6th grade Girls Basketball

Last Thursday, before Back to School Night, I attended the 6th grade girls basketball game versus Curtis Creek. I had heard that the CC girls had just mopped the floor with one of the neighboring schools, and that there were at least three on that team who are on a local traveling team. Needless to say, I was nervous for our 7 girls. The first quarter confirmed my fears when the Mustangs outscored the Braves 8 to 2. Seems everything they threw up went in, and their defense held our girls out near the three point line. We made a nice comeback in the second quarter with Sarah scoring 5 and Allison sinking a nice shot at the end of the first half to bring the game within 1. Alas, we couldn't do much more in the rest of the game, and the Curtis Creek Mustangs defeated the Twain Harte Braves 18 to 11. All of our girls played well, and our coach, Noel, did a nice job of getting all the girls playing time, and was very positive throughout the game.

I am thankful to the parents, coaches, and athletes that make up our athletic program. I hope to be able to build a strong athletic program and give kids opportunities to get out and participate. I believe extra-curricular and co-curricular activities are one of the things that set an excellent school apart from a good school, and I intend to make Twain Harte an excellent school!