15U Girls Travel to Pembroke

The 15U girls had their fill of challenges at the 16U McGregor Cup in Pembroke this weekend. We were hit with injuries, cold weather, an extra long day and too many close games that we just couldn’t win.

The good news is that we still had lots of fun, we are ready to show our stuff this weekend and our players are on the mend!

We missed the tournament bronze to rank fourth but we do have team medals that we want to award. First up are the coaches who were volunteer exemplars. An 800km round trip, a 12 hour day and -25 degree temperatures are enough to test the mettle of any volunteer but our coaches were more than up to the challenge. Thank you for your support and honourable mention to Kevin for his contribution to our Saturday night entertainment! The parents are next with special mention to Julie who made sure our two injured players got there and had a chance to cheer from the bench and to Kathy for our awesome team banner. Thanks to everyone who made sure we ate on Saturday night and let’s not forget the sisters and brother who came along to cheer. They were a great addition to the fan club! Then there were the girls. It was really tough to see 3 games lost by 4 points or less and exhausting to play until 9 o’clock at night, but everyone tried hard and didn’t give up until the last ball cleared the net – way to go team! Fortunately, everyone recovered from their disappointment to rally round for pizza, music and “storytelling” on Saturday night – guest of honour was our birthday girl Olivia!

Scores:

15U Black vs 15U Red 25-11 and 25-23
15U Black vs Milton Storm 16U 23-25 and 20-25
15U Black vs Storm Cyclones 25-19 and 25-23
15U Black vs Mavericks Ambush 22-25 and 20-25
15U Black vs National Capitals 16U 17-25 and 21-25

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