Hawks: Tryouts are mandatory for all returning
players. If you CANNOT make the tryouts you must let me know
beforehand of your intention to play for the Hawks next spring.
The Raleigh Hawks Boys Middleschool and Varsity BASEBALL teams are
holding tryouts on Saturday, December 11, 1:00 to 3:00 at Wilder’s
Grove. (Directions below.) Please reserve a tryout spot by responding
to this e-mail or contacting Matt Finneran at 919-404-4948. If you
send an e-mail please include your boy's age and birthdate.
Raleigh Hawks Baseball
Now in our 6th year of middleschool and third year as a varsity baseball
club, the Raleigh Hawks provide an outlet for homeschool boys to
compete with local schools in our area. The Hawks varsity finished 2nd
in NC Homeschool State Championships in 2010 and, with many of their starters returning,
hope to have a strong team again this year. Our foundation has been hard
work, prayer and dedication to Christian character. Hawks' team
leadership and coaching is provided by homeschool dads who are concerned
with building young men who grow in holiness, confidence, skill,
maturity and trust in the Lord. We believe that when we focus on these
principles, God will provide us with the necessary tools, talents and
abilities to be a competitive program.
Age requirement: Those playing on the middle school team must be no
older than 14 on Oct. 16, 2010, and be in 6th*, 7th or 8th grade. Those
playing on varsity must be no older than 18 on Sept 1, 2010, and have
not graduated from high school.
Skill level: Some hardball league experience (Little League, Jr.
League, Middleschool, High school, etc.) is required.
Middleschool Games: We have been invited to play again in the Wake
County middleschool league (16 games) and may have a few out of league
games. Most games are played on Mondays and Thursdays. Games begin the
first week of March, 2011
Varsity Games: The Raleigh Hawks Varsity presently have 16 regular
games on their schedule beginning with Durham Academy on Wednesday,
March 4. The Hawks will also be attending the Homeschool World Series
in Orlando, Fla., May 2-7, and the NC Homeschool State
Championships, May 12-14 (location TBA).
Practices are held at Wilder's Grove and begin in February of 2011.
Most practices will be Tuesdays and Fridays with substitute practices on
Mondays and Saturdays when games necessitate. Because many of our
players participate in BASKETBALL, our baseball practices are adjusted
accordingly in February.
Wilder’s
Grove is located at 4204 Willow Oak Rd., in Raleigh. Take HWY 64/264
East to New Hope Rd. Go north on New Hope and proceed across Business
64/New Bern. Go to the next light (Willow Oak) and turn left. The
entrance to Wilder’s Grove is on the left.
*The league allows only two 6th graders per program.
Matt Finneran
The Christian Community
Radical Wednesday Weekly Meetings
Family Fellowship and Counseling Ministries
Raleigh Hawks Boys Homeschool Basketball & Baseball
Seahawks Homeschool Swim Team
45 Pilot-Riley Rd.
Zebulon, NC 27597
919-404-4948
919-876-1317 (summer swim club)
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; Who pardons
all our iniquities; Who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life
from the pit; Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; Who
satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed
like the eagle. -Psalm 103:1-5