Undefeated!

The 7th grade Lady Comets are undefeated!! Yesterday they took the title at our Conference Tournament in Vestaburg! We took on Sacred Heart with a final score of 31-30, so you can imagine the nail-biting going on in the stands! Natalie didn't expect to play much, but after 3 players were fouled out of the game (yeah, right ref!) Natalie jumped in with a few minutes on the clock. I'm glad she was on the floor when the clock ran out and our winning shot went in...it was so exciting to be in the mix! By the way, Sacred Heart is a Catholic School, but there is no mercy in the way they play!

We had one of our girls break her tibia in the first game, so that was scary and sad, but she's doing better now and we wish her a speedy recovery! In another game, the coach (of another team) got excessively angry at the ref (easy to do) and slammed a chair on the floor with an expletive attached. Oh, boy. We really felt for the poor girls he was leading, who chose NOT to follow their ranting coach into the locker room, but to stay on the floor and finish the game. What great sports these girls were! They had played back-to-back games with only 5 players, and were down to four after the same ref fouled them down to only 4. They still won! They were red-faced, teary eyed, and weary, but never gave up. I stayed and cheered them on, as did many. I certainly couldn't believe three of our own girls fouled out, including sweet Aieren, who plays like a butterfly! It was crazy to see three of our girls sitting out! We didn't have one player foul out our entire season! Crazy ref!! However, his decision was the reason Nat was able to go in. She was the last low post player on the bench! She jumped in, did a great job and got to be part of the win after all.

We are so proud of all of our girls, who play with sportsmanship and grace! Coach John was awesome in his leadership, and Natalie greatly improved her playing. It's all good. It's all over. It's time to rest awhile!

We're moving on to tennis, guitar lessons, and major biking this summer!

Congrats to the 8th grade girls too for coming in 2nd in the conference! They did a great job all season as well!!