Congrats go out to some members of the Pirates family. Shelby and Britney, two members of the Pirates U-18 Girls team, represented Edmonton in the Alberta Summer Games this week. The Edmonton team was also coached by Pirate president Kady Martin. The team lost by a kick in the gold medal game on Thursday, but still bring home silver. Congratulations ladies!
The depth that we have this season really showed Wed. night vs St Albert. We had close to 18 players away or injured, yet we still had a strong group out. The Pirates have worked hard all year on counter attack, and that they did 3 straight times in the first half, turning dropped balls and turnovers into trys. St Albert came out hard and took he play to us but sticking to our game plan we absorbed the pressure.
A very complete game, with the usual wide ball attack lead to a 50-5 win for the Pirates. Good work on keeping the points down, which has been an issue this year. We now go into a 2 week break, which will allow the team to recover and work on our overall fitness. The playoff drive is just around the corner….
-Mike