Dig volleyball? Then the Tippecanoe Tornados are your ticket to excitement.
The Tornados enter their fourth season of action Aug. 15, when they host John Paul II Catholic High of Terre Haute. The State Line Christian Conference tilt is one of 10 home match dates on the 2008 Tornados schedule.
In addition to the home matches, the Tornados have seven road match dates, two tentative match dates and the conference and state homeschool tournaments.
“We’re looking forward to another great season,” said Steve Leer, Tornados volleyball coordinator. “Coach Mary Anderson always puts a competitive team on the floor. The girls are working hard in practice to prepare for what promises to be our most challenging schedule.”
The Tornados enter the 2008 season hoping to claim the conference championship that barely eluded them in 2007. Tippecanoe also is aiming to improve on its third place finish in the Indiana State Homeschool Volleyball Tournament. The Tornados competed in the tournament’s junior varsity division last year.
“There is still time for any home-educated girl in junior high or high school to join the Tornados,” Leer said.
For registration information, contact Leer at (765) 471-4973 or by e-mail at .
The Tornados 2008 schedule is below. Home matches are in CAPS, with State Line Christian Conference matches in bold.
* FRI., AUG. 15, 6 P.M., 7:30 P.M. – VARSITY VS. JOHN PAUL CATHOLIC HIGH (at Performance Point)
* FRI., AUG. 22, 6 P.M., 7:30 P.M. – VARSITY VS. HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC HIGH (at Performance Point)
* SAT., AUG. 23, 1 P.M., 2 P.M. – JUNIOR HIGH, VARSITY VS. INDY SILVER LIGHTNING (at Faith Community Center)
* MON., AUG. 25, 6 P.M., 7 P.M. – JUNIOR HIGH, VARSITY VS. KOKOMO KASH (at Faith Christian School or Family Sports Center)
* FRI., AUG. 29, 6 P.M., 7:30 P.M. – VARSITY VS. LIVING WATER MARLINS (at Faith Community Center)
* (TENTATIVE) Sat., Aug. 30, times to be announced – Junior high, varsity at/vs. FISH Shining Stars (Faith Community Center reserved noon-4:30 p.m.)
* FRI., SEPT. 5, 6 P.M., 7:30 P.M. – VARSITY VS. WABASH VALLEY WARRIORS (at Faith Community Center)
* SAT., SEPT. 6, 1:30 P.M., 2:30 P.M. – JUNIOR HIGH, VARSITY VS. ELKHART LADY HAWKS (at Faith Community Center)
* FRI., OCT. 31, 6 P.M., 7 P.M. – JUNIOR HIGH, VARSITY VS. ANDERSON ANGELS (SENIOR DAY) (at Faith Community Center)
* SAT., NOV. 1, 2:30 P.M., 4 P.M. – ALUMNI GAME, PARENTS VS. DAUGHTERS GAME (at Faith Community Center
The schedule is subject to change. Please check this Web site regularly for updates. The volleyball practice schedule appears, along with the match schedule, on the calendar of events located along the left side of this page.
Registration for Tippecanoe Tornados fall soccer and volleyball has been extended through Tuesday, July 15. No late fees will be applied to registrations received or postmarked by that date.
Parents can download the registration forms from the article headlined "Registration begins for fall soccer, volleyball" below or fill them out in person at preseason parents meetings. The meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. July 11 in the Faith Community Center Community Room 1 HAS BEEN CANCELED. Instead, the soccer and volleyball teams will have separate meetings during practices.
The volleyball meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, July 14 in the Faith Christian School gymnasium. The first volleyball practice runs from 5-7 p.m. July 14 in that same gym.
The soccer meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 15 at the Indiana State Veteran's Home field, where the Tornados practice and play home matches. Soccer practice that day runs from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Both meetings are expected to be brief.
Forms will be available at the meetings, but parents will need to bring a copy of the birth certificate for each child they are registering. Also, a $50 registration downpayment is due to complete the registration process.
Full registration is $180 for volleyball and $90 for soccer.
Practice and game schedules will be distributed at the meetings, and will be posted on this Web site. Generally speaking, volleyball and soccer practices will be held three days per week before the first games are played, and scaled back to twice per week during the season. No Wednesday practices are scheduled.
Most volleyball and soccer matches are scheduled on Fridays and Saturdays, from mid-August through October.
The Tornados volleyball and soccer teams still need players, so any homeschool family interested in participating is welcome to register. The age range for both sports is 11 through high school.
For additional information about soccer, contact Pam Toft, soccer coordinator, at (765) 325-9102 home, (765) 894-5880 cell or by e-mail at
. For more information about volleyball, contact Steve Leer, volleyball coordinator, at (765) 471-4973 home, (765) 714-7304 cell or by e-mail at
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