The 7th grade Tigers faced a 6-1 St. Barnabas team this past weekend (1/28). After falling behind 10-0, the Tigers fought back to tie the game 12-12 late in the fourth quarter. A late score by St. Barnabas gave them a 14-12 victory over St. Paul.
The girls showed a lot of heart and determination in battling back in this game, said coach John Garey. The squad continues to improve and grow every game.
The Diocese of Cleveland CYO has designated Sunday Jan. 29 as Team Mass day. I encourage all players, parents and coaches to attend the 11 a.m. mass. Please wear your basketball jerseys. All players from each grade should sit together as one large St. Paul “team.”
The 7th grade girls team won their first game of the season this past weekend. After jumping out to a 5 point lead after the first quarter. The 7th grade girls held on to a one-point lead at the half. The third quarter went back and forth and ended with St. Paul’s holding a 14-13 lead. The fourth quarter belonged to the St. Paul girls. Displaying a stifling defense, the St. Paul girls outscored St. Francis 12-0 and went on to 26-13 win to go to 1-7 on the season.. This was a great team effort with seven players scoring, according to coach John Garey. The Grade 3 squad has two games remaining. Grade 4 is looking for its first win. Grade 5 is now 2-4. And the Grade 6 and Grade 8 teams share identical 3-3 records.
The 4th-graders pulled even at 6-6 after falling behind 6-2 against Holy Family on Sunday. The girls battled hard, but came up on the short end. St. Paul was minus two girls, so everyone had to give it their all! Here’s some photos from recent games, courtesy of Wally Wieclaw. His granddaughter, Rylee, played a great game. Another one of his granddaughters, McKenna (age almost 2!), is a fixture at practices, and a future St. Paul player!
The 7th grade girls team played their best game of the season last weekend, reports coach John Garey. After falling behind 9-4 at the end of the first quarter, St. Paul rallied to tie the game at 10-10 at the half. The game went back and forth throughout the second half until SS Peter and Paul took a 19-14 lead with about 30 seconds left. The St. Paul girls made a late charge, stealinge the inbound pass and scoring, cutting the lead to 19-16. St. Paul’s again stole the inbound pass and scored to make it 19-18 with 10 seconds left in the game. SS Peter and Paul managed to run out the clock and escape with a 19-18 victory. Six different Tigerss scored in the game, showing a great team effort.
The 3-0 Tigers after a recent practice. They’re preparing for a clash of unbeatens this weekend against 3-0 St.Barnabas. The game is at 5 p.m. Sunday at Our Lady of the Elms.
From left: Hanna, Madison, Kelly, Calista, Atali, Dameana, Haley and Allie. Not shown are Kylie and Maddie.
Many thanks to the St. Paul PTO! They’ve agreed to purchase two banners to hang in our gym at a total cost of roughly $325. I asked for one; they said ‘why not two?’ And thanks to Ms. Ehasz for arranging the particulars to get them done. Each banner is 4 feet high and 8 feet long. They say ‘Saint Paul’ on the top line with an image of a tiger head in the middle of the two words. The bottom line reads ‘Home of the Tigers’ in script. The banners are orange and black. Anyone who’s not afraid of heights is welcome to help us hang them. They will be in some time after the first of the year!
Parents, please take a moment to thank your coaches. They volunteer their time and all of them do a wonderful job teaching your daughters how to play basketball. No games for two weeks. Heading into the new year, our 8th grade team is a perfect 3-0 after a win over Spring Garden last weekend. And congrats to our 5th grade boys team, which beat St. Ambrose over the weekend 21-15 to improve to 1-2 on the season!
The 5th grade girls are off to a 2-1 start after a 12-7 win over St. Francis DeSales last weekend. Coach Scott Wightman says all the girls on the team are playing at 100 percent effort. Applause to them for hard work and determination! Team members are: Holly Adam, Baylee Brown, Brooke Wightman, Leanna Faulknier. Presley Linn, Lily Gray, Vanessa Sales and Destiny Appleton.
Assistant Coach Jen Horton reports that players are picking up the concepts. As we all know, they don’t keep score in third-grade games, though everyone in the gym knows what the score is. The St. Paul third-graders scored 12 points in their game last weekend against St. Joseph, but who’s counting? Team members are Mary-Claire Smith, Maddie Misanko, Hannah McGraw, Alyson Misenhelter, Tara Lanham and Sidney Harrison!
