Win some and lose some!

Kailey played her last basketball game as a Cavalier tonight!  Boy was it a tough one!  They moved up to tier II because they wanted a more challenging play off grid.  She played her heart out on Wednesday night in the semi final to win by about 18 points and now, the City Championship for the second year in a row.

The team started off strong and Kailey scored the first few hoops.
She went to the foul line and made both her shots.  It was looking good for the Cavaliers!

Our team just didn't play like they can and we had way too many turn overs! They found themselves in a desperate situation where they were down by 2 at the end of the game and and just couldn't pull one more shot off to tie it up before the buzzer went and the game was over!

Kailey receiving her silver medal for two years in a row as a Cavalier basketball player (and one the year before that at Springbank).  She hates silvers because you have to lose to get a silver medal.

It was such a tough loss and the girls were not very happy to say the least.  After the team picture Kailey left the gym and wouldn't talk to anybody.  The only person she would get in the car with was Carson and so they left to spend some time together.  Sometimes I wonder why we do this to ourselves.  If we didn't ever compete in anything we would never have to feel that deep sense of a big loss!  Then I have to remind myself that if we didn't compete in anything we would also never feel the great satisfaction of a big victory either.  At the end of the day we win some and we lose some and although losing stings, we pick ourselves up and play some more!  That is what it is all about!

Overall Kailey had a fantastic season and she loved her coaches. She will have some great memories as a Cavalier basketball player.