Whats going on??

We are getting ready to have our fundraiser Hypnotist. He is on October 23. He is great and everyone is welcome. Parents, siblings, friends anyone that wants to can come. Just no little kids who can not sit still for an hour and a half. Spread the word.

Snack Shack help

We need help with the snack shack this weekend. It is a fundraiser and we need as many people that can help to help on Thursday, Friday, Saturday.. Contact Coach Beck or Coach Brent or Deb Smith to sign up.

Long time no blog

Hello from the PHS coaches. I am amazed how fast time flies. We are getting ready to start school. I hope that you are excited to get back in the swing of things. I am wanting to let you know that for a fundraiser we are going to run the snack shack during the pride tournament. It is held on August 3, 14, 15. We will be running one at the upper and lower fields. So lots of help is needed. If you can help give one of us coaches a call and pass the word.

Awards Night

The softball awards night will be on May 27th , 6:00 Wed in the cafeteria. Bring your favorite dessert to share. Also Lexi, Rikki, and Chelsey all made the 4A allstar team. The game is Friday at 3:00 at the Valley complex if you would like to go.

Banquet

We are going to have the banquet for softball this year on Friday the 18th of May. We are going to have a bring your favorite dessert night. We will give out letters and have a lot of fun.

Orem is canceled

Orem can not get their field ready to play on. I offered our field but it is their senior night. So they don't want to come here for that, and I don't blame them. But it is all ready rescheduled for Thursday. The sophomores are going to play wed in salem a double header to finish out their tournament

Swing 4 life

I don't usually like to put pictures on this blog, but I felt like today was a special day. I that the swing 4 life is probably one of my favorite things. After a no show on the bus today, and a late start to miss our hitting time. I will admit I was a little frustrated. I called Kathy the lady in charge to tell her our situation. She started this and now it is done all over the country.. She said Jodi I understand, but please come... I know how important it is and so we loaded up in suburbans and headed out. We didn't take the pitching machine due to lack of room, and missing our time. When we arrived Kathy and the others rolled out the red carpet. They were so excited to see us. Giving us all a t-shirt and wanting us to hit, and write our names for the drawing. It was great. Alta high school stepped up and said Use our machine and bats, and take your turn please hit. These girls were letting us use their $300 bats. Not even a worry. SO the girls stepped in with borrowed equipment and took a few swings each. I was proud of how our girls behaved, and acted. Our senior were on the radio. They were interviewed by Amy Donaldson who is the main writer of girls prep sports in the state of Utah. She was so glad when we came and said she was waiting for us. The senior did a great job, telling about the pink game, auction, and fundraiser we did and what we did with the money. Then of course talk about the team and region did come up and they were so cute.. I was proud and you should be too. They then lined us up for a parade of teams. I will admit it isn't as fun in the gym as it is outside on the ball field. But it worked for the weather. The girls came through the curtain and they announced Payson High School, and the girls cheered. I will admit I got the cold chills and teared up a bit. I was proud. I don't think that the girls realize the impact and importance of this cause. But as Brent, Fox and I were sitting there. I told them with how many girls we have and coach. Some of them will have breast cancer. I hope they don't but odds are one or more of them will, and maybe with what we are doing we may be able to help save one of them. So thank you for your support with the pink game, and this weekend your daughters were great, and I am a proud coach...

Softball Update

I have been working on rescheduling with Manti. They start state on May 1st and I just don't think we will be able to get the game in. Sorry. But here is an update. Remember that swing for life is this Friday the more parents that want to come the merrier.
Softball UPDATE
April 28th - Timp view
April 29th @ Provo bus leaves at 2:15
May 1st @ PG bus (JV, Varsity) @ 1:45
May 1-2nd- sophomores @ Salem TBA
May 4th- @ Orem @ bus @ 2:00
May 5th- Mt. View
May 6th- @ Timp View bus @ 2:00

another rainout

Whats up with this in the 12 years of coaching I am not sure I have had to reschedule as much as I have this year. But once again for those of you who didn't brave the weather at Provo, you are lucky. I am still trying to dry out. But when we returned home to Payson our fields looked great. Jeremy had them ready to go in case we could talk the Provo team into coming to Payson. But no luck. We are rescheduling this game for the 29th. We will try and brave Provo again. We will take the sophomore team that day and they will play at 4:00 and then the JV will play after. We didn't have sophomore officials today, and their field was all ready to wet to play on when they called to move ours up earlier.
Thanks for being patient with the scheduling. But at this point in time we are playing three games a week pretty much.

Make up games

The Provo rain out from today will be on April 14th at Provo, the Timp View Rain out will be played on May 6th. Lets hope for no more rain outs, I don't know where we will fit them all.

Canceled Again

We are canceled again. Provos fields are not drying out. So yes I will reschedule again, don't ask me when. So pass the word practice is in the main gym at 3:00.

An Explanation

I think you all might need a little explanation on what happened today. When a game is rained out the home team needs to notify the arbitor that the game has been changed. According to the coach and the principal of timp view. they notified the arbitor and he just forgot and didn't assign the games. So if a varsity high school team plays with and official that is not certified with the state then the game is void or could turn into a forfeit loss. So we didn't want to risk that and so we let the younger girls play. I spent between 3:30 and 4:00 with the guy from the UHSAA trying to find an official. But it didn't happen. So we are rescheduling our rescheduled game for MAy 6th at TimpView. This may change, because I do not have an in case bus scheduled for this day, and I am not sure if we will be able to get a bus or not. So as for now plan on the rescheduling on the 6th of May.
Thanks for you help and support.

Pink Article in News Paper

There was an article in the paper today about the Pink game, and what we are doing. I think that you might want to take a look at this.
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705295457,00.html

Sophomore tournament is canceled

I guess you all knew that all ready. But it is officially canceled. I just received the call and wanted to let you know. We will let them have the day off today and we will see them on Monday at 3:00 after school. This is frustrating to us because the sophomores more than anybody need the tournament and deserve it for all their hard work. They are not planning on rescheduling but Brent is talking with Spanish, Springville and Salem hills to try and get something going. We want them to play their tournament. Our fields are scheduled out every weekend until the end of May except for Easter. So we will see what we can do. Thanks for your patience try and spread the word. We are going to Reschedule the tournament for May 1-2 at Salem. If they need to use Payson Fields then we will. So put it on the calendar. Should be better weather. I have only had snow on my b-day once so we may be good those days..

Swing 4 life

Thank you Thank you Thank you. All of you parents who donated and purchased. Thanks the swing 4 life was a hit. The girls had a blast. The only down fall was the weather for the second game, but we got a few good innings in. Just a reminder that next week we are going on a 3 game road trip. Mt. View Tuesday, Timp View Wed and then we have Provo. Wow we are almost half way through region. Keep looking and as soon as I know about the Sophomore tournament I will post here and let you know. Things are not looking to promising. But keep your finger crossed...
Thanks for all your help and your daughters looked good in pink.

Swing for life help

Parents I am hoping the weather cooperates to get this game in. I am really excited about it. It is such a great cause. I am encouraging you all to wear pink to the game. Dads and everyone. I am also writing to give information for a team looking for help. Woods Cross high school softball coach was diagnosed two weeks ago with a very aggressive form of Cancer. He is in the hospital and it is not looking very good for him. The Utah Softball Coaches association that we are part of is trying to put on a pink game for the team to honor and raise funds for the coach and family. If you are interested or would like to help. You can help by sending a donation or a check made out to Swing for Life to Kathy Howa 843 Lincoln Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84102. I sent some of the money that we made from our tournament up to help. It is for a good cause.

Manti Game canceled

Our Manti game is canceled all ready.. We will try to reschedule but at this point in time it is not looking to promising. We need to let the varsity team practice once in a while during region. So three games the next 3 weeks is not a good idea. But I will let you know. The pink game is on Thursday. I hope you will all come out and wear pink. We will raffle off a couple of t-shirts at the game.. Raffle tickets will be $1 or else they will be 6 tickets for $5.oo.
Thanks for all of your support at the tournament. Parents thank you for stepping up and helping out so much. It is great to have such support from our sophomore team and their parents.

I love the Spring in UTAH

Timpview today is canceled. I rescheduled the game for Wed April 8th. We will play varsity at 3:30. Yes 3:30. Jv right after. They do not have a sophomore team. So we will let you know what the plan is for that day. Everyone plan on going for now. The JV tournament is a problem in itself. The city boys are on the job. They are working like crazy to get the fields ready. We are playing as planned right now. We will meet with them again today at 5:00 and make a decision. If the games on Friday are off. We are going to play all the games on Sat. So we will be playing all 5 games on Sat. If you can help and we don't have you down. Email Fox and let her know. Thanks for your patience. I am running out of it with this UTAH weather.

UPDATE again

Game at Springville is still on as of 11:30. I just talked with their athletic director. Also extra long sleeve shirts and hoodies are in the works. Girls pants and bags are also in the works. Tournament is this weekend and we need a lot of help. The pink game is coming and I am going to get ready to try and raffle off the extra pink Jerseys... Anyone else have any good ideas for this fundraiser...

Whats Next??

It is busy time in softball. But before I start I want all the parents and girls to know what a great job the girls did today at our clinic. I think that the older girls had more fun then the girls attending the clinic. We have great girls that are fun to work with. They were great today. We are needing a lot of help with the JV tournament. We need score keepers and people to help with the food. If you are willing or can help would you contact a coach ASAP. Also I am going to plan on raffling off a couple of the pink jerseys. If anyone has any other ideas on how to fundraiser for the breast cancer game let me know. This has been the experience over the last 2 years that our girls have walked away from the year talking about the most. I think it is an awesome experience for them to take part in a charity, and do some service.
Thanks for all your help and letting us work with your daughters. Once again they are great girls..

UPDATE

The Varsity girls are back from St. George. They went 4-2. They played softball great, and played harder in the pool and warm weather. We have practice Monday at the fields. Game at home on Tuesday/ Wed, and then a long trip on Thursday. Friday the girls are out of school but Saturday is the Clinic. We need all girls there to help us with the clinic. The second order for parents has been sent in. I am still waiting on helmets and bat bags. I ordered them on Tuesday.

Lehi make up

We will be making up our game against Lehi on March 18th. Game is scheduled for 4:00. You will not be excused from school.

Congratulations!!

Congratulations to the PHS Softball team. Try outs and cuts were very difficult. We had many girls who did a great job and worked hard. We have a lot of work to do. But first Item is we have a parent meeting at 8:00 on Thursday. Make sure you bring a Parent..

Try out update

We are changing try out times.
Monday after school at the Old HIllman fields.
Tuesday before school at 6:00-7:30 and ofter from 3:00-6:00
Wed before school 6:00
Talk to a coach if you have a question

Try-Outs are coming

Softball tryouts are a week away....:)
We are going to go on Monday the 2nd at 6:00 AM (in the morning) on the underground track and after school from 3:00-6:00 bring clothes that will keep you warm we will be outside after school.
Tuesday from 3:00-6:00
Wednesday 6:00 AM
you will need to wear clothes that you can move in, and run. Bring a copy of your last term grades.
Contact a coach if you have any questions.

Remember

Remember you are going to get out of softball what you put into it...
Open gyms are Monday and Friday after school at 3:00. On Wednesday mornings bright and early at 6:00. You need to be running and getting in shape. The mile is one of the first thing we do for try-outs.