Champions

Congratulations to the 5th grade Ames Little Cyclones!  They came away as champions of the Lincoln Rails Tournament in Des Moines this weekend. It was a crazy run of intense basketball in which the boys triumphed over several worthy opponents. They should be very proud of their teamwork and determination. 

Unfortunately, Carter looks pretty battered and bruised after this weekend.  He hurt his wrist on Friday playing basketball at recess.  A trip to the dr. for some xrays let us know it was only sprained, which was a good thing.  The dr. put a splint on and it didn't seem to slow Carter down during the tourney.   

The one thing that did slow him down was an opponent during the championship game.  Carter was rolling on a pick and roll and smacked heads with another player.  Both boys went down on the floor, and it wasn't long before I was summoned by coach. This was my first "you need to come mom" signal in the stands from a coach and my heart nearly stopped.  Thankfully it looked worse than it was.  A broken blood vessel above the eye and a pounding headache would round out Carter's injuries for the week.  

I'm pretty sure Carter would tell you it was all worth it to have that medal hanging around his neck!