Hawk Hysteria!

Basketball season is officially upon us as Hawk Hysteria was a huge success on Friday night!

What also made the night so special was that UMES introduced the new pep band, the Thunderin' Hawks. It was a packed house as the fans, staff and teams celebrated the beginning of men's and women's basketball practices. The women's volleyball team also beat Hampton the same night (great job ladies!). Harry The Hawk also celebrated his birthday with many of his mascot friends and UMES family.

Now the season is FINALLY here. Good luck to the men's and women's basketball teams and also the volleyball team as their season winds down.

--Tyler

HAWK HYSTERIA

Hawk Hysteria is just two days away!!!! There has been ton of preparation for this big event, which kicks off basketball season!

The night is just jam packed with fun and entertainment. The evening begins at 6 p.m. as the volleyball team takes on Hampton. These ladies are fun to watch, so make sure you get here early to see them! Before the end of the volleyball game, the men's and women's basketball teams will be signing autographs (and their 2010-11 posters will be revealed! I know a lot of people are excited about this).

Once the volleyball game is over, the night continues with introductions of the brand spankin' new Pep Band, the Thunderin' Hawks! After this we will honor the 2010 Outdoor Track & Field National Championship participants for their hard work.

In addition to it being Hawk Hysteria, we will also celebrate our wonderful mascot's, Harry T. Hawk, birthday! We have about 10 local mascots confirmed to appear, so it's bound to be hysteria! (Oh, and there'll be FREE cake!)
After Harry's birthday celebration, we'll host contests (for fans and the teams!) before the introduction of the men's and women's teams.

I've heard a lot of rumblings about what song each player is coming out to (in addition to various dances) and I'm very curious to see this. Knowing this team, it's bound to be hilarious.

Overall, it's pretty much a night that you shouldn't miss. So much is going to happen that I haven't even described... it really is going to be hysteria.

Last 'free' weekend

This weekend marks the last "free" weekend that the guys will have until the end of the season as practice begins next Friday. Until April (hopefully!) everyone will be busy with practices, travel schedules, games, etc.

A lot of the guys took this time to go home and spend some downtime with family and friends before they really hit the grind (not that they're not already doing that!). I know Coach Blaine (Florida) and Coach Brown (Texas) were out of town recruiting and Coach Allen spent the weekend in D.C. with his wife and attended the Redskins-Packers game (which I do not want to talk about as the resident Cheesehead). Coach Robinson also headed home to Baltimore and hit up the Ravens game while Coach Peery went home to Roanoke.

A few of the guys decided to stay on campus and kudos to them for coming out to the Hytche and supporting the volleyball team as they defeated Morgan State (Friday) and Delaware State (today).

Hopefully everyone is now well rested, I know they're all anxious to get the season started!