October 13 Tournaments

            Saturday, October 13, was a big day for our middle school teams. Two tournaments were held at Calvary. Both the Middle School Boys Soccer Tournament and the Middle School Girls Volleyball Tournament took place. It was a fun day of good competition.

            The five visiting teams arrived at Calvary around 8:30 in the morning. They came on buses from Kalamazoo, Holland and Grand Rapids. It was pouring rain.

            The soccer teams wore rain jackets while they prepared to play. The volleyball teams warmed up in Calvary’s dry gym. The games began with pool play and bracket play. Volleyball pools were set up. Short soccer games made up a bracket.

            In soccer, the young Calvary team competed against larger, more experienced teams.   And with no subs, the team struggled to keep up with the opponents. Many soccer players retreated into the school for some warmth and dryness while they were waiting to play their next game. Even though Calvary lost their games, they kept their heads held high.

            In volleyball, Calvary’s girls were first in their pool, beating Calvary of Holland and tying Algoma. This gave them a bye in the bracket play. After pool play, the volleyball teams went up into the mezzanine to have lunch. Bracket play began in the afternoon. The bracket narrowed down to a championship game with the Algoma Knights and the Calvary Eagles. It was close, but Algoma pulled ahead and won. Calvary played hard and took 2^nd place. After the game, the teams were awarded trophies by Mr. Maine. A chocolate cake from Ryke’s bakery made it even more special for the CCS girls.

            It was a competitive and exciting day. In most of the games, the teams were well matched.  Both our soccer and volleyball teams showed great improvement from the beginning of the season. They played hard, even when they were in the pouring rain. Saturday certainly displayed Calvary’s middle school teams and their spirit.

Michelle Postiff, Sophomore