10-01-2023, 08:55 PM
On more grassroots level, my daughter's Basketball team kicked off her under 14s girls national league season with a 68-16 victory. It was a game they were expected to win, with tougher challenges to come, but they showed a lot of tenacity against a spirited opposition.
Last year they finished third in their conference and made it to the playoffs (not expected) but lost in the first round. They have a better team this year and I think they've got a good chance to finish top two and maybe go a game or two further in the postseason. They won't win it, they are a little community club and some teams in the competition are academy setups and train 2-3 times a week with paid coaches.
My boy started his U12 regional campaign yesterday, beating a brand new team 80-12. It was a total mismatch as the score suggests, but the new guys have to start somewhere.
Last year they finished third in their conference and made it to the playoffs (not expected) but lost in the first round. They have a better team this year and I think they've got a good chance to finish top two and maybe go a game or two further in the postseason. They won't win it, they are a little community club and some teams in the competition are academy setups and train 2-3 times a week with paid coaches.
My boy started his U12 regional campaign yesterday, beating a brand new team 80-12. It was a total mismatch as the score suggests, but the new guys have to start somewhere.