08/31/2010
The Tiger Den apparel store at Grace is finally open. The store has a few shirts and sweatshirts available now with many more shirts, sweatshirts, hats, pictures and miscellaneous items coming soon. You can visit the store online by clicking the Tiger Den button the the athletics site. You can also visit the store in the Adrich Center on the GBC campus to make your purchase.
03/04/2010
Grace is pleased to announce the hiring of David Oldebekking as the new JV basketball coach. David is a graduate of Hamilton High School and Western Michigan University. He is currently working on his masters degree at WMU. David is employed by Creative Technologies Academy in Cedar Springs, MI as a middle school teacher.
David coached the Chargers of CTA for the past two seasons. When asked about the position, he had this to say, “I am really looking forward to getting into the gym and working with the guys to not only make them better basketball players, but also better men. Having the opportunity to work with such great coaches and at a great school like GBC is an honor. I can’t wait to get started.”
Head Coach Gary Bailey had this to say, “Dave has been a friend of the coaching staff here for a number of years. He has a great knowledge of the game and we wanted to make sure we hired someone that could fit in to what we do. Dave did an outstanding job with a first year program at CTA. It was amazing to see the improvement of that team from year one to year two. He has good instincts as a coach. We are really happy to have him at Grace and we look forward to getting started with Dave as an assistant coach on varsity and to lead our JV team.”
Dave is married to Alicia Oldebekking. They are expecting their first child in September. The couple resides in Hudsonville.
02/19/2010
Head Coach Gary Bailey is happy to announce that the men’s basketball program will begin next season. The team will play a full schedule of games with many local teams and some Community College teams.
“We just felt that the timing was right to get this going. We have so many players that want to come to Grace and to play ball. As our program has advanced we continue to attract some very talented players. We are excited that we can start developing some of our younger players through this team. They will get much needed game experience and have time to learn our system. We are really excited to offer this, starting next year. We have already hired a coach and that announcement should be made any day.”
The Tigers are currently filling roster spots and have already signed some players. If you would like to get in contact with Coach Bailey, you can call him at 616-890-3941 or email at gbailey@gbcol.edu.
