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By Raven Pearce
7th Grade Tiger Player
W
hen the basketball
season first started,
the lady Trinity Lu-
theran
Churistan
School Tigers were ecstatic.
They dreamed of having an
undefeated season. When the
season ended, the Tigers had
not only obtained their goal,
but they won two different
tournament championships.
The first was the Lutheran El-
ementary School Tournament
hosted by Concordia Univer-
sity since 1962, and the sec-
ond was the Metro Christian
League championship.
The Metro Christian League
is a tough league and the Tigers
had remained undefeated go-
ing into the playoffs. The first
game of playoffs was against
Tualatin Valley Junior Acade-
my and did not
present much
of a challenge
for the girls.
The next game
was
against
City Christian,
Raven Pearce
whom the Ti-
gers had played before in a
very close and competitive
game. The lady Tigers had to
mentally prepare for a tough
game, knowing the Lions were
coming to get them. Coach
Dylana McGill prepared her
team by saying, “It’s not about
who wants to win this game.
Both teams want the same
thing. The difference is who
wants it more.” The Tigers be-
came resolute that they were
the ones who wanted it more.
With a combination of win-
ning the jump ball, scoring the
first point, and utilizing their
trap press gold defense, the
team fiercely fought and kept
the lead through the game. At
the end of the game the score
was 55-34 in favor of the lady
Tigers.
Two days later the Tigers
were in the Metro League
Championship game against
the Life Christian Lions at the
Damascus Christian gymna-
sium. Both teams entered the
game undefeated. The Trini-
ty girls had played all season
with only seven players and
became intimidated by the
size and stature of the Life
Christian team. The Tigers
knew they were going to have
to dig deep if they were going
to come out victorious. At the
end of a brutal first quarter,
the score was tied at 9. The
Tigers were able to gain a lead
by halftime and in the last half
of the game, exploded with a
run of points scored off of fast
PHOTO BY DON SELESKI, TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL
News
Trinity Lutheran School Tigers Go Undefeated and Earn Two Championships
Coach Brittany Ha (also a Concordia University Student) helped lead the Trinity
Lutheran School girls’ basketball team to two championships this season. Ha is
pictured here withTamea Mitchell, Coach Devon Pearce, Pooja Prasad, Raven Pearce,
Anna Ek Juarez, Coach Dylana McGill (also a Concordia University Student), Janae
Boyd, Chevelle Boyd and Sierra Tanner.
breaks and savvy Euro-steps
by the Tiger offense. The Lion
defense could not seem to keep
up. By the end of the game,
the Trinity Lutheran Tigers
had secured their undefeated
season with a 56-27 win over
the Life Christian Lions, nam-
ing them the Metro Christian
League Champions. This is the
second undefeated girl’s team
in Trinity history.
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