Heavy Hearts

It is with a very heavy heart that I sit down and officially type that our girls basketball season has come to an end for the year. 

Last night the #10 Lady Indians played a Fairfield team at home in the second round. This is a team who has come from out of nowhere and put on a great show during the playoffs. They beat a tough Mt. Pleasant team before they had to play us. We were hoping this was a game we could win, but it wasn't in the cards for us last night.

It was an INTENSE game the whole game through with a very intense Fairfield crowd and a packed gym for us, too. Definitely a loud playing atmosphere. Our team was down at halftime by 9 and it seemed things were slipping away all too quickly. Unfortunately the 2nd quarter was brutal as one of the Fairfield players went on a huge run of hitting four three pointers! 

We came back with a fire after halftime and even got it tied and the lead for just a bit. It was a game of runs and we ran out of time in the end.  At the end of the quarter, our all-state point guard and next best shooting guard both fouled out- Seniors at that. In the end, it wasn't enough and our lack of defense early in the game cost us our last game of the season. The final score was Fairfield 54, Oskaloosa 49. We ended the season with an 18-5 record.

SUCH A HEARTACHE! 

I know you can say just a game but when you have been personally invested in this team for years and have spent countless hours trying to make this a season to remember, it hurts and not just a little...a lot! This was supposed to be our shot at state, it is just devastating. These coaches and girls have put in the time and effort and have wanted it so badly, and it comes to an end all too soon. Steve has been a great coach and has done extremely well with this team and it hurts to know that the better team is not moving on. Steve did a fabulous job on the radio interview after the game and kept it very classy and even gave a shot out to me, his lovely wife - yes, the tears were definitely flowing at that time. 

So, yes, we can say it was a year filled with records and a season you can only dream of, but the ultimate dream of making it to state has faded and we probably won't have another chance for years to come. This was our time and our time is now done.