5th Grade State Basketball Tournament

This past weekend we were in Stoughton, WI for the first annual 5th grade girls Wisconsin State Invitational Championship Tournament. It was a fun but long weekend!! I didn't even have to play any games and I was pooped by Sunday afternoon!! It didn't help being 8 months pregnant and not being able to get comfortable on the bleachers but the weather was great and Nick and I took advantage of it and went for a walk through the town of Stoughton on Saturday. Stoughton is a little smaller than Chippewa Falls and has a lot of that old town Main St charm to it. The girls played well however it seemed as though they just couldn't make their baskets. Sometimes I swear there was saran wrap on the hoop as the ball went almost half way in and then came back out!! They put forth a lot of effort though!! Playing 4 games on Saturday and 2 on Sunday!! Unfortunately they lost the first 5 games but they did win their last game which was great since we lost to that same team earlier by 1 point!! They took 21st place out of 22nd but overall had a great time and learned a lot. The teams they got to play were very competitive and it was good to get them some competition all day instead of one game here and there. Coaches, players and parents learned a lot about what they need to work on for next year and we know how to plan for the weekend too. Sam, Nick and I are going to be playing a lot of horse this summer and definitely working on those free throws. It was a great season and Sam had some great coaches, thanks Dave and Mike!! Looking forward to next year already!! Sam never ceased to amaze us during games. She is getting pretty good at free throws and is an excellent defensive player but is also a very good point guard. We loved how she would "eye up" the girl she was guarding!! I really wish I would have had a camcorder to capture those looks. She would look the other girl up and down from head to toe very slowly and have this look on her face like "nothing's getting past me so don't even try!". And she definitely wasn't afraid to get in there to get a jump ball and would just rip it out of the other girls hand. I know I will need to tape a few games next year and hopefully capture those looks because I am sure she will still give them!! We are very proud of all of her effort this year!!