Uncle Drew (Guess who?)

A new Pepsi commercial.

Crazy Tony Parker Haircut!

http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2012/05/fan-gets-tony-parkers-face-haircut-photos/

Breaker Classic Tournament Cancelled

Sorry everyone. We worked hard this year and that is no way to finish a season (without being able to play a tourney).

Hopefully we can get a few staff members to play with the girls team against the boys for a lunch time fun game in the next week or two. Stay tuned.

Mr. Rollins.

Girls Practice Friday Morning

We will update everyone once we know if the tournament will be happening. If it is on, then the girls will practice on Monday morning and the boys will practice after school on Monday.

Boys Practice Thursday March 29 @ 7:45

For grade 7's plus Rahul and Bryce.

Thanks everyone. See you in the morning.

No Practices Thursday, Friday morning

Thanks everyone.

Please spread the word if you can.

Mr. Rollins

Breaker Classic update

From the tournament organizer. If the tournament cannot be played on Tuesday March 6th and Wednesday March 7th it will hopefully be rescheduled and not cancelled. The new dates will hopefully be April 3rd and 4th. Fingers crossed!

Burnett Breakers Schedule

BREAKER CLASSIC 2012

Tuesday March 6^th, 2012

3:30pm    Opening Ceremonies

3:45pm    2-Ball Competition

4:20pm    Tournament Begins

Time	Large Gym	Small Gym
4:20pm-5:00pm	GIRLS- Blair vs Thompson	GIRLS- McKay vs Spul’u’kwuks
5:00pm-5:40pm	BOYS- McKay vs Spul’u’kwuks	BOYS- Blair vs Thompson
5:40pm-6:20pm	GIRLS- Blair vs McKay	GIRLS- Thompson vs Spul’u’kwuks
6:20pm-7:00pm	BOYS- Thompson vs Spul’u’kwuks	BOYS- Blair vs McKay
7:00pm-7:40pm	GIRLS- Blair vs Spul’u’kwuks	GIRLS- Thompson vs McKay

Wednesday March 7^th, 2012

Time	Large Gym	Small Gym
3:30pm-4:10pm	BOYS - Blair vs Spul’u’kwuks	BOYS - Thompson vs McKay
4:10pm -4:50pm	GIRLS- 2nd vs 3rd	BOYS- 2nd vs 3rd
4:50pm-5:30pm	BOYS- 1st vs 4th	GIRLS- 1st vs 4th
5:30pm-6:10pm	BOYS- 1st place game	BOYS- 3rd place game
6:10pm-6:50pm	GIRLS- 1st place game	GIRLS- 3rd place game

Boys' vs McKay

Great game today as Thompson blew out the Mckay Mustangs 27-21 with some good drives by Tariq and Rahul and other great plays by Thompson. Some highlights include Marcus’s spectacular shot under the net (which did not count) and not to mention the opposing teams shoelaces which stopped the game for a bit, but that’s nothing a mom can’t fix. Thompson hustled and worked hard, leading to a good win and the end of our basketball regular season.

Write-up by Vincent

Thompson Girls vs Brighouse

In a well-played game (let's not discuss the refereeing-done by me) the girls' team lost 34-12. Excellent passing was the theme of the day. Baskets were scored by Anastasia (who also scored 2 free throws), Sydney and Nisha. Keep up the good work ladies! Next game Thursday against Mr. Out's old school (Ferris).

Write-up by Mr. (ref) Rollins

Last week of games (at a glance) Feb. 27- Mar. 1

Monday- Nothing scheduled

Tuesday-
AM Boys practice
PM Girls Home game vs Brighouse

Wednesday-
AM Girls Practice
PM Boys Home game vs McKay (Clippers + Bulls playing)

Thursday-
AM Boys practice
PM Girls Home game vs Ferris

Friday-
AM Girls practice

Burnett Breakers Classic Tournament information

Happening on Tuesday, March 6th and Wednesday, March 7th.

Boys Team:
We have had a couple of team meetings recently and discussed some options but since this is a grade 7 tournament we have decided to take all eligible grade 7's to play in this tournament. We will also be taking Bryce and Rahul to play. This means that we may have as many as 17 players. Apologies to those grade 6's who will get their chance next year. Playing time for the whole tournament will be equal, but it won't necessarily be equal in each individual game.

If any boys are unable to attend on either of these days (as we discussed) please tell me now.

Mr. Rollins

Welcome back Ms. Bahd

20 boys were ready to take on our "furthest" opponent yet as they had travelled over from McNeely School in east Richmond. It was well worth the wait as many of the McNeely boys showed great skills and adept shooting touch throughout the game. The defense was "resting" in this game as it quickly became a high scoring affair. The Tigers won't get a chance to avenge this loss, but everyone learned something in this game that was close until the end. Final score McNeely 40, Thompson 26.

Write-up by Mr. Rollins

Blair Scare

The girls played a hard fought game against Blair last night.  By the second half, the girls were able to tie the game, but were outworked by their competitors in the end losing 22-12.  The difficult conditions of the Blair gym (dusty floors and slippery basketball) might have played a factor, but a lack of communication also caused many poor passes and turnovers.  The girls are hopeful and excited to redeem themselves at the Breakers Tournament in a couple of weeks.  Only two more games left for the girls, both of which will be hosted here at Thompson.  Good luck girls!

Mr. Out Reporting

Thompson Grade 6 boys' vs. Splu’k’wuks

Today was the Tigers vs. Eagles. Thompson came up strong in the first half scoring 26 points! We got lots of fast breaks (thanks to our good defense) and we scored most of the fast breaks. Zack had his game high nine points, great job Zack! Bryce got lots of points in the paint and many assists and got some nice blocks. Kevin came up strong and got four points (on a couple of far out shots) and made some beautiful passes to Zack great job! We played good defense and completed our passes, Kyle almost got his first basket of the season, we played a great game today and got lots of points. The good thing was that we didn’t foul that much. The final score was 46-24. Great job boys!!! Keep up the awesome job boys and lets win some more games!!!!! Go Tigers!!!!!!!! 

Write-up by Rahul

Boys win with Defence against McKay

A strong defensive effort Tuesday after school results in a 30-10 win for the boys. Robert played his first game of the season and Matthew P scored a few nice baskets in this one. The defence was strong all game, allowing only 4 baskets and a couple of free throws against us. Many coaches always say that you "get noticed" for your offence, but that defence "wins championships".

Girls claim close victory

On Thursday, February 16th, the girls faced Spul'U'Kwuks for the second time this season. Compared to the first time they faced this team, (which was also their first game of the season), the girls displayed more confidence, and demonstrated their improved defensive and passing skills. Winning by 2 points in an exciting first home game, the girls look forward to seeing Spul'U'Kwuks at the Breaker Classic.


Written by Ms. P 

Week at a Glance (Feb. 20-24)

Monday: Boys HOME game vs Spul'u'kwuks grade 6. Grade 6's + Chris, Tate, Kevin are playing

Tuesday: AM Boys practice
                PM Boys Away game vs McKay. Clippers + Thunder + Robert will be playing. Drivers: Jeff's mom, Chris' mom, Kevin's mom and Nishaan's mom

                PM Girls Away game vs Blair. Drivers needed

Wednesday: AM Girls practice
                    PM Boys game Home vs McNeely (Ms. Bahd will hopefully be driving some students over). All                squads are scheduled to play- some players will be sitting out of this game as a result of the Spul'u'kwuks game last week.  

Thursday:  AM Boys Practice
                  PM Boys game Home vs Wowk Thunder + Bulls playing
                 
Friday: AM Girls Practice

Boys' Basketball "Homework"

Gentlemen, the homework passage is due next practice (so Tuesday Feb. 21st). You can ask anyone (other than myself or Mr. Out) for help and you can use the internet if you choose.

Thanks and have fun.

Boys Vs Blair

The boys "travelled" (you know, because there was a lot of travelling going on in this game) to The Dragon's Lair for this one and it turned out to be a great game. Thompson was up by a score of 18-0 before Blair got their first basket. Zack scored his first basket of the game in the second half and strong games overall by Bryce, Kevin and Keaton led us to a 41-25 victory.

Close game vs Spul'u'kwuks

Well, you win some and you lose some... After winning by 1 point against Ferris earlier this week, the exact opposite happened against the grade 7 group from Spul'u'kwuks. We lost by 1 point this time. We were playing well until the last 2 shifts when the tall players from Spul'u'kwuks started to take over this game. They have beaten us both times this year, but we will get to play them again at the Burnett tournament.

Girls basketball game against McKay

Yesterday, the girls had a game against McKay. AND THEY ROCKED IT! The score was 24-15.  The girls really did an awesome job. This was their second victory so far out of the six games they have played. The game was very exciting. Anastasia again was our superstar! Always putting herself out there trying to get some baskets for the team. Another amazing thing that happen during the game was that Amber shot her first basket! We were all so happy for her. I think the girls did an amazing job this game and they always have. McKay was a very pleasant school to compete against. Great job girls!

 

By: Joanne

Boys vs Ferris (the Rematch)

Today was one of the most intense games so far; it was a rematch against the Ferris Falcons. The other team managed to move around our defense, and scored a few baskets in the beginning. We immediately caught up and made it a very close game. Ferris scored first with a nice lay-up. There were a few fouls, luckily Bryce scored most of the free throws. After the first half the game the score was Thompson 19 and Ferris 18. It was a very close game, as Thompson would score and then Ferris would score. There was one sequence where Thompson got 5 or 6 offensive rebounds in a row; great job on the glass by Zack and Tate. The next couple of shifts went really well, with Jeffrey, Shakur, Vincent and a few other people driving in and making several nice baskets. There were also a lot of terrific passes. The last shift was the most intense with the back and forth baskets. Wilson made the last basket for Thompson making it a win for the Tigers. Ferris would have won, but their last shot was canceled as it was supposed to be a foul for Thompson. Leaving the final score as 35-34. Fantastic Game! GO TIGERS !!!

Write-up by Josh Chan

Who is Jeremy Lin?

Well, he attended Harvard. Not too many NBA players have done that. He's also the first American born player to be of Chinese or Taiwanese descent. He was not drafted after college but did sign a contract with his hometown Golden State Warriors. He was then cut and then cut again earlier this year, before recently making a splash with the NY Knicks.

Here are his first 5 games as a starter there (he plays the Point Guard Position)

POINTS       ASSISTS
25                      7
28                      8
23                     10
38                       7
20                       8

WOW!

Week at a Glance Feb. 13 to Feb. 16

Monday: Boys game HOME vs Ferris. Thunder + Clippers playing

Tuesday: AM Boys practice
                PM Girls @ McKay

Wednesday: AM Girls practice
                    PM Boys game Home vs Spulu'kwuks. Grade 7 Group 2 is playing

Thursday: AM Boys Practice
                  PM Boys game @ Blair- Drivers Bryce's mom, Tate's mom, Jeff's mom and Mr. Rollins
                  Thunder + Clippers playing


                  PM Girls game HOME vs Spul'u'kwuks 
                 
Friday: AM Girls Practice

Thompson vs Ferris

Mr. Rollins goes back to Ferris (where he taught for the past 2 years) and there were lots of fans in attendance. This game featured some slick play by the Falcons as they jumped out to an early lead with their not quite 10 foot hoops and their size 7 game ball (that's too big). Thompson got strong efforts from Nishaan and Matt. P. along the way, but it wasn't enough against a strong team. We get a rematch with those very same Falcons very soon as they come to Thompson on Monday. Final score 48-23 for Ferris.


write-up by Mr. Rollins

NBA video for that cool song that Vincent liked

It's called "Live Forever" and it's sung by Drew Holcolm and the Neighbours. The video is pretty cool too. It's a bunch of footage from the NBA of "old" players from eras gone by playing with or against the "new" superstars of the NBA. 

Enjoy. 

Boys vs Grauer

A well-played low scoring game was won by the Thompson boys by the score of 27-11. Several nice baskets and a few almost fast-breaks. Play of the game was when Jeffrey cut backdoor and got wide open, but unfortunately never got the pass he was hoping for. Next time.

write-up by Mr. Rollins

Boys Grade 7 vs Spul'u'kwuks

Today’s game was against Spul'ukwuks (Grade 7s only). We started the game off with a basket from Josh which got us all motivated, but Spul'ukwuks managed to get past our defenses and score a couple of baskets. Our next shift went really well with James scoring a couple of bank shots with the assistance of Vincent. Spul'ukwuks fouled our players six times leading to 6 foul shots, luckily we scored most of them.

During the second half Spul'ukwuks went aggressive and scored a bunch of baskets, however that still didn’t stop Vincent from rejecting his check’s shots over and over again and driving up for a layup.
Unfortunately, that was our last shift and the game ended 26-33 resulting into the boy’s first loss of the season.

Overall this game was a really good game. GO TIGERS!

Written by Wilson.

Week at a Glance Mon. Feb 6- Fri. Feb 10

Monday: Boys game @ Spul'ukwuks. Grade 7 group 1 playing

Tuesday: AM Boys practice
                PM Girls @ Grauer

Wednesday: AM Girls practice
                    PM Boys game home vs Grauer. Bulls & Clippers playing

Thursday: AM Boys Practice
                  PM Boys game @ Ferris- Drivers Bryce's mom, Tate's mom, Kevin's mom and Nishaan's              mom. Bulls & Thunder playing

Friday: AM Girls Practice

Girls Basketball Game (Brighouse)

   Yesterday, the girls basketball team went to Brighouse for their third game. The Brighouse team was really rough, and they fouled Thompson a lot. There was a lot of pushing and shoving and everybody was tumbling and falling to the floor. I think the coach didn't call enough fouls on Brighouse and that was kind of unfair for our team. We did have some supportive friends come and watch the game and cheer us on though. All of the girls on the team were trying their very hardest and tried to be aggressive as well. We all saw that numbers 40 and 47 on the Brighouse team were really good. They dribbled very fast and were able to get to the net quickly. Every person on the team tried really hard to get baskets, but it was frustrating how Brighouse got away with so many fouls. Lots of girls, including me, got hurt. 
    We lost 22-6 and even though that is quite a bit, we know that we were trying our very hardest.


GO GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM!!! hopefully we will come back in our game with Grauer next Tuesday!!


By: Annie Sharma <3

Tigers Soar Above the Falcons

     The Tigers triumphed over the Ferris Falcons during the game on Wednesday. Thompson started the game off by shooting the first basket. Even though the opposing team was bigger than many of the Tigers and a bit faster than most, their skill and smarts got them the points. Everyone stayed on their checks and passed fairly well. They also got quite a lot of rebounds. In the second half, Anastasia outshined the rest. She wrestled for the ball like it was a suitcase with a million dollars inside (technically a suitcase wouldn’t be as bouncy) and drove it down the court so many times. At the end, Thompson beat Ferris 21-18. It was an amazing game.

By: Emily Wang

Thompson Boys 48 vs Brighouse 41 (Wed. Feb.1)

Yesterday was the 2nd boys basketball game of the season in which the Bulls and Clippers played Brighouse.  We were slow to start and by halftime the score was 24 Brighouse to 10 Thompson  (of course my cheering squad and I did not give up hope and throughout the rest of the game we were chanting and yelling). Then in the second half we made a tremendous comeback and defeated Brighouse 48-41.
       I think that one of the best parts of the game was when Wilson made the very first screen and that set everyone else off making screens. Another great part was that we stole the ball and succeeded in scoring a few layups.
       Congratulations to you guys! great job!


write-up by Nishaan

How to set a Screen/Pick

something that the boys team will be looking at in practices this week. 

Shakur Taking his commitment to the team to a whole new level

As a member of the "Clippers" squad, Shak went to the LA Clippers (the hair place) and got this done.

Check it out:

Way to go, Shak.
Go Tigers!

What happens if you like ART + Basketball?

Well, Maybe this:

Cool stuff!

First Boys' game has a "Bonus" shift

It was the first game of the year for the boys team with the Bulls and Thunder squads playing this afternoon against Brighouse. It didn't start out very well. We got some chances, but missed a lot of shots. Being much taller than our opponents (who we play again next Wednesday) we had lots of opportunities to rebound our missed shots and shoot again. And again. And again. Until we lost the ball out of bounds. The second half was much better as we started passing more and getting out and fast-breaking a little bit giving people like Rahul, Matt P. Terry and even James some fast break lay-ups at the other end.

And then Marcus stole the ball. In this blogger's opinion, it was the play of the game. I had been trying to tell everyone that if they held the ball out there for you to grab you should just take it. Well, Marcus listened. When asked about it in the car ride home after the game, Marcus said: "It was easy!" I agree Marcus. If they hold it out there for you boys, take it! Then you get to go make a lay-up.

Anyway, we got stronger as the game went on and scored a few baskets in what we thought was the last shift to make the final score 25-15 for Thompson. But wait! Brighouse thought that there was still 1 more shift to play, so we went back out there for more. The crowd loved it too. The final final score was then 29-18 (still) for Thompson.

Keep up the great work and don't forget about practice tomorrow morning (we still have a few things to work on).

Write-up by Mr. Rollins

Boys drivers for Wednesday Jan. 25th game.

Going to Brighouse: Please be at the school around 2:45. We will leave as soon as possible.

Bryce's mom-
Nishaan's mom - 5
James' mom- 6

Thanks everyone else. We will use you next time (Tate's mom).

Thompson Girls Vs. Spul'u'kwuks

The Thompson Tigers fell just short of a win in their first away game against Spul'u'kwuks on Tuesday night. The team travelled through the rain to compete in the game against the rival school.
In the first half of the game, the Tigers buckled under the pressure of their first time out and allowed 22 points by the Spul'u'kwuks Eagles.  Anastasia G., Alexa T., and Klara M. all scored baskets in the first half of the game as many were trying to find their groove.
At the half time buzzer, Mr. Out sat the girls down and gave them a much needed pep talk.  "Rebound, Rebound Rebound," was the new strategy for the second half, and boy did it pay off.
Spul'u'kwuks was held to only 2 baskets in the second half as the Tigers made their late game attack.  Unfortunately, it was a little too late, and as the final buzzer rang out the Tigers were still down by 8 points.  Great defending and sportsmanship were shown by all the players and Thompson Tiger fans, who showed up in droves to roar on their fellow classmates.
The girls' next opponent is against Ferris Elementary on February 1st, previous home of both Mr. Out and Mr. Rollins.

Let's go girls!!

Mr. Out

Let the Games Begin!

Girls are playing at Spul'u'kwuks on Tuesday after school.

Boys are playing at Brighouse on Wednesday after school.

Regular morning practices continue this week. 

Great Scrimmage

Looking forward to our first game.

Good hustle and teamwork out there.

Go Tigers!

Girls' Schedule

You will be getting a paper copy of this on Thursday/Friday this week.

Please note that if there are any changes to the schedule (for whatever reason) we will update the information here (on this blog) but won't send home a new paper schedule each time.

You should come and visit this blog because we are going to have exciting write-ups about the games as well.

Girls’ Basketball Schedule- VERSION 1.0- January 18th

Date	Location	Opponent	Transportation
Tuesday, Jan. 24	Spul’u’kwuks	Spul’u’kwuks	Walking
Wednesday, Feb. 1	Ferris	Ferris	Drivers Needed
Thursday, Feb. 2	Brighouse	Brighouse	Drivers Needed
Tuesday, Feb. 7	Grauer	Grauer	Drivers Needed
Tuesday, Feb. 14	McKay	McKay	Drivers Needed
Thursday, Feb. 16	Home	Spul’u’kwuks
Tuesday, Feb. 21	Blair	Blair	Drivers Needed
Tuesday, Feb. 28	Home	Brighouse
Thursday, Mar. 1	Home	Ferris
TOURNAMENT	LOCATION		TIMES
Tuesday, Mar. 6 and 7	Burnett Secondary	Various teams- Tournament	After school

Boys' Schedule

You will be getting a paper copy of this on Thursday/Friday this week.

Please note that if there are any changes to the schedule (for whatever reason) we will update the information here (on this blog) but won't send home a new paper schedule each time.

You should come and visit this blog because we are going to have exciting write-ups about the games as well.

Boys’ Basketball Schedule- VERSION 1.0- January 18

Date	Location	Opponent	Who is playing	Transportation
Wednesday, Jan. 25	Brighouse	Brighouse	Bulls, Thunder	drivers needed
Wednesday, Feb. 1	home	Brighouse	Bulls, Clippers	-
Monday, Feb. 6	Spul’u’kwuks	Spul’u’kwuks	grade 7’s group 1	walking
Wednesday, Feb. 8	home	Grauer	Bulls, Clippers	-
Thursday, Feb .9	Ferris	Ferris	Bulls, Thunder	drivers needed
Monday, Feb. 13	home	Ferris	Thunder, Clippers	-
Wednesday, Feb. 15	home	Spul’u’kwuks	grade 7’s group 2	-
Thursday, Feb. 16	Blair	Blair	Clippers, Thunder	drivers needed
Monday, Feb. 20	home	Spul’u’kwuks	grade 6’s + group 3	-
Tuesday, Feb. 21	McKay	McKay	Clippers, Thunder	drivers needed
Wednesday, Feb. 22	home	McNeely	Clippers, Thunder, Bulls	-
Thursday, Feb. 23	home	Wowk	Bulls, Thunder	-
Wednesday, Feb. 29	home	McKay	Clippers, Bulls	-
TOURNAMENT	LOCATION		ROSTER	TIMES
Tuesday, Mar. 6 and Wednesday, Mar. 7	Burnett Secondary	Various teams- Tournament	Variable Roster depending on games	after school ?