Notable KW Lightning Players
We’ve updated the list of Notable KW Lightning players. If you’re curious to know which Lightning players have gone on to play basketball after high school at a university, college or professional level, check out the list!
Excuse Our Appearance!
The KW Lightning site is undergoing a major overhaul in the next few days, so please excuse our appearance as we adjust things. If you have any problems or questions, please contact Eric Giguere.
New Mailing List for KW Lightning Announcements
All current members of KW Lightning are getting invitations to join a new mailing list for KW Lightning news, information and announcements. The mailing list is being hosted on Google Groups and is open to the general public. You can learn more about the mailing list by clicking this link or by contacting Eric Giguere.
Please check your inbox for the invitation. It will have a subject line of “Google Groups Invitation: KW Lightning Announcements”. If you don’t see it, it might be in your spam folder, so check there. Otherwise please contact Eric to receive your invitation.
You must accept the invitation to join the list. If you don’t want to join the list, you can just ignore the message. Otherwise press the “Accept This Invitation” button in the message.
You can unsubscribe from the mailing list at any time.
Thank you for supporting KW Lightning!
Lightning-Warriors November Basketball Clinics
KW Lightning and the University of Waterloo Warriors are pleased to announce that they are hosting another set of basketball clinics lead by Tyler Slipp, head coach of the Waterloo Warriors women’s basketball team! Join us November 6, 13, 20 and 27 at the Physical Activities Complex (PAC) at the University of Waterloo. The times are as follows:
- 8:30 am – 9:30 am for Novice to Bantam (Grade 2 to 7)
- 9:30 am – 10:30 am for Major Bantam to Junior (Grade 8 to 12)
If you have any questions, please send them to Allan Bush.
KW Lightning Tournaments for 2012
KW Lightning will host basketball tournaments for every age level this season. Tournaments for Novice to Major Bantam will be on Jan 20-22, for Midget to Juvenile on Mar 23-25, and for Junior on Feb 3-5. All dates are in 2012 and there are often two tournaments available per level. This year, each tournament will follow the 8-team/16-game format. Please check the Tournaments page for the details and registration information.
Please pass the word around about these great tournaments!
Michelle Hudyn to Play for Missouri
KW Lightning star Michelle Hudyn, a member of the Junior Elite team, has verbally committed to play for the University of Missouri Tigers (also known as the Mizzou) next year. Missouri is a Division 1 NCAA team and a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Tiger’s team colours are black and gold, so she’ll be keeping her Lightning colours!
Congratulations to Michelle for all of her hard work! The entire KW Lightning organization is thrilled and proud to see one of their own accepted to a Division 1 team like the Tigers!
KW Lightning Announces Coaches for the 2011-2012 Season
Allan Bush, president of KW Lightning, is excited to announce the head coaches for the upcoming 2011-2012 season:
| Junior Elite (KW Lightning) | Bob Urosevic |
| Junior Elite (Tricounty) | Allan Bush, Darrah Bumstead, Tyler Slipp |
| Junior (Gold) | Jason Hergott |
| Junior (Black) | Shaun Samuels |
| Juvenile | Dale Bellaire |
| Major Midget | Kate McCrae |
| Midget (Gold) | Craig Nickel |
| Midget (Black) | TBA |
| Major Bantam (Gold) | Ron DeBoer |
| Major Bantam (Black) | Pete Stoyakovich |
| Bantam (Gold) | Brian Henry |
| Bantam (Black) | Dee Hollinger |
| Major Atom | Andrea Mickie |
| Atom | Scott McLean |
| Novice | Alex Urosevic |
KW Lightning is one of Ontario’s top all-girls rep programs, headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario. A non-profit organization, KW Lightning focuses on providing your women with basketball and life skills.
KW Lightning loves it when ex-players return to become assistant coaches! Anyone interested in coaching should contact Allan Bush.
KW Lightning would also like to thank CIBC Wood Gundy, the major sponsor of the program.
Kaila Montgomery Wins Academic Excellence Award
Former KW Lightning player Kaila Montgomery, who currently plays for the Cleveland State Vikings, just won an academic excellence award for the 3rd year straight. Read the details here. See also Kaila’s profile on the Vikings official site.
KW Lightning Seeks Coaches for the 2011-2012 Season
Are you interested in coaching for one of the premiere girls basketball clubs in Ontario? KW Lightning is now accepting applications for head coach and assistant coach positions for the upcoming 2011-2012 season. Please contact KWL president Allan Bush for more information.
Congrats to All Junior and Juvenile Teams!
Every KW Lightning Junior and Juvenile team managed to place in its division at the Ontario Cup championships that we hosted last weekend:
- Junior Elite: Silver
- Junior #1: Bronze
- Junior #2: Silver
- Juvenile: Silver
A great showing for our senior teams!
And special thanks to Roy Dahl and his team for hosting the provincial championships for the 8th straight year.