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Guelph tournament ( January 29/12)was the first of our season and proved to be an eye opener for our newly revised " Sherri" team. We had worked hard in practice and all of that running did pay off for us. We did our best overall and coaches were able to see that with lots of hard work and confidence we could come back evern stronger next time. We played Brampton and Stratford twice - we ended up losing two games and winning our last. Just to mention some individual stats for each player: Matt excelled with rebounds. - 12 to be exact. He also scored 50% in free throw shots. Mitch seems to have found his spot on our team as he is now stealing and rebounding throughout this tournament. Chris has setlled down and played ball this year. He assists, rebounds, steals and shoots free throws. Jasmyn has really come out of her shell and she is shooting and and assiting shots. Obviously Jazz likes to run down the court and she can control the ball...good going Jazzy! Jordan Well the award goes to Jordan for "not on my court" Jordan was famous for pushing the other team out of bounds...Josh The award for Most Valuable player has to go to Josh - He had 50 % of his shots, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 steals. Once he found his groove Josh was on fire and he all over the court, shooting defending and blocking. Dan is known for his defensive tactics - he can steal and he can defend Dan proved himself time and again all three games. Ron was with Matt under the basket this tournament and we needed him there for the rebounds. He assisted and he stole the ball. He was all over and on the court everywhere. Kyle C Well smiley is also our "under the basket guy" giving us so many rebounds we could not keep up to him. Kyle G is needed time and again to "get in the other teams face" He knows how to do that without causing any problem. He thinks he is getting mad at himself for how he is playing...but let me tell you...the other team feels the intimidation. Rene has definitely shown he is where he belongs and he has contributed 100%. We are so happy to have him on our team and he is very good defensively. Ray works hard always with the team but we just couldnt make it happen for the win. We came in 3rd despite Ray blocking, rebounding, scoring baskets and free throws...better luck at the next one.
Remember Basketball is a team sport and we need our whole team to succeed.....so stand proud and get ready...cause watch out St. Thomas here we come...

St. Thomas ( February 11, 2012) was our second tournament of the year and we did awesome. Just goes to show, we never let them see us sweat. All the hard work at practice and all the dedication of the athletes and coaches came to show us that we won't be defeated even by the weather- which was horrid that weekend. This tournament we played London. London D and St. Thomas. The first game was delayed because of weather and we ended up playing London D first. Everyone got a shot in on this one -high scorers were Jordan and Ray. Mitch and Chris H led in steals. Matt C amazed us with 11 rebounds. Rene and Dan M were our top stealers. Jasmyn had 3 assists. Kyle G was all around athlete with steals, shots and rebounds. Final score 36-11. The second game against London proved to be a very defensive game as we were neck in neck at every point. Ray led the scoring with 5 baskets and a three pointer. Chris H was awesome at stealing the ball and did so at least 8 times in this game. Dan M, Rene and Mitch were our best defence (we were not scoring but neither were they because of these guys). Matt C and Jordan excelled in rebounds in this game with at least 3 each. Kyle G and Jasmyn did their best on the court with playing hard and getting the ball down the court. We won with my hair in my hands at 20-19. The third game was against the home team. It was quick and fast and we could taste the victory. Kyle G was almost fouled out but that shows he was in there and playing hard. Jasmyn got a few shots in and began to find her spot under the net for rebounds. Matt C was on fire with 5 rebounds and 4 baskets. Mitch once again proved he knew how to steal ("not in my house Mitch"). Rene was right there too...if Mitch didn't stop them then Rene did. Jordan and Ray were tied for most points scored at a time. Dan M was all time defensive player. Chris H was stealing but most impressive he was rebounding and taking that ball right back up time and time again. We won 21-8. Rene took one for the team and drew blood. We were worried but he was unstoppable. Lastly coaches message was " I knew you guys could do it- you just had to believe in yourselves and your ability to play." Thanks to coach Janet who stood by my side as always and Coach Laurie who tended to our injured player so that I could keep track of everyone else.

St. Thomas Basketball Tournament 2012

Jacquie’s, Laurie’s and Jim’s team had a very successful tournament after driving through a snow storm to get there. The team won 2 out of 3 of their games with everyone contributing in scoring baskets, moving the ball down the court, passing and guarding. LaSalle won over Brampton 18 – 4; LaSalle lost to Kitchener by a foul shot with the score ending at 12 to 13. LaSalle won their 3rd game over Stratford 24 to 6. We had to implement our good sportsmanship rules to give the opposing teams a chance to score baskets. This action was noticed by the London organization who made a point of commending us for it. He could not thank us enough for showing such great sportsmanship and telling us how appreciated it. These comments really made our day and made us feel proud. The team was served pizza for lunch and at the end of the day were given T-shirts and RCMP pins. A great day was had by all.
Go Spirit!!

London Floor Hockey - 2012


Staples Day Photos - 2012


Our recreational athletes went to Guelph for the first time and boy did they make us proud. This was also my first time coaching at a tournament. They moved the ball around and made sure that all athletes were able to get baskets. All the athletes put in a great effort up and down the court and showed great team work. I expect that the future will see this teams attending more tournaments. We have a tournament in London at the end of March and expect that they will do very well. I am very proud of all you and keep up the good work.

Coach Frank

Guelph Basketball Tournament:

Jacquie’s, Laurie’s and Jim’s LaSalle Spirit Team was just awesome in Guelph. We played the games with 10 players, and all contributed to the effort. They played as a team and displayed great sportsmanship. The first game was against Milton which the Spirit won with a score of 17 – 6. Erik and Ed each scored 2 baskets, Ron, Vanessa , Jenny and Wyatt each scoring a basket and also Jenny made a foul shot. The second game was against Kitchener where the Spirit lost by just a foul shot with the final score being 12 – 13. Ron, Ruth Ann, Ed and Wyatt each scored a basket and Alan scored 2 baskets. The third game was against Stratford with the Spirit winning 24 – 6. Ron was the high scorer of this game with 4 baskets, Ed sunk 3, Erik 2, and Jenny and Wyatt each had 1 basket with Paul and Ed each sinking a foul shot. In the playoff game against Brampton the Spirit came out on top winning 18 – 4. Erik and Ron each had 4 baskets, Chris had 2 and Wyatt 1 with Ron also sinking 2 foul shots.

Overall Ron was the high scorer for the day followed closely by Erik , Alan made some great rebounds, Vanessa, Wyatt and Ed were great in the offensive making some great steals and Jenny, Paul , Ruth Ann and Chris played great in both defensive and offensive positions. At the end of the day the Spirit were presented with Silver Medals. GO SPIRIT!!!


Guelph tournament ( January 29/12)

The Guelph tournament was the first of our season and proved to be an eye opener for our newly revised "Sherri" team. We had worked hard in practice and all of that running did pay off for us.
We did our best overall and coaches were able to see that with lots of hard work and confidence we could come back evern stronger next time.
We played Brampton and Stratford twice - we ended up losing two games and winning our last.

Just to mention some individual stats for each player:

Matt excelled with rebounds. - 12 to be exact. He also scored 50% in free throw shots.
Mitch seems to have found his spot on our team as he is now stealing and rebounding throughout this tournament.
Chris has setlled down and played ball this year. He assists, rebounds, steals and shoots free throws.
Jasmyn has really come out of her shell and she is shooting and and assiting shots. Obviously Jazz likes to run down the court and she can control the ball...good going Jazzy!
Jordan - Well the award goes to Jordan for "not on my court", Jordan was famous for pushing the other team out of bounds...
Josh - The award for Most Valuable player has to go to Josh - He had 50 % of his shots, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 steals. Once he found his groove Josh was on fire and he all over the court, shooting defending and blocking.
Dan is known for his defensive tactics - he can steal and he can defend Dan proved himself time and again all three games.
Ron was with Matt under the basket this tournament and we needed him there for the rebounds. He assisted and he stole the ball. He was all over and on the court everywhere.
Kyle C Well smiley is also our "under the basket guy" giving us so many rebounds we could not keep up to him.
Kyle G is needed time and again to "get in the other teams face" He knows how to do that without causing any problem. He thinks he is getting mad at himself for how he is playing...but let me tell you...the other team feels the intimidation.
Rene has definitely shown he is where he belongs and he has contributed 100%. We are so happy to have him on our team and he is very good defensively.
Ray works hard always with the team but we just couldnt make it happen for the win. We came in 3rd despite Ray blocking, rebounding, scoring baskets and free throws...better luck at the next one.

Remember Basketball is a team sport and we need our whole team to succeed.....so stand proud and get ready...cause watch out St. Thomas here we come...