Stunning Development in Lake Tahoe

Lady Eagle a True Champion! (update)


It has been brought to my attention that I missed reporting a very exciting event that took place at the South Lake Tahoe Basketball Jamboree, that is the "free throw" shooting contest.  All the participating athletes were entered into the contest, somewhere between 80 and 300 hundred girls, a lot closer to 80 than 300, in which they shot free throws in about four separate rounds.  The girls were divided into 12 or so groups in two gyms and had a five free throw 1st round shoot-out.  The winners of the first round then had a shoot-out, and on and on.  The two Molly's both did very well, one hitting 4 out of 5 free throws but somehow did not qualify because she did not win her group because 3 others hit 5 of 5, while the other Molly made 3 out of 5, best in her group, and make the final rounds.  This reporter is not bitter in any way, but thought it odd the the better percentage resulted in absolutely no glory :-(

Teammates Kara and "4 out of 5" Molly attempt to keep the ball away from Molly before the finals.

As you may have picked up, Molly Farrar entered the finals and destroyed the opposition and won the "2010 South Lake Tahoe Basketball Jamboree Free Throw Championship".  Quoting from the movie Brave Heart, "They can take our lives, but they cannot take our Free Throw Championship" something like that:-)

Molly refuses to shoot her free throws without a defender

Molly and friends celebrate her victory (The girl on the right doesn't seem to happy)

Way to go Molly F., we expected a great season at the free throw line from a proven champion:-)

South Lake Tahoe: Vacation or Girls Tournament

The Lady Eagles: Lake Tahoe 2010

The girl's basketball summer program came to an end as they traveled to the South Lake Tahoe Basketball Jamboree for the seventh straight year.  The team stayed in an excellent "cabin" that accommodated the entire team (10 players), the Coach and Mrs. Coach, many of the parents.  With excellent meals and good company the team, parents, and coach had a very positive bonding experience:-).  The girls played well, ending the five day trip with 5 wins and 3 losses.  The girls arrived on Tuesday and had two pre-tournament games on Wednesday beating Lynbook of San Jose, a team returning 3 of its top five scorers from the 2010 season.  Next the girls played White Pine of Ely, Nevada and won again.  On Tuesday the team lost to Redmond, OR and to Carondelet.  The Carondelet team took 2nd in the California Division 2 State Tournament last year and was ranked 8th in the state in all divisions.  They are returning almost their entire 2009-2010 team.  Friday the girls entered the consolation tournament and proceeded to win the rest of their games.  The first team they faced was CSD (California School of the Deaf) and were surprised to find out that special needs does not mean an easy win as the CSD Eagles were semi-finalist in last year's North Coast Section tournament.  The Lady-Eagles battled through poor shooting and a very speedy team to eventually win 36-32.  The second game of the day was against the host South Tahoe Vikings, a Nevada Division 4A school, which is like California's largest division, but would have a hard time having a winning record in the Southern League.  The girl's jumped all over the Vikings and ended with a 54-23 win.  The final day of the tournament TC played Alhambra of Martinez and won 50-39.  

The Long Walk - Zepher Cove - Down = Beach, Up = Car



Zepher Cove

The trip also include plenty of shopping at the very large outdoor mall in South Lake Tahoe,  a trip to Zepher Cove for swimming in the lake and tanning on the beach, (I missed that part of the trip, having come up on Thursday, and thus no one had to endure the "Zulkster" in a swim suit;-) and the team's traditional dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe in State Line, Nevada.   

Coach Edwin received a much needed gift from the seniors

June / Week 4

Summer basketball is in full swing as the team played 3 games this week.  The scrimmaged at Central Catholic in Modesto, where they played to games back to back.  The first game was a man-to-man affair and the Lady Eagles dominated the Raiders for the entire game.  The second game, same teams, was dominated be a variety of zones be TC.  The defenses included a trapping 1-3-1 which totally confused CC and a very aggressive 2-1-2 zone that had the girls looking for and getting steals.  The Eagles looked good for this early in the season.  New comers Kaylee and Monique were confident in their play and contributed to the team effort.  No stats were kept for the game.

The team traveled to Golden Valley High School to play the Cougars (Golden Valley) and the Bears (Merced).  The girls did an excellent job and played very well as a team.