Friday's Game Results and Great News!

Animal Hospital of Ivy Square in Charlottesville has agreed to take care of "Camper" until she is adopted. We'll miss our furry mascot, but are so thrilled that she will be taken care of properly and placed in a loving home. Below are yesterday's scores. Soccer, Lacrosse, Softball and Football were played today during the 10:30am session.

Hockey
Penn State vs Notre Dame ND 5-2
UNC vs Michigan UNC 7-0
Virginia vs Ohio State OSU 6-3

Basketball
Virginia vs Michigan Michigan 34-31
Penn State vs Ohio State Ohio State 27-24
UNC vs Notre Dame UNC 32-31

Lacrosse
Texas vs Duke Duke 2-0
USC vs Florida Florida 1-0
Oklahoma vs LSU Oklahoma 2-0

Football
UNC vs Ohio State Ohio 20-7
Virginia vs Notre Dame Notre Dame (score not available)
Penn State vs Michigan Penn State 25-19 OT

Softball
USC vs LSU USC 4-3
Oklahoma vs Duke Duke 8-4
Texas vs Florida Florida 3-0

Soccer
Oklahoma vs Florida Florida 4-3
Texas vs LSU Texas 5-1
USC vs Duke Duke 3-1

Friday June 26

Whew! Friday was a hot one. It was by far our hottest day. The campers took it in stride though.

The morning games were played with enthusiasm and then it was time to break off into age groups for individual instruction. The groups that were indoors were definitely happy to be there.

Yesterday's lunch offering was the WFS "Rib-B-Q Sandwich". After enjoying an ice cream dessert the campers headed to their dorms for rest period.

Sign up clinics were offered in the afternoon. Strength training is one of the clinics again this year. There was a big crowd indoors for that yesterday. The campers are learning technique in order to build their "core" strength. This is such an important part of athletics and will help the kids tremendously when playing upper level sports. Having proper technique and knowledge will put them a step ahead of other athletes when they reach the high school level. Good core strength helps alleviate injuries. It's not easy though. Check out the blog pictures of the group holding their "squats"!

Thursday evening the fellas adopted a mascot. "Camper" the kitten was found abandoned outside of the Griffin dorm. He was quickly scooped up by the guys. One of our faculty families offered to foster him temporarily. This cute little guy needs a home!

Friday night would normally have been a "campfire night", however moments after dinner a storm came through. We were unable to play the evening games. The campers were held up indoors either at The Cage or The Barbee Center. By 8pm they were on dorm with emergency lighting and battery operated lanterns. They held their values meetings and then went to bed early. The power finally came back on at 11:10pm. After a sweltering day, these boys needed a rest, so we're thankful for that. The games will be made up this morning. I'll update this blog mid-day to bring you yesterday's scores. Tonight we'll head down to the campsite for the ceremonies. Today promises to be a beautiful one. Enjoy!

June 25

On Thursday the campers began their day with a hot breakfast and then morning meeting. Coach Alexander took some time to speak about attitude and staying positive. He discussed seeing the "glass half full" and how verbalizing that you see it half empty can bring others around you down. Through his talk, Coach helped the group to see what an amazing accomplishment it was for them to complete the Old Rag hike and how they should all take pride in what they did. This carried over into a discussion about the prior evening's value meeting topic, Teamwork and Love. By now, the teams know each other pretty well and hopefully have developed a relationship where they care about and look after one another. These qualities will become evident in the days ahead as the competions heat up.

Thursday was filled with a whole set of games starting at 9am. Afterwards the camp divided into their age groups for individual instruction which included football, golf, swimming, lacrosse, soccer, strength training, wrestling, basketball, baseball and tennis. Then it was time to hit the showers and head up the hill for lunch and rest period.

The Western Conference enjoyed the outdoor pool in the afternoon. It was a little warmer on campus today, so I'm sure the pool felt great. Today is supposed to be a duplicate of yesterday, as far as the heat goes, however there is an increase in the chance of storms. We'll be keeping an eye on the sky later this afternoon.

The final games were played in the afternoon and evening. The results are below. It seems there are a few top teams, but as the days go on, watch for some other teams to improve. Many of the scores have been close. Penn State lost a heart breaker in their morning softball game. After having the lead, USC got a great hit to bring in a couple of runs, which lead to a victory. The Florida/Notre Dame match up in basketball became a classic. There was one overtime game yesterday. The Ohio State faced Florida in football. Florida was victorious in the end.

Daily, the referees make notes about each game. After each game, they chart the team with the best sportsmanship, specific players that showed leadership and those who show "outstanding play". These notes help the conference director, along with head coaches, to decide who should be awarded "camper of the day". Every morning this award is presented. The recipient is given a "Sports Camp Superman T". This camper shows leadership, great attitude and care for his teammates and others.

Tonight the camp will meet for the first of three campfires. We will head down to the campsite after the evening games. Four teams will perform their skits. Special awards will be handed out as well. It's a great time and everyone is really looking forward to it. There will be no camping this evening. Last night Virginia and Oklahoma enjoyed the great outdoors. We've had some beautiful nights here. The air really cools off and the stars have been shining brightly. I hope the boys have taken time to notice!

Basketball
Duke vs Michigan Michigan 26-22
Notre Dame vs Florida Florida 35-32
Ohio State vs LSU Ohio State 30-18

Hockey
Notre Dame vs LSU LSU 1-2
Ohio State vs Duke OSU 2-0
Michigan vs Florida Florida 3-1

Football
Ohio State vs Florida Florida 19-13 OT
Michigan vs LSU LSU 22-6
Notre Dame vs Duke Duke 13-6

Soccer
Oklahoma vs UNC UNC 1-0
Texas vs Penn State Texas 2-1
USC vs Virginia Virginia 4-3

Lacrosse
Texas vs Virginia Texas 2-1
USC vs UNC USC 1-0
Oklahoma vs Penn State Oklahoma 5-0

Softball
USC vs Penn State USC 8-3
Oklahoma vs Virginia OK 17-3
Texas vs UNC Texas 8-3