Sports Weekend

It's OK if you win

This weekend was the annual sixth grade volleyball tournament. The last couple of years Alex has played in it. Since she is part of a pretty small school she started playing volleyball in the fourth grade. Last year the team won the consolation medal which means they lost the first match to go into the losers’ bracket then won the next two matches.

This year they won the first match, on Friday, to get into the winners’ bracket, yeah us. Then we went on to game 2 which was on Saturday. If we win that we go to play for the tournament win and at least a second, if not we get to play for third. The girls did well and won in two games. So for the first time in school history the sixth grade girls have a chance to win.

On to the championship game. Not only is it a big deal for the girls but it's also a big deal for the towns involved. For some reason there has always been a big rivalry between the two towns. There is always tension when they play, no matter what the sport. So the girls where pumped up and I actually thought that they wouldn't do as well as they did. Therefore I was very surprised and proud when they won the game. Not only a win but it only took two games and they weren't that close. 25-9 and 25-14 or something like that. My numbers may be a little off, but I'm pretty sure we got to 25 before they did on both games.

I very proud of Alex, I think she played well and I'm happy she had the opportunity to be part of a winner. We have a rematch with the team we beat this week, but I don't think it matters how that turns out since we've already got the medal and trophy.