The geese and crows are back, the gophers are out and the snow is finally melting away. Farmers are looking forward to the beginning of spring field work that will need to be done before the crops can go in. There is some talk that things will be a fair bit later this year than in the past, but it will all work out.
What a great season the senior girls basketball team had this year! They finished the season in fifth place in an eight-team league, which put them into the "B" Pool for playoffs. This had them first playing Thunderchild on February 9. It was quite the aggressive game but the girls kept their composure like never before. They worked very hard to come out with a very dominating win, a score of 82-13. Then on February 16, they played in Edam against Onion Lake for the "B" championship. Onion Lake was a quick team but the girls played great together and won 62-56.
There was a pep rally on March 11 to get the team pumped for Conference playoffs, which H.H.S. were hosting that weekend. The girls and boys of Grade 10-12 played the moms and dads, which saw the parents coming out with a victorious win.
The Lady Royals were up against Thunderchild for a do or die game to move on. The girls pulled it together at halftime and won 62-30. They then met up with Luseland on Saturday morning. Luseland was seeded first and had won our home tournament. The girls played one of their best games of the year, but came up short, 46-36, putting them into the consolation game for third. The top three teams would move on to regionals the following weekend. The girls had been working hard all year, and this game had to be won or it was season over for them. They started off a little slow against Glaslyn and soon realized that Glaslyn wanted it as much as they did. Once again they pulled it together at halftime for a win 63-40, and they were off to regionals in Lake Lenore!
These girls are an eager bunch and when they want something they commit all the way. They practiced every day, early mornings and late at night. The first game was Friday night against Lake Lenore, a town well known for their boys and girls having extremely strong basketball teams. Basketball for Lake Lenore is like hockey for Edam.
The girls were pumped and ready to play but weren't hitting the hoops like they needed to and came out with a loss. They wanted to finish the year off with third place in regionals, as these girls worked hard. All of them showed their efforts against Meath Park on Saturday morning. With a nail-biting game for four strong quarters, they were headed into overtime with a score of 45-45. Due to foul trouble and girls getting fouled out minutes into overtime, we came up short with a loss of 55-50. These girls played their hearts out and learned a lot as they were by far the underdogs. Lake Lenore placed second in the 1A Province Classification and Meath Park placed sixth.
On March 22, the staff and students were treated to a presentation by Teddy Anderson. Anderson, a hoop dancer, brings a message of the human family being made up of all types of people. Each coloured hoop represents a branch of the human family and the presentation shows how they work together. During the performance, Anderson invited several students to the front, along with 5 teachers, and gave each a hoop to use. He then demonstrated steps for them to follow. They soon learned that it looked easier than it was.
During the questions and answers after the show, students learned that the hoops are traditionally crafted from red willow but his were made of plastic pipe. Each hoop when stretched out is equal to the dancer's height, therefore anyone taller than Anderson was at a disadvantage and anyone shorter then him had an advantage when attempting to get through the hoops.
The Christ the King Parish will be holding their Spring Supper at the newly renovated Community Centre on April 10 from 5 - 7 p.m. Admissions are: adults - $10.00, 10 and under - $5.00 and preschoolers are admitted for free.
That is it for this week. Next week will bring the results of the Handi-Van bingo that will be held on April 8 at the Senior Centre as well as the drama night at H.H.S. that was held on Sunday, April 3.
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Edam Notables 002: Teddy Anderson started his performance with a prayer on March 22 at H.H.S.
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