The Golden Bears Eighth Grade Boys travelled to Chippewa Falls on Saturday for another basketball tournament. It turned out to be a long day for our Bears, as they once again lost their first game of the day against Durand. The old first game of the day kicks them in the pants every tournament!
~~~
Our boys then went on to beat Ladysmith quite easily. That was a fun game to watch, but, unfortunately, Nick rolled his ankle during that game and was out for the remainder of the tournament. That made our injured count up to three--Neil and Isaiah were already sitting on the bench in street clothes due to injuries!
~~~
Here is Andrew taking it to the hoop against Ladysmith--I like this shot!
~~~
~~~Andrew again against Ladysmith...
~~~Here is Andrew driving to the basket--Ladysmith again...
~~~Andrew sinking a free-throw against Stillwater
~~~It wasn't a good day for our Bears. Andrew, too, stepped on an opponent's foot and rolled his ankle during the last game of the day against Stillwater. He sat out for the rest of the game (the entire second half), and our remaining boys sure played hard with little subbing. Here is Andrew icing his ankle...
He is still complaining of a sore ankle today, but it isn't swollen, so I guess that is good. He will have a few days to rest it now, as they have their Monday night practice cancelled.~~~
Here is Isaiah, Neil, and Coach Brent observing the Stillwater game from the bench.
~~~
Between games, the boys had fun together and passed around a harmonica--much to the enjoyment of the entire cafeteria! Here is our team posing for a pic for the blog...
~~~
A fun group of guys~
~~~
~~~
Carson
~~~
Here is Isaiah, Neil, and Coach Brent observing the Stillwater game from the bench.
~~~Between games, the boys had fun together and passed around a harmonica--much to the enjoyment of the entire cafeteria! Here is our team posing for a pic for the blog...
~~~A fun group of guys~
~~~And now some pics for my teen lurkers...
~~~
Carson
~~~Carson
~~~Carson
~~~
Macky
~~~
Macky
~~~
Josh
~~~
Michael
~~~
Michael
~~~
Nick
~~~
Nick after the injury...
~~~
Tim
~~~
Tim
~~~
Zach
~~~
Zach
~~~
Zach
Our next Golden Bear tournament is in two weeks in Stillwater. This will be the last tournament for the boys besides their State Championships.
~~~Macky
~~~Macky
~~~Josh
~~~Michael
~~~Michael
~~~Nick
~~~Nick after the injury...
~~~Tim
~~~Tim
~~~Zach
~~~Zach
~~~Zach
Our next Golden Bear tournament is in two weeks in Stillwater. This will be the last tournament for the boys besides their State Championships.
4 comments:
I seem to recall that our boys had difficulty whenever they had tournament games early on a Saturday too.
Maybe the boys need to have some early morning practices....gets them use to playing right away in the morning...how about a real breakfast (no pop or energy drinks)...or maybe they need less video games (and more sleep) the night before. Just some suggestions! :)
Ditto from Gram Pat!
By the way, I hope your ankle is soon better Andrew and you had some good looking shots in the pics, off the floor quite high!
Great job Andrew....sorry to hear about all the injuries.
Post a Comment