Both girls played Cardinal Lacrosse this fall, participating in five weeks of clinics with girls from other lacrosse teams from all over the state. Unfortunately for Emily, not enough 5th and 6th grade girls were interested in playing on the tournament team, so she wasn't able to continue beyond the clinics. Elizabeth did all of the clinic weekends and was looking forward to a big tournament in Massachusetts in November.* On Sunday, the team had their local play day to get ready for the tournament and Emily was invited to play with Elizabeth's team - a 5th grader playing with 7th and 8th graders. She was definitely the smallest kid out there and would have benefited more from playing with girls her own age, but she held her own and didn't seem the least bit concerned about the size difference.
After a cold week that featured snow accumulation, Sunday morning was gorgeous. Elizabeth took the first draw of the morning for Cardinal.
Elizabeth ended up playing a lot of defense, which she normally doesn't do. She has a badly sprained (we hope) wrist and it really impeded her ability to play middie.*
Not a midget at all.
Making a pass.
*So, Elizabeth took a hard fall rollerskating on Saturday night and played through the pain on Sunday. By Monday morning, the pain was significantly worse and Lee took her to the walk-in ortho after school. She fractured her growth plate and is in a cast for the rest of the month, so no more lacrosse for her.
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