Softball Tournament Yr 7&8 Girls

"Dear God...... Amen." Jay'lee prayed for us while we were sitting inside the Tamaki College van. She prayed that we could came first, make sure no one got injured and that Miss Va'afusuaga (manager) could drive us all the way to Shore Rd in Remuera for our softball tournament safely. We were all happy and excited to go to our tournament. Except, when we looked outside the sun was scorching down on the van. We were nervous that all our energy might be wasted on our first came, but Miss V gave us hope. She said our first game is against Tamaki Primary and that they aren't that good and we don't really need to play our best. Our smiles were back on. We started singing and making cheers while Ms V started the car. We were on our way to our softball tournament.

We made it to Remuera safe and sound. The thing on my mind was if we could make history again. If you don't know what I am talking about, well let me explain. Last year the yr 7 girls (Which is the yr 8 girls this year) were the first girls team in Pt England to make it to Auckland Champs. Sadly when we played we weren't as good as the other team and in the end we came 4th. But we had loads of fun. This year our goal is to think about one game at a time. We weren't allowed to skip all the way to finals and think about that. We had to play one game at a time. Just like Wreck It Ralph. Anyway, back to softball. We were so excited everyone got a glove and ball and we started throwing it around. You could tell by our faces that we were serious about this. Our eyes were on the ball.

"Strike 3, you're out" the referee said. Jay'Lee our captain kept on encouraging us. When three people got out we would swap and the batting team would now be fielding. Our fielding skills were great and our batting skills were just as good as our fielding skills. We knew we got this is the bag. BUT, one of the girls from Tamaki Primary scored a home run which made it equal. It was our turn to bat and it was 4 all. Jay'Lee was batting and we knew we could win this. She was focusing on the ball. When the pitcher pitched the ball Jay'Lee smashed it. It went so far that the other team struggled to find it. Finally the outfielder threw it in and Jay'Lee made it just in time. We cheered. It was Brooklyns turn to bat but it was time. We check the score and sadly it was still 4 all. We lost but Ms V explained the rules to us. Both teams needed to bat in order to make the points change. Anyway, it was 4 all and it was just our first game so we weren't really dissapointed.

We had many games. Some were easy and some were difficult. Bailey Road was really hard but I think they weren't working as a team. The pitcher named Pearl played for a club and she pitched just as fast as the boys from our school. It was hard for us to hit the ball. Luckily we got 0-0. Our fielding skills saved us in that game. Each game got harder and harder when finally we made it in the finals against Bailey Road again. We won that game because we used teamwork and cooperation. Now we are going to the Auckland Champs and we get to represent East side. As I said in the beginning we made history and Ms V told us we made history again. It was the first time both year 7&8 girls made it to Auckland Champs. We are so happy that both teams are going to represent East Side.