Girls' Football - SOUTH CONFERENCE FINALISTS!!
The 2011 Girls' Football Team advanced to the South Conference Championship game against Blythwood, the same team that defeated Brown in the regular season tournament by 30 points.
The team prepared very diligently for the re-match on October 27th. At half time, the score was 0 - 0, the Girls at Brown were full of confidence and the opponents were left scratching their head wondering why they weren't leading in the game.
After some wonderful catches and runs along with some amazing defensive stops by Brown, the Girls from Blythwood squeaked out a 6 - 0 victory over our Girls. Our team walked off the field feeling a sense of accomplishment and pride and they certainly deserved to feel that way.
Way to go Girls, 2011 South Conference Finalists. Special thank to all the parents and staff for all your support!
Mr. P and Mr. D.
Boys' Football
The Boys' Football Team made it to the South Conference semi-finals and faced a very strong team from John Ross Robertson. A good effort was put forth but they came up just short. Congratulations to all the boys for a good, solid season!! Thanks to the parents and staff for all their support.
Mr. P and Mr. D
Girls' Slo-Pitch - CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS!!
It’s rare that one can say where they were when history was made. I know that I’ll never forget where I was on October 19th where, for the first time in 102 years, our Ligers brought home a red banner: Conference Champions. It was truly history in the making! That day at Christie Pitts, our Ligers battled the elements, sickness, nerves, errors and administrative problems and beat a tough Allenby team 4-3. It was truly miraculous. It was a Hollywood ending and I felt just as proud as Walther Matthau as I watched my Bad News Ligers play the toughest game of their season.
The next week, again for the first time in 102 years, Brown played in the City Finals way over at Centennial Park. We had our curses: rogue GPS, sickness, nerves and too many oops to count. “Dos mas!” was our cheer. “Two more.” Just two more wins were all we needed. We ran out of time, but not out of steam as we accepted our first and only defeat of the season, with a 4-5 loss to Runnymede, which ended our season and our dreams of a black or green city banner. I felt like Tom Hanks as I told my girls: There are no tears in baseball. We’d truly created A League of Our Own, but the better team did not win the day.
I couldn’t be prouder of our girls. There were only cheers and no tears. A handful of very loyal and lucky fans got to see that final game, but we all agree that something special happened. After the loss, the girls were still smiling, still dancing, still cheering as they ate their championship hot dogs.
I am grateful and proud to have worked with such a high-spirited group of athletes. No one will forget our crisp uniforms: everyone in hats, everyone in jerseys. The city will remember us for our intense bilingual warm ups and our Spanish cheers. We will go down in the books for our fierce unique nicknames: Astro, Breaker, Cannon, Cinqo, Ice, Jagger, Legend, Primo, Prof, Proof, Rock, and Vicious: true Ligers – the strongest animals in the animal kingdom. No one does the slow motion swagger like you ladies.
I know that we couldn’t have done it without the best parent supporters having our back. They drove, clothed, fed and encouraged us. A great big thank you again to: Brian, Claire “My Land”, Connie “The Explorer”, Davinder, Lindy, Mona “Hot”, Nathan “Latin”, Raquel and Sarah “The Peacekeeper” for your support at the games. An special thank you to David “The Weather Man” and Doran “Have Fun Out There” for coaching support. My eternal admiration and gratitude go out to Colette “Coach” and Darrin “Sensei” for being the best coaches ever. I am the figure head, with zero baseball skills. Those two are the real deal and the wind beneath my wings.
If we build it they will come… See you next year Ligers! Cheers not tears!
Mme. B'Dacy and Darrin Chin
Girls' Basketball
The team had a try-out for Grade 6's on Nov 3rd, a try-out for the Grade 4's and 5's on Nov 4th and then a list was posted. The students on the list were invited back for one more try-out on Monday Nov 7th at 7:30 in the Gym. Once the team has been selected, the team will practice on the following dates; Nov 10, 11, 14, 17, 21 and 24 all at 7:30a.m. in the Gym.
The team will participate in a one day tournament at Forest Hill Jr. P.S. on Friday Nov 25th. More info about the tournament will follow.
Mr. D, Ms Pietrobon and Darrin Chin
Ice Hockey
Try -out # 1 - Wed Nov 23 @ Forest Hill Arena from 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Try-out # 2 - Wed Nov 30 @ Forest Hill Arena from 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Try-out # 2 - Wed Nov 30 @ Forest Hill Arena from 8:00-9:00 a.m.
The team will be selected after the two try-outs are over.
Practice # 1 - Wed Dec 7 @ Forest Hill Arena from 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Practice # 2 - Wed Dec 14 @ Forest Hill Arena from 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Practice # 3 - Wed Dec 21 @ Forest Hill Arena from 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Practice # 2 - Wed Dec 14 @ Forest Hill Arena from 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Practice # 3 - Wed Dec 21 @ Forest Hill Arena from 8:00-9:00 a.m.
Mr. Ellis, Jonah Weslak and Mr. P.
