Back on the road this weekend to the beatiful Finger Lakes region. Last year we came out of nowhere, and became the 2009 14U champions of this tournament. A repeat of last season championship seemed to be a very good possiblity.

Our first game was against the Rochester Warriors, a team we all know very well from last season. Jim Boheim of the Syracuse Orange men would have been proud if he watched the Warriors 2-3 zone defense againsy us. It was suffocating and we ended up losing a close game.

Game two was a must for any chance of advancing to the championship game on Sunday. A strong shooting and inspired game ended up with a 8 point victory, against the Finger Lake Fury.

Game three was against another very familiar opponent from last year, the Syracuse Stars. Cold shooting in the first half placed our team in a hole, but a fevorish hard fought battle got us to within a one possesion game, with time ticking off. The Syracuse team played like champs and hit their free throws and ended up with a nice victory.

Three very competitive games for the tournament and a 1-2 record was a good, but hard lesson for us to learn, that the team that plays a whole game is usually the team that comes out with a win in the end.

Murphy's restaurant and the Auburn Holiday Inn brought back memories of last years "Mau" game.

Soon Emma, Miranda, and Alyssa our new players will be indoctinated to this challenging card game.