p.m. vs. West Des Moines Valley (IA)
8:30 p.m. vs. Ankeny (IA)
Saturday
9:20 a.m. vs. West Des Moines Dowling (IA)
2:40 p.m. vs. Alleman (IL)
4:20 p.m. vs. Dallas Center-Grimes (IA)
6:50 p.m. vs. Newton (IA)
Sunday
8:20 a.m. vs. Des Moines Lincoln (IA)
10:00 a.m. vs. Urbandale (IA)

JUNIOR VARSITY
Friday
2:40 p.m. vs. West Des Moines Dowling (IA)
6:50 p.m. vs. Alleman (IL)
8:30 p.m. vs. Urbandale (IA)
Saturday
8:30 a.m. vs. Broken Bow (NE)
10:10 a.m. vs. Pekin (IL)
1:00 p.m. vs. Wayne (NE)
7:40 p.m. vs. Skutt (NE)
Sunday
10:50 a.m. vs. Des Moines Lincoln (IA)

Keep Jack In Your Thoughts

Coach Jack has been in the hospital at KU Med Center and is recovering from heart surgery. Sounds like he is doing really well and ready to come home. If you get the chance to go down and visit him he would really appreciate it any visitors.

Thoughts & Prayers Out To Coach Phillips' Family

On Saturday Coach Stephanie Phillips from Kickapoo High School in Springfield, MO passed away. She had been fighting colon cancer for the past three years. Liberty was able to help send over $1000 to her family during the "Kick The Poo Out of Cancer" night this past season. Liberty opened the season last year in the Kickapoo Classic and played Kickapoo for the first game of the year. In the short time that the coaching staff got to know Coach Phillips they were very impressed with what she has accomplished at Kickapoo, producing a state power in her tenure. We send out our thoughts and prayers to her family.

http://www.kspr.com/sports/Friends-and-Family-Honor-the-Life-of-Stephanie-Phillips-98579204.html

Camp Starts Monday

At 9:00 a.m. Monday morning we will start our high school camp. The camp is open to anyone interested in playing basketball that will be entering 9th-12th grade at Liberty High School. The camp will go through Thursday.

NO WORKOUTS NEXT WEEK

There will not be workouts next week, July 13-15. I feel it is best to save up our energy and concentrate on the following week for our camp and team camp. We will be going for 7 straight days that week. I also want you to enjoy your summer and come into camp hungry and ready to work.

If you haven't done so already, please let me know if you will be going to Team Camp at Creighton July 23-25. The camp is open to all 9-12 graders. We will be taking 2 teams up there and you can find the information and forms for the camp under the link on the right side of the blog.

We will see you on July 19th at 9:00 a.m.

Going to Creighton???

If you are planning on going to Creighton for team camp July 23rd-25th and haven't told Coach Morley yet you need to do so by Wednesday, July 7th. You can just email or text him to let him know. Just trying to decide if we will have one or two teams participate in Omaha.

Also, any 9th-12th grader that is planning on playing basketball next winter is highly encouraged to attend camp at Liberty High School July 19th-22nd from 9:00-11:30 a.m.