Final days

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Our final evening consisted of dinner followed by an trivia game hosted by Coach Jamie and enforced by Marshy. The legends (parents) were the outright winners, but were ulitimatley disqualified, which made way for the flying teletubbies to take the ultimate title.
The trippers returned to their rooms to change for the costume competion which was won by Dhanesh and Ruby. See pictures
We hit the road again early this morning stopping for a quick run around at Albury, also giving anyone with any money left to spend, the chance to burn it before they hit home. Lunch in the park at Euroa followed by cake to celebrate Jimmy's birthday and then it was back on the bus and homeward bound.
This is not the end of the blog, I will be updating photos over the next few days when I have a minute or 3 to spare.
We hope you have enjoyed following our adventures. The trippers have had a womderful time and the general concensus amongst the merry helpers was that they were incredibly well behaved and very polite.

Our thanks to everyone who assisted with fundraising, organising, driving, cooking, managing, coaching etc etc etc.
Thank you to Shane Tobin and Southern Basketball Association for allowing  the under 14 boys and girls the  opportunity to take this trip, I am sure they will all have fond memories.


Thanks especially to Rhonda (our GPS) who on occasion led us on a merry path, but for the most part got us to where we needed to go. Jeff's life will not be the same without Rhonda and three others telling him which way to turn.
 
Thank you also to the parents who entrusted us with their children, giving us the opportunity to get to know them better, but also giving them the opportunity to spread their wings and show just how kind and responsible they are.
If you have any messages you wish to pass onto Sabres or to Shane about the trip, you can email me on s.s.brown@bigpond.com   and I will ensure the information gets to the correct person.
 
Finally on behalf of the kids.
Thanks for following our Journey
Under 14 Sabres Road Trippers

Our Trippers summed up

Laney - Smiley
Emma - Ace shooter
Issy - Are we in Sydney?
Amy -  Raybans, ribbons and Rubes
Fleur - Singing Diva (baby baby baby)
Sam G - Speedy Gonzalis
Finn - Mover and shaker on and off the court
Mikaela - "The animal"
Sarah - The glue that keeps the team together
Dhanesh - AKA  Dhanai
Rory - Rory and his girls
Jimmy - Mr Decisive
Harley - Smooth moves, where's your shoes?
Kyle - The money makin foul line champ!
Frankie - where's your......?
Oscar - The sharp shooter
Lachie - Little orange person number 2
Rebecca - Duracell Bunny
Mitch - Multi-skilled
Jodeci - Twinkle toes
Tim - Buzzer beater
Caitlin - "Killer Caitlin"
Sam B - the next Justin Beiber
Dyllan - Swing man
Will - Shhhhh!!!
Mack -  Quiet achiever
Callum - Fantastic team player
Antonio - Silent assassin
Nick - It cant be 5 to, it was  a quarter to 10 minutes ago.
Nathan - Champion at Hills
Dave - Ace rebounder
Ali - Ding ding ding ding (watch out for the tram)
Chrissy - Determined player who loves playing basketball
Rachel - Stellar leadership
Ruby - Enjoys taking on the bigger girls
Cassidy - Wheres your PJs? Our tall

Avoca to Sutherland

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After a chaotic start to the day, the trippers boarded the bus headed for Sutherland which is south of Sydney for their final game of basketball. A scenic tour of Sydney was intended, however an extended lunch break at Chatswood shopping centre meant that we had to high tail it straight to the stadium. We made it  with about 10 minutes to spare before the first game. The boys second team took to the court encouraged by the very vocal Sabres crowd, finally going down with a 3 point loss.
The girls squad and the boys first team then took the court, the girls coming up against the sutherland under 16 first team, who physically overpowered the team from the onset, sadly another loss was recorded on the board. The boys also played the Sutherland under 16 third team and also recorded a "L", the trippers have requested that no scores for these games be posted on the blog. The highlight of these games was our very professional boys cheer squad headed up by Rory. (See photos)
With games firmly behind them, it was time to party. The trippers were treated to dinner at the local club, followed by a trip to the movies to see Toy story. Upon our return to the stadium it was time for the Coach Marsh, Coach Treasure, Luke, Hayley and Suzi to work out the bedding situation in the refs room and the board room of the stadium. Finally adequate bedding was organised, however the trippers had no intention of  actually using those beds any time soon. The coaches kept the trippers busy with games until the early hours of the morning, until finally a game of knockout was used to determine which ones went off to bed first.

An early wake call this morning, sorted the men from the boys. The trippers managed an efficient pack up of the gear and were ready and waiting when the well rested parents arrived to collect them this morning. A scenic tour of Sydney was organised to make up for yesterday, with the buses taking a tour past the Opera House and a trip on the Harbour Bridge. Stopping at Darling Harbour for a quick look around,and a lolly stock up, an early lunch at McDonalds before hitting the road again for the 5 hour trip to Gundagai.

Photos from Castle Hill

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Day 3 at Avoca Beach

The day started slowly with some trippers choosing to go for a run to the beach and taking a swim with Will, whilst others took the opportunity to have a sleep in. Breakfast was served on the deck by the merry band of parents. At 10am it was all onto the bus to Castle Hill for some games (for which the results cannot be divulged due to inexplicable reasions). Lets just say that the trippers are showing signs of fatigue.

As we returned to Avoca, heavy rain set in so dinner was relocated to the games room and once again the merry band of parents managed the task of feeding 50 odd people using every oven, frypan and utensil available to them. A meal of hamburgers followed by ice cream definatly hit the spot. The trippers retired to their rooms at a reasonable hour and at last check were mostly heading to their beds.

Gosford Results

Under 14-1 Boys
Sabres defeated Gosford City Rebels 53-47


No.5 - Dylan - An arm injury prevented him taking the court, however he managed a great game against the girls!
No.6 - Lachie - Hard nose defence and hit a 3 pointer!!!!!
No.7 - Harley - Shone at both ends of the court, say no more!
No.9 - Jimmy - The Assist Supremo with a real foul!
No.11 - Finn - Took the court injured, fouled out but was never second best!
No.14 - Tenacious Tim Taranto took on the tall timber of the Gosford team and triumphed with a triple!
No. 24 - Callum - Sometimes quiet off the court but tonight was hot to trott!
No.25 - Wil - Made his presence felt under the basket!
No.31 - Oscar - Hot hands produced hoops throughout the game!
No.41 - Mitchel - MIA - Playing off for the Victorian State Water Polo Team - Bronze Medal!!!! Go Mitch!

Under 14 -2 Boys
Sabres defeated by Gosford City Rebels 37-40
No.14 - Antonio -plays above his height with numerous rebounds and his fathers smokin!
No.15 - Dhanesh - Determined Dhanesh was BOB today (best on boards)!
No.21 - Mack - Hit a sweet shot at the right time!
No.23 - Sam B - Hustles and Bustles on and off the court!
No.23 - Dave - In a really tough gritty game Dave came through with the goods!
No.24 - Nathan - Nulified the opossition with some great defensive work.
No.35 - Nic G - Lovely left hand - top point scorer!
No.41 - Sam G - Slick Sam the blonde terrier frustrated the opposition!
No.43 - Rory - If Rory wasn't spinning around on the court his dad was spinning off the court!
No.45 - Kyle - Came to play with a trifecta of steals, points and boards and followed it up by winning the team shoot-out.
No.51 - Jodeci - He got knocked down and got up again and got up again and got up again..........

Under 14 -1 Girls
Sabres defeated Gosford City Rebels 52-46

Under 14 -2 Girls
Sabres defeated by Gosford City Rebels 32-41

More Photos from Avoca Beach

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