Swordsmen travel to Laconia

Last Thursday the TCS Swordsmen traveled to Laconia

to play the LCS Crusaders.

 For the girls it was a scheduled JV game.  Nine of the girls suited up for the game, while their 11th and 12th grade teammates encouraged and cheered from the bench. All nine girls were able to play, with each one scoring at least one basket. 

Trinity won the game 36-20.

Comments from the bench... 

 "They kept the game under control well, for not having a chance to play together much."---Carrie #15

 "They played as a team even though they didn't have many chances to practice as a team."   ---Kara #20

"They seemed nervous in the first half, then came together as a team to make the plays to win the game."   ---Lindsey #22

 "I thought they adapted to their positions well" ---Jules #21

" Towards the end of the game they were seeing the court, and open teammates for passing."

      ---Sparky #23                     

 The Varsity boys won their game as well, 47-30.

   

 The whole team got to play, with the bench getting quite a bit of playing time. It was good to see them come together as a team, helping each other get better in their positions.

 

"The bench earned their minutes. There was sloppy play on both sides, but they got to make their mistakes and learn from them. We will work hard at  practice to get ready for next weeks games! ---Coach VanDyne

TCS vs SMCA Basketball

Tuesday the Swordsmen varsity girls and boys basketball teams

 hosted SMCA at New England College. 

The girls played well but SMCA
 took the victory with a 38-33
 win over The lady Swordsmen.


 

The girls are seeing each others 

strengths and coming together to 

make up for weak areas.

Though some were struggling physically, 

others hustled to make up for it. 

I can't wait to see SMCA in 2 weeks!

                                       --Coach Shaw

With exciting team play in the third quarter 

the boys took the lead, but couldn't hold it.

SMCA won the game 67-53.

We played a good 3rd quarter. Our 4th quarter gave us an education in what we need to work on to get ready for tournament. --Coach VanDyne

Thank you to all who come out to watch the games 

and cheer for our athletes!

 

First wins of the new year!

Congratulations to both varsity basketball teams,

with wins against Victory!

With six players contributing to the offense, and good team defense the Lady Swordsmen came out on top, 26-22 over Victory.

 


With the 57-26 win against Victory, the boys improve to 4-0 on the season!

"proud of the girls effort, they are beginning to work as a team." --Coach Shaw

"The girls played aggressive and didn't give up." --Coach Smith

The guys played as a team and everyone saw playing time. Great job guys --keep it up!

Girls have a home game Thursday against Jesse Remington @ 5:30pm

 The Varsity boys have an away game Thursday, against Fellowship @ 4pm

2013 Swordsmen Basketball has begun!

The athletes have been practicing hard,
honing their skills,
and learning to work
together as a team.

This afternoon both teams will be traveling to Mass for a "preseason" holiday tournament.  They will be playing games today as well as tomorrow. 

 Pray for the athletes and the coaches, for safety, God honoring play, and good team bonding.

Regular season games start after the Christmas break. Home games will be played at NE College once again this year.
 Hope you will come out, watch a few games and cheer for our Trinity Swordsmen!

Lady Swordsmen Volleyball Seniors

#5 Cassidy McKinnon ~Libero (defensive specialist), Team Captain
Cassidy has been part of the team for 4 years.
Being part of a team, Cass says, has taught her "how to work together with others in order to succeed" as well as helped her keep in shape. 
She also plays spring soccer, enjoys running, and has been playing piano for several years.
A couple of her most enjoyable/memorable moments from volleyball are the team bonding overnights in Maine, and beating Dublin.

#7 Lindsey Willett ~Outside Hitter
This is Lindsey's second year on the team.
Being part of a team, Lindsey says, has allowed her to "create friendships with girls she may not have had the opportunity to otherwise" and she will "miss every single one of them next year"! 
  Lindsey has been playing piano for 11 years, she also plays hand bells, sings in the choir, both school and church, and wants to be a cosmetologist.  Some of her most enjoyable/memorable moments from volleyball are the team bonding overnight excursions, the pasta party food fight, and Coach L's goodies. 
"Beating SMCA, Victory and Dublin was definitely memorable this season"!

#12 Kaeleigh Sparkman ~Outside Hitter, Team Captain
Kaeleigh has been part of the team for 4 "awesome" years.
Being part of a team, Kaeleigh says, has helped her "realize that any talents I have are God given and I need to give Him the glory for anything he does through me."  "Preferring others above myself and being more physically/mentally disciplined" are also some benefits of being part of the team.
  Kaeleigh plays basketball, spring soccer and softball.  She also plays violin, hand bells, and sings in the school choir. She enjoys reading, working out and pasta.  Some of her most enjoyable/memorable moments from volleyball are being with teammates and getting to know each other, singing Disney songs, and calling graduted seniors on first game day. Kaeleigh also has enjoyed the team bonding overnights in Maine and getting new game day shirts.

#15 Carrie Andrews ~Setter, Team Captain
Carrie has been part of the team for 4 "amazingly, awesome" years.
Being part of a team, Carrie says, has taught her to "do my best in everything."
 Carrie also plays basketball and spring soccer for the  Lady Swordsmen. She plays piano, and enjoys baking, spending time with family, working out and chocolate! 
Some of her most enjoyable/memorable moments from volleyball are talking as a team, winning games, Maine team bonding overnights, pasta parties and tournament parties.

TCS vs LCS Volleyball

Trinity traveled to Laconia Christian School for the last regular season game.

 

 
  The Lady Swordsmen played 
with confidence and focus, 
leading to a 5-0 win today.

They showed improvement 

at the service line, 

proving if they serve with 

confidence they will be successful

Coach and Mrs. Coach with Mushu (aka Squishy Duck)

 

The Squishy Duck Award 

went to Heather for her 

serving, passing, 

court position and for 
using her hands to set!

"I was encouraged and excited,

 looking for them to continue 

this play into tournament"

  --Coach Oxford                  

Lady Swordsmen at SMCA

The Lady Swordsmen started out flat and 

struggled to find their rhythm, 

losing to SMCA in 4 sets.

The Squishy Duck Award was given to Caroline for 

her ability to keep calm in a tough set, and stepping up 

her game while playing in her first full rotation.

 "We encourage the girls to 

learn from this experience, 

and to strive for excellence 

both personally and 

as a team"

 --Coach & Mrs. Coach