5th Grade-April 30-May 1

PANTHERS 26 RENO BALLERS BLUE 20
PANTHERS 28 RENO BALLERS SILVER 19
PANTHERS 9 LAFEYETTE LIGHTNING 36

Our first two games were at William Jessup and the courts just weren't what we were used to. Coach Stayza even stood on the court for most of the games due to a lack of bench space. We played a solid Reno Blue team with three fast guards and had a difficult time getting back on defense in moments throughout the game. Despite this we overcame their transition game and we closed out the game with our first victory of the weekend. The second game we played Reno's Silver team in which there appeared to be three or four "familiar" looking faces on the other team. Our trap defense was strong and we hustled for most of the game which was too much for the Silver team to handle.

Our last game of the weekend we played against the Lafeyette Lightning. We were outmatched from the beginning, despite them playing two games prior to ours, as these girls executed multiple defenses with percision. They also shot the light out with fundamental bank shots, jumpers in their range, and they shared the ball with each other very well. Not to mention all but three of the girls were as tall or taller then Coach Stayza!!!

We ended up finishing the tournament in 2nd Place...which is still a victory in my book, especially considering how far we've come in such little time. I look forward to playing again this upcoming Saturday and can't wait to watch the girls improve even more.

**There are no individual awards for this tournament as I believe all the girls worked extremely hard and should all be recognized for their individual efforts that led to our team's success :)