Girls Grades 5-6

Girls all the coaches are proud of the way each and everyone of you played this past Saturday. During the first quarter and a half we moved the ball very will and played a very aggressive style of defense but were down 8 to 2 with 5 minutes left in the half. At that point we had Jen Heritage and Shae Freedman play man to man defensive on Wenonah's two scoring threats and we started to come back. Also all the shots which we were missing in the first quarter and a half started to fall. We wound up winning the game 26 to 16 but could not have done this if we did not play great team defense. On the offensive side of the ball our guards are moving the ball well and we are starting to get the ball inside to our big girls.

The one thing I would like to work on next game is our offensive and defensive rebounds.

We awarded the game ball to Jen Heritage for her great effort on the defensive side of the ball. Without this effort it would have been very hard to pull out this win. Great job Jen!!!!!!!!

Listed below are who has been awarded the game ball for the first five games

Game one against Elk we awarded the game ball to Meg Southard - Meg was instrumental in stopping Elk when the were making a run at us she not only grabbed a key defensive rebound but also on the next time down the court grabbed a key offensive rebound and converted it into two points and help the Lightning secure the win. Way to go Meg!!!!!!!!

Game two against Logan we lost a tough one but we awarded the game ball to Shae for the way she ran our offense and lead the team in scoring. She did this even though she was sick and could only play half the game. Way to go Shae!!!!!!!!!!!!

Game three we lost another close game to Logan and we awarded the game ball to Erin for her defense and the fact that she lead the team in scoring and assists that game. Great Job Erin!!!!!!!

Game four we beat Clearview and we awarded the game ball to Alex. Alex lead the team in rebounding, steals and scoring in this game. Way to go Alex!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Game five we beat Clearview and awarded the game ball to Jess. Jess lead the team in rebounding, played very tough defense and also lead the team in scoring this game. Great Job Jess!!!!!!!


Lets remember that in our game plan we start with an aggressive defense which leads to good scoring opportunities


GO LIGHTINING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Girls the coaches were proud of our defensive effort on Saturday. We were lead defensively by the stong efforts of Michele Demask and Jen and Jess Herritage. These three girls came up with key stops or rebounds when we needed to stop the runs Logan would go on. Michele Demask made a steal late in the second half which lead to two points on the offensive side of the ball and tied the score at 9. Again let's keep up the tough defense in our next game.

We moved the ball much better in the second half of the game but Logan played very tough defensive which gave us trouble in the first half. We will need to continue to spread the ball around and make good passes in our next game. Girls remember fake pass then make strong bounce pass into your teammate. Remember we need all Lightning players to come ready to play and make good passes and if you do not have the ball get to the open spot on the court so your teammate can get you the ball in a position to shoot.

Again great effort on the defensive side of the ball and lets come out next game and continue to play the tough defense and lets move the ball around on offense

GO LIGHTNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

East Greenwich Lightning beat Elk 18 to 11 in season opener. The coaches were proud of how all eight of our girls played tough defense and how they ran the offense. Our rebounding was lead by the strong play of Alex Rameriz. Any time there was a shot on the offensive or the defensive side of the ball Alex was there to grab the ball. Offensively we were lead by the strong guard play of Erin Gray and Shea Friedman. A pivotal turning point of the game was when Elk went on there 7 point run and cut our lead to 5 Meg Southard came up with a key offensive rebound and converted it into 2 points and stopped there run. This play turned the momentum back to the Lightning and allowed us to finish the game strong.

Our next game is Saturday at 10:30am. I need each and every girl to come with the same intensity on defensive that we did in the first half of last nights game, work on finding the open girl on the offensive side of the ball and make good passes (fake the ball than hit your teammate with a good bounce pass) and we will be successful.

GO LIGHTNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HERE IS COACH TARA'S PRACTICE SCHEDULE FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF JANUARY

1/6 CLARK CAF 6:30 - 8:30
1/12 MICKLE 6:00 - 7:30
1/15 MICKLE 7:30 - 9:00

HERE IS COACH GRAY'S PRACTICE SCHEDULE FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF JANUARY

1/4 CLARK CAF 6:30 - 8:30
1/12 MICKLE 7:30 - 9:00
1/15 MICKLE 7:30 - 9:00

HERE IS COACH LAIL'S PRACTICE SCHEDULE FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF JANUARY

1/5 CLARK CAF 6:30 - 8:30
1/12 CLARK GYM 7:30 - 9:00
1/15 MICKLE 6:00 - 7:30

HERE IS COACH BROWNS JR GIRLS PRACTICE SCHEDULE FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS IN JANUARY

1/5 MICKLE 6:00 - 7:30
1/11 CLARK CAF 6:30 - 8:30
1/12 MICKLE 7:30 - 9:00

Bill here is your practice schedule for December

Fri 12/04 Clark Cafe - 6:30 - 8:30pm
Sat 12/05 Clark Gym - 3:30 - 4:45pm
Wed 12/09 Mickle Gym - 7:30 - 8:45pm WE HAVE TO CANCEL THIS PRACTICE
Sat 12/12 Mickle Gym - 9:30 - 11am
Tue 12/15 Mickle Gym - 6 - 7:30 (half court)
Sat 12/19 Mickle Gym - 10 - 11:30am (half court)
Mon 12/21 Clark Cafe - 6:30 - 8pm
Tue 12/22 Clark Gym - 6 - 7pm (half court)