Celebrate GHS Girls Basketball on April 3

Mar 27, 2019
Grinnell High School Girls Basketball

Event Information

Time: 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Place: Community Room at Drake Community Library, 930 Park St., Grinnell

Sports energize our community and bring people together. That’s why Grinnell College invites the public to celebrate the positive impact girls high school basketball has on Grinnell in connection with the “Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America” Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition at Drake Community Library. Grinnell College is sponsoring the exhibition, which is free and open to the public during regular library hours through April 20.

Meet the coach and members of the Grinnell High School girls basketball team who won the Little Hawkeye Conference championship for the third straight year and advanced to the quarterfinals of this year’s Class 4A Girls State Basketball Tournament.

Also check out a new traveling exhibition titled 6-on-6 Basketball and the Legacy of Girls’ and Women’s Sports in Iowa. Curated by University of Iowa faculty and staff, this exhibition features images and stories of 6-on-6 basketball from the Iowa Women’s Archives, alongside timelines of major developments in girls’ and women’s sports in Iowa and nationally.

Detailed Schedule

Two additional Hometown Team public events will be held in April:

  • Local Elite from 2–3 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, in the Community Room at Drake Community Library. Join KGRN Sports Director Chris Varney as he interviews top athletes from area schools about their most memorable stories of being high school athletes and their plans for continuing their athletic careers in college. The interview is scheduled to air at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 18, on KRGN’s The Extra Point, which can be heard at KRGN AM 1410 and online.
  • Storytime and Scavenger Hunt from 10:30–11:15 a.m. on Saturday, April 20, the last day of the Hometown Teams exhibition — in the Storytime Room of the Drake Community Library. Children will listen to Brian Conway, principal of Davis Elementary School, tell a sports-related story, and then they will compete in a scavenger hunt. Prizes will be awarded for the fastest times in the scavenger hunt.

Event Sponsor

Community Enhancement and Enrichment

 

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