2016 High School Baseball Tryouts - Postponed to June 6th

NOAH Baseball will hold tryouts for the Spring 2016 high school baseball team on Saturday, June 6th @ 12:30 pm at the LaFortune Park - Legion Field located at 58th South Yale, Tulsa. Players must be homeschool and must be 9th-12th grade classification for the 2015/2016 school year.

This will be a pro-style tryout: timed 60 yard dash, position players will throw from OF and/or from IF, Pitcher and catchers will throw bullpen and finish up with batting practice. 

All returning players must participate in the tryouts.

Wear baseball attire, bring your glove, bat and water.

New Players: Must print off pages  14 and 15 of the NOAH hand book, fill it out and bring to the tryouts along with a recent phyiscal from your physician before participating in the tryout.

Be at the field for warm-ups at 11:30 am 

If there is weather issues, please check Jagline 918-365-2218 before heading to the field.

Baseball Practice Field- Update

NOAH baseball has partnered with Grace Church located at 9610 South Garnett, Broken Arrow to lease their baseball fields for this upcoming season.

The HS and JH teams will practice on the Big Field located on the NW corner of the property and the younger teams will practice on the little field located on the SW corner of property.

JH Baseball Practices and Tryouts - Sept 15 - Oct 4

NOAH Jr High Competitive Baseball Tryouts for Spring 2015 Season:

·         Mandatory Practices: September 15-October 3, 2014

·         Teams - Incoming 12U, 13U, JH, (7th & 8th Grade)         

·         Tryout Date:  October 4, 2014 

·         Location:  TBD

·         Contact Randie Grantham, rgranthammo@gmail.com to be added to mailing list or see NOAH website www.noahjags.org

Tryout/Practices: 

This fall we are planning a series of practices over a three week period of time culminating in a tryout.   Practices will extend from September 15^th – October 3^rd.  NOAH Competitive Baseball tryouts will be held on October 4^th.  The exact days, times and locations will be forthcoming, so please mark your calendars and be looking for future e-mails. 

Fall Ball:

As an organization, we do not plan to play in a Fall Ball league this year.  If there is a dad desiring to coach such a team please contact me and I can get you our player lists.  Broken Arrows Fall Baseball begins in August and ends in October.  If you are interested, rosters and fees are due by mid-August.

New to NOAH or NOAH Competitive Baseball? 

For those of you that are new to NOAH or competitive NOAH baseball, the above tryouts and practices are mandatory for Spring 2015 participation.  The boys will be graded on baseball skills, attitude, and commitment to the schedule.  Our Junior High Program is important because it transitions our boys from recreational baseball to competitive baseball.  Our goal is for our 14U boys to be prepared to step into the competitive world of high school baseball when they finish junior high.  To facilitate this, we encourage our 12U+ teams to play competitive baseball.  This means playing in competitive leagues and occasional weekend tournaments.  In some past years, there have been enough boys to field Rec. teams in addition to our competitive teams.  That has not been the case the last few years and is not likely this year.  Therefore, if your son wants to continue playing baseball with NOAH, he should plan to come to the fall workouts and tryout.  As a part of the competitive program, you can expect to commit to at least 4 days a week to baseball (practices and games).  Indoor team workouts will begin after the first of the year.  Our 12U and 13U teams generally play from April-June.  Our 14U team will play a “School Ball” schedule that is similar to our high school team.  They will play a home and away schedule against other Junior High Baseball programs from public and private schools in the area. Games will be played in the late afternoon during the week.  Their season will begin March 1 and end in May.  NOAH recognizes that sport seasons do overlap.  NOAH will always encourage the families to “finish-what-you-start” and never penalize or discriminate against a player/family staying committed to a sport through the end of the season when the next, upcoming season overlaps. We do, however, expect them to make every effort to attend the tryout. 

Age Requirements:

There are different age considerations for eligibility.  The 12U and 13U teams will play USSSA baseball.  Their birthday cutoff is 4/30.  As an example, if your son is 13, born Jan. 15, he must play 13U or older baseball because his birthday is prior to the deadline.  If your son is 13, born July 1^st, he could play 12U baseball by USSA rule, because he falls into the next year for USSSA.  School ball has a different cutoff.  The cutoff is September 1^st.  The cutoff is 14 unless you designate your son as an 8^th grader at 15.  This provision will be discussed in more detail in the future.

NOAH is a wonderful organization with great boys and loving Christian families.  It has been our joy to be a part of this organization for the past 8 years.  While the increased commitment is a load for many of you, this is the natural progression that must occur to prepare the boys for playing at higher levels.  We have been blessed as a family by the close friendships that we have formed through the program.

We look forward to seeing you in September.

Take care,

Randie L. Grantham

NOAH Jr High Baseball Coordinator

rgranthammo@gmail.com

Baseball Announcements - Fall 2014/Spring 2015

Recently, the NOAH Board of Directors has approved Darron Replogle to serve as Athletic Director for the 2014/2015 season. In addition as the AD, Darron will also serve as the Varsity Head Coach. Darron has been involved as the Baseball AD and coach for the last 8 years.

Randie Grantham will continue in his role as the Junior High Coordinator for the teams in the 6th-8th grade. Randie has been involved with NOAH for the last 8 years in several coaching roles.

Jason Kirby will continue in his role as the Elementary Coordinator for teams in the 5th grade and younger. Jason has been involved with NOAH baseball for the last 3 years.


Darron Replogle - noahbaseballad@gmail.com

Randie Grantham - rgranthammo@gmail.com

Jason Kirby - jasonkirby17@gmail.com

Senior Night - April 7th

Senior Night - Monday April 7th

The NOAH Jaguars will battle 2013 2A State Tournament Semi-Finalist team Caney Valley Trojans on Monday, April 7th at 4:30 p.m. at LaFortune Park (58th & Yale)

ALL NOAH PLAYERS and COACHES from all sports are admitted free!

Come out to support the 2014 Seniors!

2014 High School Baseball Banquet - May 15th

The 2014 High School Baseball Banquet will be on May 15th @ 6 pm at the Asbury Methodist Church "Family Room".

More details to come...

Jag Night - March 13th @ 6 pm at LaFortune Park

The 2014 NOAH Varsity team hosts Beggs Demons at 6 p.m. at LaFortune Park on Thursday March 13th. All NOAH players and coaches are admitted free. The varsity team is coming off two victories over Tulsa Edison 14-3 and Bartlesville 10-6. We have an exciting team to watch this year. Come out to support the Diamond Jags!

NOAH Board Elections - Thursday March 6th @ 6:30 p.m.

Just a reminder that this coming Thursday March 6th is the NOAH Board meeting at which we will have Elections for 3 Board member positions.

Location: East Tulsa Bible Chapel just east of 129th on 11st Street.

Since this is a new process for all of us, I do expect there to be some "Hiccups" along the way--hopefully those will smooth out with time.

Polls will be open for VOTING from 6:30pm to 7:30pm; Each NOAH family will have one vote per family. You must vote in person.

The Board meeting will then take place from 7:30 pm on.

NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS will begin their Service at the APRIL meeting, but are welcome to stay in orderto be "up-to-speed" on different issues.

Board Candidates: Steve Gastelum, Rod Merrill, Greg Pittman, Bret Snipes


Any questions please let us know..


Sincerely,

Patrick Vickers
NOAH Board, Secretary

March 4th Baseball Postponed

Due to the recent snow, Tuesday high school and junior high baseball games have been rescheduled.

JH Baseball game vs Okmulgee JH will be rescheduled to Friday, March 28th at LaFortune Park at 5:00 p.m.

V/JV game vs OKC Broncos will be rescheduled to Tuesday, March 18th at OKC Hefner Park at 4:00 p.m.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: 2014 Elementary Baseball Registration Ends Feb. 7th

The last day to register for Elementary Recreational Baseball is this Friday, Feb 7th.

Registration for elementary recreational baseball is now open. All players must register through BAYB www.baybonline.com
Elementary Baseball Coordinator:
Jason Kirby
Ph: 417-414-9982
jasonkirby17@gmail.com

2014 Recreational Player Online Registration
Registration is open and closes February 7, 2014. Please visit BAYB website to register www.baybonline.com
Click on the General Information link and then click on registration link. During the process, select NOAH or homeschool. All players are required to register and pay your league player fee online. If you sign-up after Feb. 7th, there will be a $25 late fee.

Player Fees (paid online to BAYB): 5U-8U Ages- $110 9U-12U Ages - $115

Teams: Teams are formed based on player’s age as of 4/30/14. Players may play up one year but cannot play down beyond the age cutoff.

Uniform Fee $90 (Paid to NOAH)
Uniform includes the following items:
Royal blue belt
Baseball uniform pants
Royal blue jersey
Cap
Team baseballs
Players are required to provide their own glove, bat and cleats.

2014 Coaches (Please contact Jason Kirby if you would like to coach)
Coaches must register with BAYB online no later than Jan 31st.
Visit the coaching tab at www.baybonline.com and click on The Coach’s Box for more information.

Forms
All players and coaches must read and sign the NOAH Handbook. Once the teams are formed, your coach will mail the handbook to you.

NOAH Elem Baseball Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/NoahElementaryBaseball

NOAH Baseball Blog
http://noahjagsbaseball.blogspot.com/
Register your email on the NOAH baseball blog for the latest announcements and information.

Season Information
Practices will start first week of March at the NOAH Practice Field located at 1200 S. Olive, Broken Arrow (approximately 83rd and 129th East Ave). Head Coach will contact you with more details.

All players must participate in BAYB league mandatory fundraiser program. Players may buy out at the time of registration by paying $60. You will be provided the raffle tickets to recoup your money or write your name on them for a chance to win money or prizes. Raffle drawing to take place at the Player Appreciation night. Players not buying out must raise $60 through donations in exchange for raffle tickets and provide money or check to their coach. Coaches will turn in all team’s fundraiser money via checks.

Thank you for playing for NOAH Jaguars. Looking forward to a great season!
Darron Replogle
NOAH Baseball Athletic Director

2014 Elementary Baseball Sign-ups - NOW OPEN

Registration for elementary recreational baseball is now open. All players must register through BAYB www.baybonline.com

Elementary Baseball Coordinator:
Jason Kirby
Ph: 417-414-9982
jasonkirby17@gmail.com

2013 Recreational Player Online Registration
Registration is open and closes February 7, 2014. Please visit BAYB website to register www.baybonline.com
Click on the General Information link and then click on registration link. During the process, select NOAH or homeschool. All players are required to register and pay your league player fee online. If you sign-up after Feb. 7th, there will be a $25 late fee.

Player Fees (paid online to BAYB): 5U-8U Ages- $110 9U-12U Ages - $115

Teams: Teams are formed based on player’s age as of 4/30/14. Players may play up one year but cannot play down beyond the age cutoff.

Uniform Fee $90 (Paid to NOAH)
Uniform includes the following items:
Royal blue belt
Baseball uniform pants
Royal blue jersey
Cap
Team baseballs
Players are required to provide their own glove, bat and cleats.

2014 Coaches (Please contact Jason Kirby if you would like to coach)
Coaches must register with BAYB online no later than Jan 31st.
Visit the coaching tab at www.baybonline.com and click on The Coach’s Box for more information.

Forms
All players and coaches must read and sign the NOAH Handbook. Once the teams are formed, your coach will mail the handbook to you.

NOAH Elem Baseball Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/NoahElementaryBaseball

NOAH Baseball Blog
http://noahjagsbaseball.blogspot.com/
Register your email on the NOAH baseball blog for the latest announcements and information.

Season Information
Practices will start first week of March at the NOAH Practice Field located at 1200 S. Olive, Broken Arrow (approximately 83rd and 129th East Ave). Head Coach will contact you with more details.

All players must participate in BAYB league mandatory fundraiser program. Players may buy out at the time of registration by paying $60. You will be provided the raffle tickets to recoup your money or write your name on them for a chance to win money or prizes. Raffle drawing to take place at the Player Appreciation night. Players not buying out must raise $60 through donations in exchange for raffle tickets and provide money or check to their coach. Coaches will turn in all team’s fundraiser money via checks.

Thank you for playing for NOAH Jaguars. Looking forward to a great season!
Darron Replogle
NOAH Baseball Athletic Director

IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE NOAH BOARD

NOAH family,

The NOAH Board has worked hard to create a way to return to the former practice of Board elections.

All families who have had a child(ren) enrolled in a sport & are in good standing over the past 12 months will have an opportunity to vote (one vote per Family).

We have 3 Board positions that will be coming Open this year. Board member Terms are for 3 years, and each year 3 positions come open to be filled.

The Schedule for this process is as follows:

January Board meeting----Nominations
February Board Meeting--Forum-some time for each candidate to address the membership and answer any questions they may have.
March Meeting---------------Elections (again, ONE ballot per family)


Since this is a new process this year, and since NOAH has grown to such great size since this was done in the past, there are sure to be glitches along he way.
Hopefully each year we can make the process smoother.

NOMINATIONS may be made in writing or email to any Board member or presented in person at the next Board meeting.
Board meetings are held the first Thursday each month (except January which will be the second, due to Holidays).


If there are any questions or interest, please feel free to email me.


MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Patrick Vickers
NOAH Board, Secretary
vick-torious@juno.com

NOAH Junior High Baseball - Second Tryout Date - Oct 22nd

If you missed the Junior High baseball tryouts, please plan to attend a second tryout on Tuesday, October 22nd at 5:30 p.m. at the New Creation Church located at 83rd and 129th east ave.

Be there by 5:00 p.m. for warm-ups. Wear baseball attire.

Spring 2014 Junior High Baseball Tryouts - Rescheduled to Fri. October 11th

Due to weather forecast, the JH tryouts will be rescheduled to Friday, Oct. 11th at 5 p.m.

The 12U, 13U, and 14U teams will be a combined tryout. 


Hey NOAH Jags!

Tryouts for the 2014 Spring 12U, 13U, and 14U competitive baseball teams will be held at New Creation Church on Saturday October 5th from 9:30-11:30 am for 12U and 11:30-1:30 pm for 13/14U.

New Creation Church is located between 81st and 91st on Olive in Broken Arrow.

Please have your sons at the fields at least 30 minutes prior to tryouts to warm-up.

It is imperative if your son desires to play for one of these teams that he attend this tryout. Boys will need to be outfitted in full baseball gear including pants, cap/batting helmet, bat, glove, cup and cleats. They will be graded on fielding, throwing, mechanics, pitching, hitting, and base-running. Teams spots will be determined based on skill level and team need as determined by the coaches, coordinator and AD.

The Junior High Baseball Program is designed to prepare boys to play at the high school level for NOAH. As such, these teams will be asked to play in leagues that match or exceed their skill level and to play in one or two weekend tournaments per month during the months of March-June. We will be playing in the Broken Arrow leagues at the Indian Springs Sports Complex for our league games and throughout the Tulsa area for our tournaments. The head coach will make the final determination on when and where the weekend tournaments will be played. The 14U team may also play some games against school teams early in the season. Practices will be held at New Creations Church, 2-4 times a week, prior to the start of league play and reduced somewhat afterwards depending upon game and tournament schedules. Practices will begin, likely indoors, as early as February. The cost to play on the competitive teams will be elevated compared to recreation baseball. Fees will include league, tournament, player, and uniform. Exact costs will be determined as the season draws nearer. These teams will play 30+ games over the course of the spring season.

Please get the word out to all of your homeschooling family and friends that have boys that may be interested in playing for NOAH. In the past, players have approached us too late to be added to the roster, because they didn’t know about the tryouts. We welcome homeschool competitive baseball players that have played for other teams. Come and try out! It is a great opportunity to become familiar with the coaches and families that will likely be your teammates should you play for NOAH in high school. If you are a rec. player, please don’t let the game schedule frighten you, it is a natural progression in number of games and practices. While roster spots are not guaranteed, NOAH coaches are committed to raising the level of play of committed boys of all levels who make their teams.

It has been a blessing to have two boys in the NOAH baseball program. The NOAH boys are great and the parents are second to none. We have been blessed as a family to experience a God-honoring environment in the stands, in the dugout and on the field. Some of the parents of my son’s teammates are among our best friends.

Please contact me if you have any questions concerning the tryouts or the spring season. I hope to see you there on October 5th. Take care and God bless!

Randie Grantham
NOAH Junior High Baseball Coordinator
918-504-5428

Genghis Grill Fundraiser - August 15th

Support NOAH high school baseball by dining in or take out at Genghis Grill on Thursday August 15th ALL DAY!

2014 High School Baseball Tryouts - Alternate Date - June 17th Postponed to June 22nd

Due to wet field from rain, today's tryouts are postponed to Saturday, June 22nd.  Tryouts start at 1 p.m.  Be there 30 minutes early for warm-up.

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NOAH High School Baseball will be holding an alternative tryout date on Monday, June 17th at 6:30 p.m. at the NOAH practice field.  The practice field is located at 1200 South Olive, Broken Arrow (83rd and 129th East Ave).

For those that were not able to attend last week's tryout, this will be the last tryout for the Spring 2014 season.

Please wear baseball attire and arrive at the field at 6:00 p.m. for warm-ups.

High School Baseball 2013-14 Tryouts - June 8th

High School Baseball 2013-14 Tryouts - June 8th

NOAH Baseball will be holding tryouts for the 2013/2014 High School Varsity, JV and Freshman teams on Saturday, June 8th at 1:00 p.m. at the NOAH practice fields on 83rd and 129th east avenue. Eligible players must be homeschool to participate. This an open tryout. Current year players must attend the tryouts. Please wear baseball attire. Be at the field for registration and warm-ups by 12:30 p.m.

For eligibility questions, please refer to the NOAH Handbook http://noahjags.org/NOAH/forms/NOAH_HandBook_ver_2011.pdf

If you have any questions, please contact Darron Replogle, NOAH Baseball AD at noahbaseballad@gmail.com

HWSA - Jags place 3rd in Div III

Lake Myrtle Sports Complex
Auburndale, Florida

HWSA Recap:

Monday Apr 29th:
NOAH Jaguars opened pool play against defending HWSA Champions, Ft. Worth THESA Riders on Monday.  THESA broke the game open with an 8-run 5th inning to cruise to a 12-0 win.

Tuesday Apr 30th:
In the second pool play game, the Jags battled with Spring, TX Mustangs but lost 5-3.  The second loss of pool play dropped the Jags to the Division III brackets.

Wednesday - Off day

Thursday May 2nd:
Jags beat the Waukesha, WI Saints 5-2 in the first round of the Division III brackets behind the pitching of Wes Dominquez and Josh Ferguson.  Austin Dillingham led the offensive attack with 2 hits and 2 RBIs.

Friday May 3rd:
NOAH played the Charlotte, NC Stampede in the semi-finals.  In close game, the Stampede put up 3 runs in the 5th inning to hand the Jags a 6-2 loss. Note:  Charlotte went on to win the Div III Championship.

Saturday May 4th:
NOAH Jaguars faced the 8-time HWSA Champs Atlanta Barons in the 3rd place game.  Jags cruise to a 7-2 win behind the pitching of Brendan Jost, Wes Dominguez and Josh Ferguson.

Seniors Josh Ferguson and MacKenzy Shipman were selected to the All-Tournament team


Reports provided by Charles Burka and Shelly Heaps

2013 HWSA Update - Thursday May 2

UPDATE from HWSA in Auburndale, Florida

The NOAH Jaguars lost both pool play games to Ft. Worth Riders 12-0 and Spring, Tx 5-3.  The Jaguars were placed in Division III for bracket play.

The Jags played the Saints fromWaukesha, WI on Thursday in the quarter-finals.  The Jags opened up a 3-0 lead on a 2 RBI double by Austin Dillingham.  Bear Burka and Ben Beaver added RBIs to lead the Jags to a 5-2 win.  Wes Dominguez and Josh Ferguson pitched.

Next up:  Jags play Friday at 9:00 a.m. in the semi-finals vs Charlotte, NC.

2013 Homeschool World Series Baseball - Auburndale, Florida

The NOAH Jaguars take on defending champion FW Riders on Monday, Apr 29th at 10 a.m. CST. in the first round of pool play of the Homeschool World Series in Auburndale, Florida.

To stay up-to-date on all the scores, click the link  http://hwsa.net/