Saturday, December 16, 2017

Weekly Wrap-Up - December 16, 2017

Athletic Results for the Week:
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
  • MS Girls' Basketball: L, HGCS-18, Carmel-45
  • MS Boys' Basketball: W, HGCS-43, Carmel-26
  • JV Boys' Basketball: L, HGCS-48, Carmel-59
  • Varsity Women's Basketball: L, HGCS-37, Carmel-52
  • Varsity Men's Basketball: L, HGCS-70, Carmel-84
Friday, December 15, 2017
  • JV Boys' Basketball: L, HGCS-57, CCS-67
  • Varsity Women's Basketball: W, HGCS-40, CCS-31
  • Varsity Men's Basketball: L, HGCS-52, CCS-74
Saturday, December 16, 2017
  • JV Boys' Basketball: L, HGCS-46 , PDS, 48
  • Varsity Women's Basketball: L, HGCS-25, PDS-66
  • Varsity Men's Basketball: L, HGCS-64, PDS-81

Season Records as of December 16:
Varsity Men's Basketball: 6-6
JV Boys' Basketball: 3-7
MS Boys' Basketball: 3-3
Varsity Women's Basketball: 9-3
MS Girls' Basketball: 1-5

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Off-Season Conditioning for All Male Athletes

The HGCS Athletic Department is offering off-season conditioning workouts with Coach Pondo for ALL athletes grades 6th-12th not involved in a sport in the current season.

Coach Pondo has been doing these workouts for the last ten years and is BFS certified. Workouts will start Wednesday, January 3, 2018 and will be held Monday through Thursday each week in the field house after school until 5:00pm. The program Coach Pondo follows is the nationally recognized "Bigger, Faster, Strong (BFS)" program, which is used by most high schools and small colleges/universities in the country. It is a great program for ALL athletes in all sports. Athletes must have a current physical on file with the Athletic Trainer in order to participate.

The off-season is the time for you to improve as an individual. It is our hope that all will take advantage of this program. This program is free of charge, convenient, and it works! Please contact Coach Pondo (mikepondo@hgchristian.org) with any concerns or questions. Also, please review the Google Doc in the following link for additional information and instructions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZgpzQuYM69qUt7j7IsI1fZ_DCiHkagjWyzrrulhwK2k/edit?usp=sharing




Monday, December 11, 2017

Weekly Announcements - December 11, 2017

Games this Week
Tuesday, December 12:
4:00pm - MS Girls' Basketball vs. Carmel Christian School (HOME - GYM C)
4:00pm - JV Boys' Basketball vs. Carmel Christian School (HOME - GYMS A/B)
5:15pm - MS Boys' Basketball vs. Carmel Christian School (HOME - GYM C)
5:30pm - Varsity Women's Basketball vs. Carmel Christian School (HOME - GYMS A/B)
7:00pm - Varsity Men's Basketball vs. Carmel Christian School (HOME - GYMS A/B)
Friday, December 15:
4:00pm - JV Boys' Basketball vs. Charlotte Christian School (HOME)
5:30pm - Varsity Women's Basketball vs. Charlotte Christian School (HOME)
7:00pm - Varsity Men's Basketball vs. Charlotte Christian School (HOME)
Saturday, December 16:
12:30pm - JV Boys' Basketball @ Providence Day School (AWAY)
2:00pm - Varsity Women's Basketball @ Providence Day School (AWAY)
3:30pm - Varsity Men's Basketball @ Providence Day School (AWAY)

Christmas Sweater Night - Friday, December 15th
This Friday, December 15th is Christmas Sweater Night at the home basketball games against Charlotte Christian School! Students who wear Christmas sweaters will be admitted to the games for the discounted rate of $1! Regular admission is $3 for JV and $5 for Varsity (free for kids 10 & under). JV Boys play at 4:00pm, Varsity Women at 5:30pm, and Varsity Men at 7:00pm. We will also have a Halftime Shoot-Out during the Varsity Women's and Varsity Men's games! Students can enter their names to be drawn for the shooting contest at the admissions table during the first half of each game. The shooting contest winners will receive vouchers for the concession stand!


Baseball Online Team Shop Open
The BSN online team shop for HGCS baseball is now open. The team shop includes apparel and gear for baseball players for the 2018 season. 
The team shop will close on December 19th. All orders must be placed before this deadline. To access the online team shop, go to www.bsnteamsports.com and enter the access code (TSBBFHwQmV) to log in.
If you have any questions regarding the team shop, please contact Coach Kurt Seibert (kurtseibert@hgchristian.org). Technical questions/issues regarding the team shop site should be directed to BSN Customer Support (contact information on flyer).

Off-Season Workouts for All Male Athletes
The HGCS Athletic Department is offering off-season conditioning workouts with Coach Pondo for ALL male athletes grades 6th-12th not involved in a sport in the current season.

Coach Pondo has been doing these workouts for the last ten years and is BFS certified. Workouts will start Wednesday, January 3, 2018 and will be held Monday through Thursday each week in the field house after school until 5:00pm. The program Coach Pondo follows is the nationally recognized "Bigger, Faster, Strong (BFS)" program, which is used by most high schools and small colleges/universities in the country. It is a great program for ALL athletes in all sports. Athletes must have a current physical on file with the Athletic Trainer in order to participate.


The off-season is the time for you to improve as an individual. It is our hope that all will take advantage of this program. This program is free of charge, convenient, and it works! Please contact Coach Pondo (mikepondo@hgchristian.org) with any concerns or questions. Also, please review Google Doc in the following link for additional information and instructions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZgpzQuYM69qUt7j7IsI1fZ_DCiHkagjWyzrrulhwK2k/edit?usp=sharing

Volunteers Needed for Winter Season
The HGCS Athletic Department and AAA Booster Club need the help of volunteers to assist with admissions and concessions at athletic events throughout the winter season. Please sign up for a volunteer time slot on our Sign Up Genius page.

Golf Tournament 2018
Save the date for the 19th Annual HGCS Golf Tournament sponsored by the AAA Booster Club! April 30, 2018 at Pine Lake Country Club!

Join AAA Booster Club
Don't forget to join the AAA Booster Club for the 2017-2018 school year! Visit http://hgchristian.org/aaa/ to register now! Booster Club Membership will give you free admission to all home athletic events excluding any MAC (Conference) tournament and NCISAA (state) tournament games.

Sign Up for Remind Notifications
Notifications about athletic event cancellations, changes, and reminders are sent out via text through Remind. You must sign up with Remind to receive these text notifications on your phone. To sign up with Remind, text @hgcslions to the number 81010. 



Friday, December 8, 2017

Weekly Wrap-Up - December 8, 2017

Athletic Results for the Week:
Monday, December 4, 2017
  • MS Girls' Basketball: L, HGCS-27, HTCMS-29
  • MS Boys' Basketball: L, HGCS-35, HTCMS-37
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
  • JV Boys' Basketball: L, HGCS-34, CCDS-66
  • Varsity Women's Basketball: W, HGCS-45, CCDS-39
  • Varsity Men's Basketball: L, HGCS-61, CCDS-65
Thursday, December 7, 2017
  • Varsity Swimming @ Gaston Christian School (Rock Hill Aquatics Center): HGCS-1st place overall; Varsity Women-1st place; Varsity Men-2nd place
Friday, December 8, 2017
  • MS Girls' Basketball: L, HGCS-20 , MCA-36
  • MS Boys' Basketball: L, HGCS-42 , MCA-43
  • JV Boys' Basketball: L, HGCS-41 , MCA-56
  • Varsity Women's Basketball: W, HGCS-66 , MCA-47
  • Varsity Men's Basketball: W, HGCS-70 , MCA-67

Season Records as of December 8:
Varsity Men's Basketball: 6-3
JV Boys' Basketball: 3-4
MS Boys' Basketball: 2-3
Varsity Women's Basketball: 8-1
MS Girls' Basketball: 1-4

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Baseball BSN Team Shop Open Now Through December 19th


The BSN online team shop for HGCS baseball is now open. The team shop includes apparel and gear for baseball players for the 2018 season. 

The team shop will close on December 19th. All orders must be placed before this deadline. To access the online team shop, go to www.bsnteamsports.com and enter the access code (TSBBFHwQmV) to log in.

Although we are still a couple months away from baseball tryouts, it is essential that we place all orders now to ensure we receive them in time for the spring season. Please note that BSN does not accept returns on items with a school/team logo.

If you have any questions regarding the team shop, please contact Coach Kurt Seibert (kurtseibert@hgchristian.org). Technical questions/issues regarding the team shop site should be directed to BSN Customer Support (contact information on flyer).




Christmas Sweater Night & Halftime Shoot-Out at December 15th Basketball Games


Friday, December 15th is Christmas Sweater Night at the home basketball games against Charlotte Christian School! Students who wear Christmas sweaters will be admitted to the games for the discounted rate of $1! Regular admission is $3 for JV and $5 for Varsity (free for kids 10 & under). JV Boys play at 4:00pm, Varsity Women at 5:30pm, and Varsity Men at 7:00pm. 

We will also have a Halftime Shoot-Out during the Varsity Women's and Varsity Men's games! Students can enter their names to be drawn for the shooting contest at the admissions table during the first half of each game. The shooting contest winners will receive vouchers for the concession stand!





Monday, December 4, 2017

Weekly Announcements - December 4, 2017

Games this Week
Monday, December 4:
4:15pm - MS Girls' Basketball @ Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School (AWAY)
5:30pm - MS Boys' Basketball @ Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School (AWAY)
Tuesday, December 5:
4:30pm - JV Boys' Basketball @ Charlotte Country Day School (AWAY)
6:00pm - Varsity Women's Basketball @ Charlotte Country Day School (AWAY)
7:30pm - Varsity Men's Basketball @ Charlotte Country Day School (AWAY)
Thursday, December 7:
6:00pm - Varsity Swimming @ Gaston Christian School (AWAY - Rock Hill Aquatics Center)
Friday, December 8:
4:00pm - MS Girls' Basketball vs. Metrolina Christian Academy (HOME)
4:00pm - JV Boys' Basketball @ Metrolina Christian Academy (AWAY)
5:15pm - MS Boys' Basketball vs. Metrolina Christian Academy (HOME)
5:30pm - Varsity Women's Basketball @ Metrolina Christian Academy (AWAY)
7:00pm - Varsity Men's Basketball @ Metrolina Christian Academy (AWAY)

Winter Team Pictures
The following is the schedule for winter team pictures:
Friday, December 8th:
2:45 - MS Girls' Basketball (Gyms A/B)
3:00 - MS Boys' Basketball (Gyms A/B)
3:15 - MS Cheerleading (Gyms A/B)
All athletes will have an individual photo taken regardless of whether or not they choose to purchase photos. Athletes will need to be in uniform for pictures. Please print the Sports Picture Order Form, fill it out, write your name on it, and turn it in along with payment (cash/check) to the photographer on Monday.

Christmas Sweater Night - Friday, December 15th
Friday, December 15th is Christmas Sweater Night at the home basketball games against Charlotte Christian School! Students who wear Christmas sweaters will be admitted to the games for the discounted rate of $1! Regular admission is $3 for JV and $5 for Varsity (free for kids 10 & under). JV Boys play at 4:00pm, Varsity Women at 5:30pm, and Varsity Men at 7:00pm. We will also have a Halftime Shoot-Out during the Varsity Women's and Varsity Men's games! Students can enter their names to be drawn for the shooting contest at the admissions table during the first half of each game. The shooting contest winners will receive vouchers for the concession stand!


Volunteers Needed for Winter Season
The HGCS Athletic Department and AAA Booster Club need the help of volunteers to assist with admissions and concessions at athletic events throughout the winter season. Please sign up for a volunteer time slot on our Sign Up Genius page.

Golf Tournament 2018
Save the date for the 19th Annual HGCS Golf Tournament sponsored by the AAA Booster Club! April 30, 2018 at Pine Lake Country Club!

Join AAA Booster Club
Don't forget to join the AAA Booster Club for the 2017-2018 school year! Visit http://hgchristian.org/aaa/ to register now! Booster Club Membership will give you free admission to all home athletic events excluding any MAC (Conference) tournament and NCISAA (state) tournament games.

Sign Up for Remind Notifications
Notifications about athletic event cancellations, changes, and reminders are sent out via text through Remind. You must sign up with Remind to receive these text notifications on your phone. To sign up with Remind, text @hgcslions to the number 81010. 



Friday, December 1, 2017

Weekly Wrap-up - December 1, 2017

Athletic Results for the Week:

Tuesday, November 28, 2017
  • JV Boys' Basketball: L, HGCS-40, Cannon-53
  • Varsity Women's Basketball: W, HGCS-59, Cannon-34
  • Varsity Men's Basketball: L, HGCS-41, Cannon-69
Thursday, November 30, 2017
  • MS Girls' Basketball: L, HGCS-14, SMCS-41
  • MS Boys' BasketbalL: W, HGCS-46, SMCS-27
Friday, December 1, 2017
  • JV Boys' Basketball: W, HGCS-56, CTK-47
  • Varsity Women's Basketball: W, HGCS-54,, CTK-23
  • Varsity Men's Basketball: W, HGCS-64, CTK-18

Season Records as of December 1:
Varsity Men's Basketball: 5-2
JV Boys' Basketball: 3-2
MS Boys' Basketball: 2-1
Varsity Women's Basketball: 6-1
MS Girls' Basketball: 1-2