NOAH Events: Oct 25th-31st

This week's events:    Mon:    Football: NOAH JV @Cascia Hall JV Tue:    Flag Football: Playoffs draw near games tonight at 5 & 6 Wed:    Thu   Volleyball: Nationals @ Springfield            Football: Varsity @ Union JV 7pm Fri:    Volleyball: Nationals @ Springfield Sat:   Volleyball: Nationals @ Springfield            Flag Football: Playoffs. 9. 10, 11am           Baseball: 14U baseball tryouts 4pm Sun:    Baseball:    Follow the offseason news on the baseball blog Basketball:    Watch the blog and website for exciting news and schedule release Flag Football:    Come enjoy the playoffs as NOAH keeps the streak going! Football:    NOAH continues its most acclaimed season. Come to Union High this Thursday to see a great game Golf :    Fall practices are wrapping up. Watch for Spring news Shooting:    Skeet season starts in January Soccer:    Sign up on the website for a Spring soccer team Softball:    Offseason news is on the Softball blog Tennis:    Watch the Tennis blog for tryouts announcement Volleyball:    Nationals are this week. Follow the action at  www.hslive365.com Homeschool: Homeschool sports continue to grow, nationally. Tulsa World reports that Oklahoma now has more homeschoolers than private schoolers.

NOAH Events: Oct 18th - 24th

This week's events:    Mon:    Football: JH @ Caney Valley 5:30 Tue:    Volleyball: JV & Varsity vs Holland Hall 5, 6pm            Flag Football: League Play 5, 6pm Wed:    Thu:    Fri:    Football: Varsity vs Dallas HSAA homeschool 7:30 Sat:    Flag Football league play 9-12 noon Sun:    Baseball:    Watch for announcements on the blog Basketball:    Games start in November Flag Football:    League play continues NOAH is leading! Football:    Final regular season home game and Senior Night is Friday Golf :    Fall practices continue Shooting:    Skeet league news coming soon Soccer:    Spring teams need you to join sign up on the web Softball:    Spring softball announcements coming Tennis:    Fall practice is wrapping up. Watch for announcements on Spring teams Volleyball:    Last home game is Tuesday. Nationals are next week Homeschool: Area homeschool groups are having NOAH spirit week and bringing it to the games. Join the rest of the fans this week!

Gratitude     A special note of appreciation to all those who are helping homeschool families in need.      This past week has had it's adversity, but the NOAH community of homeschools have had opportunity to put into actions, the commands of Christ in caring for each other.     Lets continue to keep this heart of compassion as a way of life and demonstrate the life of the Greater One who lives in us and through us.     The NOAH community exists because we bring together the gifts God has given each of us. Those gifts were meant to be shared and appreciated.     A special thanks to all who have done something special this past week to help us all.      Whether it be a death, illness, displacement or other tribulation, may God give us all wisdom and compassion to assist those who suffer.

Memorial and Funeral details

Pastor Joe Blankenship:

"Malcolm Andrews was a graduate of Tulsa Memorial High School and played football one year at NEO A&M (I think 1990). He was a volunteer youth coach for several years for the Tulsa Bulldogs and other teams and began coaching with NOAH this past year. I have known him for a couple of years and watched his life change as he began to follow the Lord Jesus. I was very excited to have him as a coach and role model for our young men. He became a close friend of mine and he will be deeply missed."
 
Coach Joe Blankenship
 
 
Funeral will be Tuesday, October 19th at Dyer Memorial Chapel 1610 E Apache St
Tulsa, OK 74106-4022
 
There is an account set up at Bank Of Oklahoma for tax deductible gifts through One Hope Ministries Malcolm Andrews Memorial Fund to help cover funeral costs and living expenses for the Andrews family (wife and 5 children ages 17, 11, 8, 6, 3) during this transition time.

NOAH Football Remembers a departed leader this week.

NOAH football has had a very tough week.

We are enduring under the weight of a sudden loss of a coach, father, and friend.

Asst. Coach for defensive line, Malcolm Andrews died Monday from an infection that spread quickly throughout his body; particularly his lungs.

He mentioned at last Thursday night’s game that he thought his back had a pulled muscle.

On Friday he sought relief at a minor emergency clinic and was prescribed a muscle relaxant.

On Sunday he was taken to the OSU medical center, in Tulsa, where the infection was identified.

He faced a struggle for several hours and was revived 4 times.

On Monday afternoon he was pronounced dead.

Last August we suffered the death of our equipment specialist, Mark Roberts, in a traffic accident.

Both men were dedicated leaders and fathers of NOAH football players.

Both men were of limited financial resources and their families face difficult struggles.

Malcolm & Darius (foreground)

A Memorial fund is set up at Bank Of Oklahoma for Malcolm Andrews. It is tax deductible.

The family needs assistance to cover very basic funeral expenses and they are resolved to see God bring them through this overwhelming and painful time. NOAH’s leadership is asking our friends and supporters to ask the Lord what he’d have them do, to assist this young family’s needs. Malcolm leaves behind a wife and five children. The Andrews family attends Springs Of Grace Church. They homeschool their children and Malcolm has coached football for most of the past ten years. The eldest son, Darius, has played on NOAH teams for the past five years.

Funeral arrangements are planned for next Tuesday.

NOAH will fulfill their commitment to Newcastle at this Friday’s game.

The team will be wearing commemorative emblems on their helmets as they suit up for the game. The Newcastle leadership will have a time of reflection for Coach Andrews prior to the game. NOAH will provide a webcast of the game at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/noah-football-2010 .

Remembering Malcolm Andrews

   NOAH's varsity football Defensive Line Coach; Malcolm Andrews; passed away today from an apparent lung infection. He is the father of Darius Andrews, a returning varsity linebacker.

Coach Malcolm Andrews(center) with son, Darius(left)

Malcolm was a respected role model to the team and all of us are profoundly impacted by his passing. Head Coach, Rev. Joe Blankenship is a pastor to the Andrews family.  Joe was absent from the team for tonight’s JH & JV games with Metro Christian. It was a rather sobering experience for the squads to press on and complete the game commitments with the shock of this loss. 

 

    The NOAH community is deeply impacted by the passing of Coach Malcolm.

More details will be available soon.

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NOAH Events: Oct 11th - 17th

This week's events:    Mon:    Football: JH, JV vs Metro @ O'brien Field Tue:    Flag Football league play 5,6pm Wed:    Thu:    Fri:    Football: Varsity @ Newcastle 7:30 (webcast) Sat:    Flag Football: league play 9, 10, 11am Sun:    Baseball:    Watch the blog for details on Spring competitions Basketball:    Schedules will be posted soon. Season is 4 weeks away! Flag Football:    NOAH stays atop league play! Football:    Great season continues for all teams The team needs you in the stands! Golf :    Fall practice continues. See blog for details Shooting:    Skeet season starts this winter Soccer:    Spring teams need you to sign up now; all ages need to let us know if you want to join Softball:    Look for announcement about off-season training Tennis:    Fall practices continue. Tryouts for Spring teams will be announced soon Volleyball:    Last home game is next week. Homeschool: Cox Cable televised last week's NOAH football game over their entire Oklahoma network. The result was a huge boost to homeschooling and homeschool sports, specifically. The entire production team and the opponent's coaches were very impressed with what homeschoolers displayed on the field and sidlines. View the Televised NOAH Football game here.

NOV. 12th & 19th  NHFCS Tourney     NOAH Football uis preparing for a postseason National Homeschool Football Championship Series, next month. Homeschool football does not currently have a complete tournament to determine a legitimate national champion. The nature of the game requires games to have a week of preparation.     NOAH is beginning to take a leadership position in bringing together the 4 top-ranked teams together over 2 weekends, to determine a clear national champion. Currently the only system available is a national rankings system the CBS Sports developed for their MaxPreps.com web service. NOAH has been the clear leader in the rankings over the past 3 years.     Currently the top teams are: #    Team                Nat.Rank 1     NOAH ( OK)        3872    2     Maryland Chr. (MD)    6989 3     Col. Crusaders (OH)    7378 4     Airborne FC (NC)        7542 5     N. Georgia (GA)        7699 6     GA. Force (GA)        8165 7     CAR. Pride (NC)    8760 8     Crown (GA)        9498 9     HSAA North (TX)        9551 10   Cent. VA. Hmsch.(VA)    10228 11   Lighthouse (MO)    10322 12   Christ Prep (KS)    10397 13   Landmark (OH)    10689 14   Paulding (GA)    12178 15   Fairfax Hmsch.(VA)    12423

Correction for Junior High Football Game vs Pawhuska

The junior high football game vs Pawhuska is tonight with 7th grade starting at 5:30 pm and 8th grade starting at 6:30 pm. Game will be held at O'Brien Park.

Sorry for the confusion.

NOAH Events: Oct 4th - 10th

This week's events:    Mon:    Football: JV @ Sapulpa 6pm Tue:    Football: JH vs Pahuska 5:30 (@ O'brien Field)            Volleyball: JH, JV, Varsity @ Mingo Valley 5, 6, 7pm            Flag Football: 5, 6pm all teams Wed:    Thu:    Volleyball: JH, JV vs Riverfield 5, 6pm           Football: Varsity @ Bethany 7:30 (Statewide TV game) Fri:    Sat:    Flag Football: 10, 11am All Teams Sun:    Baseball:    Fall practice ends. Looking forward to Spring! Basketball:    See Blog for news updates Flag Football:    Great season underway! Join us for weekly games every Tues. & Sat. Football:    Playing a very top-tier schedule and getting media coverage and unprecedented rankings! Watch us on Cox Channel this Thursday, if you can't come to the game. Golf :    Fall practice squads continue every Tues. & Thurs. Shooting:    Skeet teams will organize soon. Sign up now! Soccer:    Spring Teams will organize soon. Leadership needed. Softball:    Fall schedule concluded! Plans underway to grow! Tennis:    Practice squads continue Mon, Tues, & Thurs; 5-7pm Volleyball:   Join us for our last few events before Nationals. Homeschool: Homeschool Sports rely on dedicated leaders and supportive families. Thank you for doing your part to create opportunities for our young athletes.

Communication Frontiers     NOAH continues to develop an effective communications system.  Our website now teams up with a system of blogs for each sport. Coaches and Athletic Directors now have greater tools for keeping the homeschool community informed and involved.    Several teams also use a telephone "message line to give daily team instructions.     All families are now directed to subscribe to the blogs of the teams they are  following, so effective communication gets to everyone promptly.     Look up your NOAH team on twitter, if you wish to be notified via text message.    NOAH reposts many details to the Facebook community. You can also be a part of the process by sharing photos and connecting with homeschoolers in creative networking circles.    NOAH is also testing systems for webcasting distant events providing correspondent tools to keep Jaguar fans informed of team events.