Team photos will be taken at 7:00pm on Monday (11/03/2008) night. This is for both varsity and jr. varsity teams. Be sure to bring your game jersey to wear for photographs.
On the afternoon of Friday May 23rd, Peter was taking surfing lessons at Waikiki Beach on a family vacation. He began to experience severe back pain and it became bad enough that an ambulance was called. He was taken to Queens Hospital in Honolulu.
While in intensive care Peter was diagnosed with Surfer's Myelopathy. It is a condition caused by the spinal cord being deprived the sufficient blood supply while surfing due to hyper-flexing the back and the constant looking back for waves. The injury causes paralysis below the waist. Recovery is as unique as the individual. Reports available from the internet indicate 80% of those afflicted with this malady achieve a complete recovery.
Peter has moved from intensive care to a regular hospital room. He has physical therapy daily. On June 3rd he is headed to the Craig Rehab hospital in Denver. While there he will receive grueling physical therapy for 45 to 60 days.
Peter has enjoyed the calls and text messages from his friends. He also has pages on Facebook and MySpace. He needs your support in the form of those text messages, phone calls and comments on Facebook/MySpace.
Please keep the Jesse family in your prayers. Peter will need your support for a complete recovery.
TYHA is honored to announce that defenseman Blake Barnes and forward Ryan McMurphy were selected to represent the Rocky Mountain District at USA Hockey's National Select 14 (1994 birth year) Player Development Camp to be held in Rochester, New York, July 12th through July 18th.
This past weekend, over 100 top players (1994 birth year) from Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah converged upon the Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City, Utah. All competitors with the same dream, goal, and mission; advance to the next level, National competition in New York. With the limited number of roster spots available, this is truly an amazing accomplishment for Blake and Ryan!
We are all very proud of these young men and we want to recognize their efforts and dedication to this great sport. Additionally, and most important, is that these are two of the finest boys and students you will meet.
Congratulations Blake Barnes and Ryan McMurphy, good luck in New York!!!
Ryan McMurphy attends school in Broken Arrow and Blake Barnes is a former Broken Arrow student who now attends Union.
It didn't very favorable for the Tigers after the first period. They trailed the Union Redskins 4-1, after the first. The lone goal of the period was scored by senior foward Matt Cooper (#99) on an assist from sophmore forward Zach Rowland (#42).
The second period proved to the exact opposite of the first. The Tigers outscored the Redskins 4-1, resulting in a 5-5 tie after the second period. Goals came from Rowland, Cooper (2), and senior foward Spencer Alumbaugh (#17). Assists in the period were credited to junior foward Zac Power (#5), Rowland, sophomore forward Easton Woods (#66), and freshman defenseman Jared Wooten (#79).
In the very exciting third period Power scored in less than a minute on assists from senior fowards Peter Jesse (#22) and Michael Babe (#20). Less than 30 seconds later Cooper scored again with assists from sophmore defenseman Zac Cockrell (#37) and freshman defenseman TJ Woods (#10). The Tigers led 7-5 at this point.
The Redskins scored at the 6:26 mark to cut the Tigers lead to 7-6. Rowland put the Tigers ahead by 2 (8-6) just a minute later with an assist from Cooper. A minute and a half later the Redskins again cut the lead to one, 8-7. Alumbaugh scored the final goal on scramble in front of the Union net. The assist went to Cockrell. The final score was Tigers 9, Redskins 7.
The Player of the Game is Spencer Alumbaugh. Spencer scored his first hat trick of the season. ** The game summary only shows two goals. We'll have to reconstruct the scoring and update the stats accordingly.
The JV played their best game to date. However, it did not result in a win against the Jenks JV. The finals score was 3-2.
They played postion hockey, passed well, and had 29 shots on net. All of the Tigers scoring came in the second period. Freshman forward Cameron Beadle (#1) scored the first goal with an assist from freshman defenseman TJ Woods (#10). Woods scored the second goal on an assist from sophomore forward Brad Thomas (#87).
On Wednesday night the Tigers put the puck in the back of the net seven times. It wasn't enough to subdue the Comets. The final score was 10-7.
Sophmore forward Zach Rowland (#42) scored the first goal of the game with an assist from junior forward Ricky Retkowski (#51). The Comets knotted the score at one apiece a minute later. The first period ended with the Comets ahead 2-1. The Tigers had the lead in shots, 6-5.
In the second period junior forward Zac Power (#5) pressured the Comet player in the neutral zone, stealing the puck. Next the puck went to Senior Jarret Allan (#7) and then back to Power who scored the game tying goal 26 seconds into the period. The Comets scored 30 seconds later to regain the lead 3-2. The Comets added another goal at 13:17. At 9:04 Power stole the puck from the Comets in the left corner, drove to the net and put the puck between the netminder and the post to cut the Comets lead to one, 4-3. At the 5:54 mark and the Tigers collapsing on the net, senior forward Spencer Alumbaugh poked home the puck with assists going to Rowland and junior forward Ricky Retkowski (#51). The score was tied once again at 4-4. The Comets scored less than a minute later to recapture the lead 5-4.
Senior forward Matt Cooper (#99) evened the game once again (5-5) with a short handed goal. Cooper and Rowland broke the puck out of the defensive zone and raced into the Comets zone. Rowland stayed on the right side boards, pulling both Comet defensemen towards him. A perfect pass to Cooper, who put the puck over the goalie's leg pads and just out of glove reach from the backside. The Comets retook the lead with a minute left in the second period. The period ended with the Comets leading 6-5. Once again the Tigers had the edge in shots, 13-11.
A minute into the third period Rowland single handedly tied the game, 6-6. The Comets scored the next two goals for a 8-6 lead. Twenty four seconds later, Power along with senior fowards Peter Jesse (#22) and Michael Babe (#20) cut the lead to one, 8-7. The Comets scored two more goals to seal the game. The final score was 10-7 in favor of the Comets.
It was a game closer than the score would indicate. Jenks capitalized on each Tiger defensive mistake to win 9-2. All of the Tiger's goals were scored in the second period. Senior forward Matt Cooper (#99) scored the Tigers first goal on an assist from sophmore forward Zach Rowland (#42). Senior Jarrett Allan (#7) scored on the power play with 2:21 left in the second period. Assisting on the goal were Rowland and Senior forward Peter Jesse (#22).
The Player of the Game is Spencer Alumbaugh. Spencer scored his first hat trick of the season. ** The game summary only shows two goals. We'll have to reconstruct the scoring and update the stats accordingly.
