Sunday, November 23, 2014

Special Olympics Poly Hockey State Tournament Weekend



We had a busy weekend of hockey play and the girls did a great job. We were lucky to have Leah with us on Saturday taking on the roll of little sister/head cheerleader!  the first game was great, the whole team played well together and they won 14-6 or something. Charlotte scored 2 goals! Then we had a 4 hour wait until the next game and we fell apart a bit. That is a long time to sit around and athletes get sluggish and bored. Leah and I went to the craft area, but the girls just hung out in the hall. Finally at 5:30 the second game got underway. Unfortunately we somehow ended up laying the wrong team! Not our fault! The team was so frustrated but they continued to try hard, fighting for every shot. The final score, with a running clock, was 20-2. OUCH! Charlotte played center for much of the second game and was pouring sweat. She did get one of the goals, a blast from mid court! Coach Laurel protested the mix-up but there was nothing that could be done at that point in time. The team was also were unable to go to a medal ceremony because the other teams in the division hadn't completed tournament play. Which I get, but how anti-climatic is it to get your medal in the mail a few weeks after the tourney?  To shake it off and celebrate a great season we hit Leo's for burgers and then watched a movie. On Sunday the girls and I went to boxing, church and the school play again. You can never have too much theatre!

Molly and teammate and friend Liam
Uno is a  good boredom reliever
Charlotte works the court


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