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Boo Boop Hoop Yeah was my 2008-2009 girls varsity basketball team logo. I have been
playing basketball since the third grade. We were always good. With my basketball team we
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other. Winning that medal was a big accomplish for our team. Since the third grade one of my ''-' f ~ "'t
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Since I was a freshman our team had a lot of potential to do well and really go far, but for some
reason we could not do as well as expected. My senior year was the best season of my basketball
career. One of our biggest accomplishments was winning conference. In our conference we
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conference victory also stopped Webster Groves sever year conference winning streak. ~ cr
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Winning conference was a very important"gohl 'for bur. team and we finally did it. This made all
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Since winning conference we were destined to do even better. We knew that people had 0-1'- ~ a.-
real high expectations of our team and we wanted to prove that we were the best. Practices were I::<.{ Lvv-. +,
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important to do your very best and work together as a team. Districtsfi very important to our '" c.lL+-"',
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team because this year our high school'waS-hosting the 'games and every year since freshman
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team was down my ten point~ if we wanted to win we knew what we had to do. During the o~....-t->--, ~.)
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seconds of the game we came back and we were up by three points. Pattionville was not able to
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districts, it was amazing. The team was happy, our parents were happy, and the school was
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STATE! Every time dreams of going to state, and our team is. For state the teams who
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Missouri University and have their championship state games there. Our first state game was h .....-.J ~~.
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against Poplar Bluff, a small school in'Fanni'ngton, Missouri.v«:e had to play at their court so ..h., ~. .--..A
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The final score was 42-36 Parkway North. After winning our first state game we were moving on ~
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s~~ four state competition, at Missouri University. This game was:i'ret more than importan)it was (tu-- ~_r"t
very important. Even though our tea~ ha'd:d6ne a"0onderful job during this seas0'Yt would be p,-~J,: ~/
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nice to make it to the final four. This game was held at UMSUL, it was not too far for both
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~ams so many people attended the game. There were also many college scouts and a T.V. crew sc.o<:_~~,••/)
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the game, but we all had to focus and do the best that we could to come out with another victory_
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During the beginning the game was neck and neck and at this half time we were only dov,11by
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five. All throughout the game we had some foul trouble, which is something you never want
during an important game. So many of us had to sit out for a while, including me. After half
time it was really hard to keep focus and really'step up, by the end up the game we were down
my ten and could not come out with a victory. It was a horrible feeling to see the other team
celebrate because they had just won .... our season was over.
My senior year of varsity basketball was the most fun and best season ever. Our team and
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experience. What I learned from this season is that setting goals for yourself and the team can be
accomplished through hard work, positive thinking, and teamwork. Not only did my team
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goals were to make first team all conference, and to make all district, which are two nice honors. ~
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At your end of the year banquet when they innocence that I had received these awards are more
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than happy, because since freshman year ihafjs what I have always wanted for myself and it ~ .f-
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