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02/04 Daily Eagle

Posted Date: 2/04/25 (5:44 PM)

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02/04/25
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ANNOUNCEMENTS/TODAY'S EVENTS

Terrific Tuesday to you Eagle Nation! Today is a gift, and your positivity is the ribbon that wraps it.  Unwrap the possibilities and make the most of this beautiful day.  The BKW Bulldogs rolled into town last night to take on the Boys JV and Varsity.  The Bulldogs quickly showed why they are ranked number 3 in the state.  The Eagles put up a hard fight, but the Bulldogs were just too much for the Eagles. We finally have an off night for events, but make sure you check out the games the rest of this week.

Winter sports season is winding down fast as Modified wrestling is finished, Varsity wrestling has completed its regular season (sectionals start this weekend), and Modified Basketball only has two games left each.  JV and Varsity Basketball teams only have two weeks of the regular season left, so get out to see the teams soon.  
    • Spring sports open gyms have started (check the times below)!!!

Registration for Spring Trap season opened yesterday (see information below). 

  • There are only 44 days till Spring and just 4 days until Spring Training begins with Pitchers and Catchers reporting or MLB.  It's just 12 days until the DAYTONA 500.  Let's get ready to start those engines.  It is 64 days till the Masters in Augusta, Georgia, and 151 days until Wimbledon.

Remember keep it classy Eagle Nation!


Baseball Open Gyms:
  • Tuesdays - 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. - MS Gym
  • Saturdays - 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. - MS Gym
Softball Open Gyms:
  • Sundays -Hitting and Fielding - 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. - MS Gym
  • Sundays - Pitching and Catching - 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. - MS Gym


Eagle Apparel
The Galway Eagle Apparel Store is up and running through BSN.  There are many great options.  The link is below and is also posted on our Athletics Page.
Spring Sports Update:
JV & Varsity -Signups on Family ID open on 2/17
  • JV & Varsity Practice Start Date: 3/17
Modified - Signups on Family ID open on 3/1
  • Modified Practice Start Date: 3/31

Sports Physicals
  • Spring Sports Physicals at the nurse's office for anyone who needs them will be on Wednesday, March 5th @ 8:00 a.m.
  • Contact Sue Horne by March 3rd to register
    • shorne@galwaycsd.org

TRAP SHOOTING TEAM
  • Registration opens February 4th
  • Open to grades 6-12
  • Must be 12 years old or older
  • No equipment or experience is required
  • Practices/Matches are Thursdays 230-430 and/or Sundays 12-4
  • Please email Coach Tillson at htillson@galwaycsd.org for more information or to get more information.


Did you know?  Due to losing many players in WWII military service, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined teams to become the Steagles during the 1943 season.

On this date in sports:
  • In 1931 the National League adopted a deader baseball
  • In 1932 the 3rd Winter Olympics opened in Lake Placid, NY.
  • In 1952 the Soviet Union beat Canada, 2-0 at Cortina d'Ampezzo to clinch their first-ever Olympic ice hockey gold medal; the US took silver, Canada bronze.
  • In 1958 the MLB Hall of Fame failed to elect anyone for 1st time since 1950
  • In 1960 the voters again failed to elect any new Baseball Hall of Fame members.
  • In 1969 John Madden was named head coach of the Oakland Raiders.
  • In 1976 the XII Winter Olympics opened in Innsbruck, Austria.
  • In 1990 the St Petersburg Pelicans beat West Palm Beach Tropics 12-4 to win the 1st Senior Professional Baseball Association Championship.
  • In 1997 Mario Lemieux became the 7th player to score 600 goals.

Today is National Homemade Soup Day!!! What a great day for this.

***Some Reminders!!!!***
  • 2/5 - National Girls and Women in Sports Day
  • 2/6 - BOE Meeting
  • 2/15 - 23 - Mid-Winter Recess - No School

On this date in history:
  • In 2004 the Web site Facebook was launched (as TheFacebook.com); later it would become the largest social network in the world.
  • In 2003 Yugoslavia officially changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro.
  • In 1997 O.J. Simpson was found liable in the deaths of Ron Goldman and Nicole Simpson in a civil court action.
  •  In 1948 Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) gained independence from Great Britain.
  • In 1938 Thornton Wilder's Our Town, a classic portrayal of small-town American life, made its Broadway debut.
  • In 1932 the United States hosted its first Winter Olympic Games, in Lake Placid, New York.
  • In 1789 George Washington was elected as the first U.S. president by a unanimous vote in the first electoral college.
  • In 1787 Shays's Rebellion, an uprising in western Massachusetts in opposition to high taxes and stringent economic conditions, was defeated by the Springfield militia.
Week of (02/04 - 03/01) Events
  • Boys Varsity Basketball
    • 02/05 - @ Northville @ 7:00 p.m.
    • 02/12 - vs. Schoharie @ 5:30 p.m. - Senior Night
    • 02/17 - WAC Crossover @ FMCC @ TBD Last Game of the Year
  • Boys JV Basketball
    • 02/05 - @ Northville @ 5:30 p.m.
    • 02/12 - vs. Schoharie @ 5:30 p.m.
    • 02/13 - JV WAC Crossover @ TBD - Last Game of the Year
  • Boys Modified Basketball
    • 02/08 - @ Johnstown @ 10:00 a.m.
    • 02/10 - vs. Canjo @ 4:30 p.m. - Last Game of the Year
  • Girls Varsity Basketball
    • 02/05 - vs. Northville @ 7:00 p.m
    • 02/07 - @ Schoharie @ 7:00 p.m.
    • 02/11 - WAC Crossover @ TBD
    • 02/15 - WAC Crossover @ FMCC @ TBD
    • 02/21 - Sectional Seeding Meeting
    • 02/22 - Sectional Preliminaries
    • 02/25 - Sectional First Round
  • Girls JV Basketball
    • 02/05 - vs. Northville @ 5:30 p.m
    • 02/06 - @ Stillwater @ 5:30 p.m.
    • 02/07 - @ Schoharie @ 5:30 p.m.
    • 02/11 - JV WAC Crossover @ TBD - Last Game of the Year
  • Girls Modified Basketball
    • 02/08 - vs. Johnstown @ 10:00 a.m.
    • 02/10 - @ Canjo @ 4:30 p.m. - Last Game of the Year
  • Varsity Wrestling 
    • 02/01 - @ Cornith Tournament @ 8:00 a.m.
    • 02/08 - Section 2 Tournament
    • 02/15 - Section 2 Division II Championships
  • Modified Wrestling 
    • Season Complete
  • Cheer 
    • 02/05- Girls Basketball Game @ 7:00 p.m.
    • 02/12 - Boys Basketball Game @ 7:00 p.m  - Senior Night
    • 02/16 - @ Broadalbin-Perth Invitational @ TBD
    • 02/20 - @ Niskuyana Cheer's Grand Finale @ TBD
    • 2/22 - @ WAC Showcase @ Mayfield @ TBD
    • 03/01 - Sectionals
 
HIGHLIGHTS

Boys Basketball Highlights

Last night the Varsity Boys hosted the #3 ranked team in the state for Class C. The BKW Bulldogs quickly showed why they are ranked number 3 in the state.  The Eagles put up a hard fight, but the Bulldogs were just too much for the Eagles. The Eagles lost 85 to 35. Sam Reedy led Galway with 15 points, Chase Maher and Hayden Flinted added 7 each and Tynan Seburn had 5 points.

  • The Boys JV also fell to the BKW Bulldogs 28-48.
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SCOREBOARD

Boys Basketball 

  • Varsity vs. BKW 

    • L (35 - 85)

  • JV vs. BKW 

    • L (28 - 48)