MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

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Flying Dutch Fan

Alma now has an "unpublished" roster, that includes 15 players with roster numbers plus 12 without.  Appears the 15 include the returners from last year plus "recruits" Landen Moore-Pierce, Xavier Glenn, and Xavier Bargesser as well as UW-Oshkosh transfer Brandon Whiteside.

http://almascots.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/roster
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jaybird44

Hello friends!

It seems that I have been the only member of the only (unofficial) fall sport at WashU, with my 100-mile ultramarathon attempt earlier this month to promote the fight for a cure during Rett Syndrome Awareness Month.  That attempt fell a bit short in miles and fundraising, so I'm going into overtime to try and reach $5,000 in donations.

Rett Gets Rocked 50K for $5K will commence Friday, October 30 at 8 pm Central, and end at 8 am Halloween morning.  Counting donations received (thanks to retired WashU men's basketball coach Mark Edwards and his wife Mary, and to Mike McGrath and his  University of Chicago men's basketball program for their donations!) and those yet to be sent and processed, I am at $4,440.53.  Very, very close to my goal...which will fund a researcher's work for a month.  Wouldn't it be cool if he or she cracked the code for a cure of Rett syndrome, on our dime?!

I reached 86 miles in my "Rett Gets Rocked Virtual Ultra Weekend" October 3-4.  I'm very proud of that result, but there's more work to be done.  Proceeds from the event will be split between Rettsyndrome.org (the only national organization spearheading research and providing resources for affected patients and their families) and the Rett Spectrum Clinic--a collaboration between the WashU School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital.

Rett syndrome is a rare, non-inherited neurological disorder that is caused by a gene mutation in the brain.  Rett strikes typically when a child is 6-18 months old, and it has the characteristics of ALS, autism, epilepsy, and Parkinson's...all rolled into one sinister disorder.
It takes away the child's ability to move and communicate.  Most of them end up in wheelchairs with active minds, but mired in the physical rubble that Rett creates.  And, the neurological damage prevents verbal communication and arm and hand movement for sign language.

In essence, Rett does to a child what Lucy in the "Peanuts" comic strip does to Charlie Brown when he tries to kick the football that she is holding.  The only difference is that Charlie Brown can get back up to try again.  Those who are afflicted with Rett syndrome don't get another chance to enjoy a vibrant life.

Researchers are working to re-engineer the gene mutation that turns on Rett, so it can be forever turned off.  Four drug therapies are in the FDA review pipeline, with one (trofanitide) one level away from review.  And, iPad tablets with retinal scan technology are giving those with Rett a voice they haven't had since they were toddlers.

The full court press on Rett is paying off.  You can help keep the pressure on Rett, by going to my Rett Racers donation page:  https://rettracer.everydayhero.com/us/rett-gets-rocked-2020

Thanks for your time and consideration, and let's hope that we get back to playing and broadcasting sports much sooner than later!

Jay Murry
Play-By-Play Announcer, Washington University in St. Louis
Event Director, Rett Gets Rocked 50K for $5K

tartanpride2016

https://twitter.com/Hope_Basketball/status/1322219333209280517

Four weeks from today is the Friday after Thanksgiving. That would lead me to believe that Hope opens in the annual GRSHOF tournament with Cornerstone, Calvin and Aquinas?

ziggy

Quote from: tartanpride2016 on October 30, 2020, 01:17:40 PM
https://twitter.com/Hope_Basketball/status/1322219333209280517

Four weeks from today is the Friday after Thanksgiving. That would lead me to believe that Hope opens in the annual GRSHOF tournament with Cornerstone, Calvin and Aquinas?

Sounds like there are some unpublished unpublished schedules out there. Cornerstone is the only school of the four that has a fairly normal looking schedule posted (or unpublished with some url manipulation) and it does not include the GRSHOF event.

sac

Our WHAC neighbors are playing as full of a conference schedule as possible.

For now UM-Dearborn is not participating in Winter sports, but are getting some Nebraska football type pressure to do so.  Aquinas isn't starting athletics until after Jan 1.  but intend to complete their conference schedule.   Other members of the WHAC are starting on time with as full of a schedule as they can have.



sac

So the question of if the GR Sports Hall of Fame Classic will take place is a tricky one.  Hope is due to host this years event and the GR Sports Hall of Fame website is still saying that's so.....https://www.grshof.com/basketball-classic.html

We know Aquinas is not participating since they aren't starting Winter sports until after Jan. 1.
Cornerstone's schedule currently does not include the GR sports HofF weekend but there is room.


I believe Hope really wants to make this work somehow, but this game and maybe the weekend is pretty tentative and imho growing more so by the day. I'll believe it when I see a press release

But while we're having fun, here's a couple scores from the past that may or may not be relevant to the discussion.......
Nov 2006  Hope 76 Calvin 54
Nov 2010  Hope 79 Calvin 76

Fifth and Putnam

Quote from: sac on October 30, 2020, 08:06:48 PM
So the question of if the GR Sports Hall of Fame Classic will take place is a tricky one.  Hope is due to host this years event and the GR Sports Hall of Fame website is still saying that's so.....https://www.grshof.com/basketball-classic.html

We know Aquinas is not participating since they aren't starting Winter sports until after Jan. 1.
Cornerstone's schedule currently does not include the GR sports HofF weekend but there is room.


I believe Hope really wants to make this work somehow, but this game and maybe the weekend is pretty tentative and imho growing more so by the day. I'll believe it when I see a press release

But while we're having fun, here's a couple scores from the past that may or may not be relevant to the discussion.......
Nov 2006  Hope 76 Calvin 54
Nov 2010  Hope 79 Calvin 76


Emphasis on the bolded here...

footballfan43

I heard a few teams around the league had to pause athletic activities this week. Hopefully nothing for too extended of a time!!

sac

Adrian has a schedule, first game is Saturday.  (I would disregard the MIAA portion)

https://adrianbulldogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/2020-21/schedule

sac

Trine was supposed to play Manchester Friday night, they will now host Adrian.


Adrian is supposed to play Manchester Saturday, that game still appears on both teams schedules.



oldknight

Former Hope president--and Calvin grad--Gordon Van Wylen, passed away yesterday at age 100. A truly great man, and a life well-lived, whose obit is worth the read:

https://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/grandrapids/obituary.aspx?n=gordon-j-van-wylen&pid=197057578

Shamrock

Quote from: oldknight on November 06, 2020, 11:40:40 AM
Former Hope president--and Calvin grad--Gordon Van Wylen, passed away yesterday at age 100. A truly great man, and a life well-lived, whose obit is worth the read:

https://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/grandrapids/obituary.aspx?n=gordon-j-van-wylen&pid=197057578

A life incredibly well lived.  May he rest in peace.

WUPHF

Quote from: sac on November 06, 2020, 08:07:01 AM
Trine was supposed to play Manchester Friday night, they will now host Adrian.

Adrian is supposed to play Manchester Saturday, that game still appears on both teams schedules.

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Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)


Adrian at Trine is happening right now.  It appears Adrian has a requirement their players wear masks - although none of them are wearing them properly - do we know anymore about what guidance the MIAA has for that kind of thing?  Trine doesn't appear to have any players in masks, even on the bench, although coaches are masked up.
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sac

Trine 66  Adrian 59 F

This was a non-conference game.