Welcome to LynxHoops 2010....Get Ready.

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The 2010 Brandon Valley Lynx 8th grade basketball season is upon us. I would like to welcome all to Lynx Hoops, the blog that will provide everything you need to know to stay up to date with this year's team. Lynx Hoops will provide game summaries, action pictures, highlight videos, game results, and commentary by me, the Blog author.
As the season is about to get underway with the Lynx traveling to Mitchell, SD on Tuesday, January 12th, it is a fitting time to discuss the upcoming season and offer a preview on this year's 8th grade Lynx. Earlier in the year, the 8th grade football season had a very anti-climactic end. Just as the football teams were hitting their stride offensively and defensively, mother nature erupted in six straight days of rain, canceling 3 out of the last 4 games. "Frustrating. That's the perfect word for the end of the year. Frustrating." said 8th grade football coach Klumper. With that bitter taste still lingering from the football season, these athletes are ready to explode out of the gate and compete on the court. The 2010 Lynx basketball squad will be built around speed, athleticism, and toughness. With the make-up of the team the way it is, the Lynx will look to fast break on offense, pressure the ball on defense, and rebound like no team has ever rebounded before. Indeed, there is a lot of excitement in the air as the season gets underway. Last year as 7th graders, these kids did not lose a game, so coming into this year, one can only assume that expectations will be high, which they should be for this talented groups of kids. However, last year is in the past. Last year's undefeated record will get us zero wins this year. The Lynx will have to go out and earn every victory. At this point, however, talk of going undefeated is no where to be found. The Lynx can not be focused on going undefeated. They need to be focused on going undefeated on Tuesday, January 12th; their first game. "We just take one game at a time," said Head Coach Bisbee, "we can not look past opponents and take them for granted. If we do that, we will not be ready to play and get beat." The only game that needs to be in the minds of the Lynx is the next one. Excitement indeed swells as the year begins. The best thing about looking forward to this season, though, as coach Klumper points out. "We just have a great group of kids out for basketball. They try hard, listen, give 100%. They are just a lot of fun to be around." And that is the goal this season: To have fun and compete.

Good Luck to the 2010 Lynx. Go Lynx!