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Tigers Go 4-1 in Rochester - Earn Consolation Championship
As their travel basketball careers wind down, the 8 Orange Tigers are clicking on all cylinders, going 4-1 in Rochester.
At a post-tournament press conference, Coach Eddie Bray commented, "It has been a very fun and rewarding year seeing how much all of them have improved, as individuals and as a team, from the beginning of the year to the end."
Coach Todd Olson added, "Victories are nice. But the most important thing is that none of our parents were arrested this year. At the advice of legal counsel, that is all I'm going to say."
4-1 in Rochester!
Join the Tigers on Saturday, March 10th, as they wind down their travel basketball careers.
Squad Prepares for Rochester in Unfamiliar Shorts
The 8B tigers are working hard to finish this season on a strong note. Efforts include extra killers, healthy dietary changes, and fresh shoelaces. The only thing that is out of place is player shorts and sweatpants, due to a rash of puzzling thefts.
Coach Brad Bergstad mentioned that, "It has to be prank. Reasonable people run, and run fast when near 8th graders' sports clothes. It all started when Dylan Leichtnam showed up with diamond studded sweat pants. The flashiness, and the eBay sales potential was too much for someone. Since then, all of our players' shorts have gone missing. Surely these are all thefts, as 14 year-olds typically don't lose things."
I know how hit hurts, coach. This reporter lost his shirt, and his shorts, in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme scandal. But that's a topic for my book.
Coach Olson confirmed that, "Farmington Police are treating these suspected thefts as a high priority. Police Chief Wiggum is a standup guy and has his best team on the case. Now we can get to the bottom of this. Wait...that was funny! Get the pun? Oh my, I'm too much!"
Chief Wiggum on the Case
Anyway, join the Tigers next weekend in Rochester.
- Rochester Tournament Info
- Rochester Brackets
- Rochester Map to UCR (University Center Rochester) Regional Sports Center
Winning Ways Continue in Physical Tournament
More Hardware in Woodbury! Consolation Champs!
In what amounted to a wrestling competition, our 8 Orange Tigers once again took the consolation championship last weekend…at the Woodbury Classic basketball tournament.
Coach Olson credited the victory to local wrestling guru Rod "Frosty" Frost. "Frosty taught the boys some of his key moves. Eye pokes, sleeper moves, t-bar, the claw, and the stopover toe-hold were holds we were able to use this weekend. He also taught the boys how to bleed. Yeah, bleeding was important."
Frost, when reached for comment, grunted, "I was glad to help. Normally, basketball teams don't call on my expertise due to my limited hand-eye coordination, lack of finesse, speed, quickness, peripheral vision, and leaping ability. You see wresting doesn't require any of this."
Thank you Coach Frost for your contribution.
Above, Tigers re-enact 2nd-half press-break play against Cottage Grove.
Next week, join the Tigers next week in Prior Lake for more fun!
Turnaround To Continue in Woodbury
- 01/30/2012, 12:45pm (CST)
Tigers Take Consolation Championship in Shakopee
- 01/23/2012, 8:46pm (CST)
Tigers Return to Win Column
- 01/19/2012, 6:10am (CST)
2012 Off to Slow Start
- 01/07/2012, 5:55pm (CST)
Squad Starting to Gel, Parents Not So Much
- 12/15/2011, 11:21am (CST)
Tiger Classic
Prior Lake Tournament
Todd Olson
Head Coach
Phone: 612-840-3565
Trevor Davis
Team Liaison
Eddie Bray
Assistant Coach
Phone: 612-819-3075
Brad Bergstad
Assistant Coach
Phone: 651-206-5959
