The Toppers opened the 2009-2010 season with two games on October 30 and 31 at the Lion-backers Classic sponsored by Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, TN.
The Lady Toppers have been preparing for the upcoming week of basketball. They will take on the Ladies of Oakwood University at 6:00 P.M. on Monday, November 2. On Thursday, November 5, Belhaven will arrive at Tyler Gymnasium for a 5:30 P.M. contest and on Saturday, November 7, The Lady Crusaders of William Carey University will be the guest team for our Homecoming festivities beginning at 2:00 P.M. Make plans to join the fun and enjoy Topper Basketball. The men will play immediately following the women's contests.
Wow! Here's a huge special thanks to all of you who turned Thursday evening for Meet the Toppers Night! What a fantastic turnout and fabulous enthusiasm! You really made all of the Topper athletic teams feel proud and special!
There is a titillating feeling of excitement in the air as the Toppers prepare for their first scrimmage game of the season this Tuesday night at the beautiful new Ripley High School Event Center against perennialy tough Northeast Mississippi Community College. Game time is 6 p.m.
The smell of new varnish on the gym floor, Meet the Toppers Night, and scrimmage games lets us know that Basketball Season is getting close. The Lady Toppers will be introduced on Thursday, October 8, along with the cross country teams and men's basketball team. We will travel to Northwest MS Community College on Thursday, October 15th, to scrimmage Northwest MS Lady Rangers in a contest beginning at 4:00 P.M.
"Counting the days..." That seems to be the theme as the Toppers enter their fourth week of practice and anxiously look forward to the next couple of weeks. Meet the Toppers Night on Thursday, October 8 should be a fun time to get the old adrenalin flowing; and then the first scrimmage game against Northeast Mississippi Community College will take place at the new Ripley High School Event Center on Tuesday, October 13.
The Blue Mountain College Booster Club, known as the Blue Mountain College Topper Club, will meet on Thursday, October 8, 2009, at 6:00 P.M. in Fisher Washburn room 108. This is the first meeting of the year and we encourage all interested supporters of Blue Mountain College Athletics to attend. The meeting will highlight our coaching staff, including baseball and softball, give you an opportunity to join the Topper Club, meet the officers of the club, and begin making plans for the year.
Thank you to each one who participated in the Ram Squad Leader and Mascot Tryouts for the 2009-2010 basketball season. The results of the tryouts are listed below. This group is very valuable for creating Spirit at our home contests. They add a very needed element to the atmosphere at our games. All of the coaches and players thank you for your willingness to serve Blue Mountain College and Intercollegiate Athletics. Go Toppers!