4th Grade - Wainwright

Eagles, That was a nail-biter! It was our first game that came down to the final seconds, and it was soooo exciting! Your coaches hair got thinner and grayer because it was so tense. You really gave all the fans their money's worth this night. We know the end result wasn't what you wanted, but you guys played great. Every team has to go through games like this to improve. Every dribble, every pass, every shot feels sooooooo important. We practice and practice, but there's no substitute for close game experience, and that's what you got tonight. You all played very well and, as always, we're very proud of you, and we know your parents are too. St. Ambrose played tough, they switched their defense around a lot and had a few girls who were very aggressive, and who drove to the basket very well. Learn from that. See that it can be done and know that you can do it, too. Think about what it will take to stop them from doing that next time. The coaches will be doing that, too. We put in a new play for this week, and we had our 1's calling those plays for the first time. Our practices our short, and we know everybody can't make every practice. We're learning on the fly, and you're doing a great job with all this new stuff. There were a few times tonight when our plays worked beautifully. It's only going to get better. All right, you've waited long enough. Here are the point totals: Abbi - 6 Ellie - 2 Emma - 4 Olivia - 2 Don't let the results of this game get you down. If you're mad we didn't win, turn those feelings into harder play for the next game. and the game after that, and the game after that. We see improvement every game, but we know how good you can be. We know you can keep getting better each and every game. ___________________________