St. Mary's Women's Basketball Give Back to The Community

                           

Head Coach Randy Peron announced today that the St. Mary's University College Women's Basketball team will be volunteering this Sunday for the "Feed The Hungry Sunday Dinner Program" held at St. Mary's Cathedral Hall in downtown Calgary.

     

The purpose of the service is to serve a nutritious dinner to needy Calgarians in an atmosphere of dignity and respect. Since the program's first dinner in 1993, over 877,851 full course dinners have been served. At each dinner, an average of 500 guests are greeted and served an average of 1000 servings of a full course dinner. In addition to the main hot entree,bread, salad and a variety of desserts and beverages are served.

     

The Lightning student-athletes will be placed in groups each with different responsibilities, from dessert preparation, to servers, greeters, main entree helpers, cleaning of tables and more. A great way for the student-athletes of giving back to the community with this successful program. The student athletes will be returning  on Oct 10/10 for their 2nd day of involvement with this program.

       

The Department of Athletics and Recreation at St. Mary's has introduced in 2010-2011 the Lightning Varsity Athlete Community Service Program.  This program requires that each student-athlete participating in varsity athletics at St. Mary's devote a minimum number of hours per semester to volunteering in the community.  To join the Community Service Program or more information on Lightning Athletics, please contact the Athletic Director at 403-254-3728.

                                                                                                                          

Recruits and Walkons Compete for Roster Spots

After the 1st week of tryouts Women's Head Basketball Coach Randy Peron is very impressed with the talent and hard work ethic that has displayed by all athletes. The competitive drive is very high as players vie for spots on the roster. " I am very impressed by the work ethic and willingness to work on individual fundamentals during this 1st week of tryouts. The ladies that have been recruited along with the walkons have all worked very hard to compete with the returning players for roster spots on the team. With a Theme this season of "Together", all players have grasped the components that are necessary in order for the team to be successful this upcoming season. There will be some tough decisions to be made by the coaching staff regarding player selections, decisions which will make our team as strong as possible for the start of non-conference play beginning Sept 30 as we participate in the SAIT Invitational".

Tryouts Begin Sept 7

Head Women's Basketball Coach Randy Peron is looking forward to team tryouts next week. " I have had a very successful recruiting season where high quality student athletes have come on board at St. Mary's. With a focus on getting bigger, more athletic and faster I have been able to sign players who fit the needs that I have been focusing on. With a focus on preparing the team for ACAC play in 2012, the ground work has been set and I am looking forward to the upcoming season. Play begins Sept 30 when the Women's Team participate in the SAIT Women's Invitational with games against Mt. Royal University, Red Deer College and host SAIT. Go Lightning Women!".