Game #4 GOLD MEDAL

After a great sleep, we where all prepared for BC. We started strong leading by 6 at the end of the 1st quarter. BC battled back bringing the score with in 3 by half time. The third quarter was a ugly one. We threw balls away, turned it over repeatedly and had three...THREE shot clock violations! we lost the lead and actually went down by 5 goals. Unfortunately we couldn't battle our way back and we ended up losing by 4. It was a great game and we showed a lot of grit against a very strong team that held nothing back. Good job every one . Easy 5 hour ride home from toon-town to e-town..from minus 20 to minus 1 was a bonus. Great weekend of rugby and am looking forward to the next one in February in Cow town. Thanks for reading

Sorry but better late than sorry...

Still minus 20 was the temperature for the morning of day two!!!

Game #1
Was against team BC. They brought a very strong team to Saskatoon but like us they had a very small squad which included Cody (Alberta Turncoat), Jordan and Andrew. All three are very fast.  Surprisingly we started very strong going up on team BC by six which carried over into the second quarter. All three of the BC players are on the provincial A team and slowly but surely they chipped there way back. Wearing us down, forcing turnovers and cutting off passes. Our 6 point lead was erased by the middle of the third and we eventually lost by 5.

Game #2

Up next was the Battle of Alberta. Calgary had a couple of spares but their bench was not the same as the one that played in Calgary. Denolm, Rigby, Josh, Harrison and Kendall where the only players who made the trip. Our game was good at the beginning but we quickly took of Calgary's inexperience taking a early lead of 3 which gradually grew to 10 by the end of the game.

For the first time in years our last game ended at 2:30pm. We had a chance to head back to the hotel and took a sleep before we met for dinner. Great conversation and good food..and warmed up later in the evening which was a bonus! 

Brrrrr...-23 is how the day started when we left Edmonton bound for Saskatoon this morning and -25 is how the day ended as we returned to the hotel after our first game. On top of losing a hour, Only 5 athletes made the four and a half our trip east on highway 16. Tracey, Dale, Richard, Ken and Rob.

Unfortunately the host club team saskatchewan was with out a couple of players for the first game so in the spirit of competition our very own Ken offered to join them so we could have a good game. 

Game #1

With our only substitute playing against us Dale, Tracey, Richard and Rob iron-maned it for 4 quarters. We started strong. Marching down for the goal with in seconds of the opening whistle but Ken would never let his team win with out a fight no matter who he was playing for. He showed why he was a leader on the court. He played smart and was always talking with his team mates. Saskatchewan tried to keep it close and even closed the gap in the later minutes of the game but ended up losing 43-34. 

Now it's back to the hotel for food...despite the weather a bonus is this tournament we have a great schedule. We play tomorrow at noon against Team BC and at 1:30 against Calgary. We get to sleep in and leave the gym early...that doesn't happen very often so we will take it. Night!