At the end of the season, my Oakland team (Midget 16A) went to Anaheim for a tournament. We swept all five games and were very happy to have the championship trophy.
Then after the season, we did one more tournament down south. Almost the same scenario... instead, though, we did tie one game. And the championship game was pretty wild... a come from behind for us and then it ended in a tie... which led to a shoot-out (my favorite!). We won another championship trophy.
The previous night to the championship game was the skills competition. I got the trophy for best Midget 16 goalie.
I'm going to miss that team but some are aging out and others are going to different rinks. So... I guess that's it for me and Oakland. It was a fun six years. Thanks!
Went to the Vacaville Jets 16AA tryouts. Those were my first tier tryouts. We could never afford tier before but my mom understands that now that I'm 16 it's sort of a make-or-break situation for me. I couldn't do the San Jose AAA or AA tryouts because I was up in Canada.
I've accepted the position with the Jets and I look forward to a fun and challenging season.
Even though I got a call-back after doing the Junior A tryouts in Roseville, I am afraid that since we still in Oakland and Roseville is a two-hour drive away I'd be missing too much school. I hope to try with them again next year.
I've been doing some goalie teaching (a Squirt goalie). Teaching isn't as easy as it looks. Then again, learning to be a goalie also isn't as easy as it looks.
Well, I'd better go for now. Just wanted to touch base.
