Personal Narrative: My Softball Team

We had won districts and now we were off to states! It was the summer of 2014 and my softball team had the opportunity to play in the state championship tournament. We had already competed in the district championship, and we beat our rivals, Kennebunk, to win the title. In the past Kennebunk had beaten us in the championship game multiple times, and now we had our chance. After a short time, we had to pack up and go to Hermon, Maine for the state tournament; where we would spend one week together in a campground. The Hermon team was hosting the state championship tournament, so all of the teams had to go and play up in Hermon. Hermon is a small town in Maine up near Bangor. Before it was time to go to Hermon we spent about a week or two practicing for the road ahead. Since we had to camp out in a campground for a week during the tournament we …show more content…
In order to have a good start and chance at winning the title we had to win the first game. Our first official game was against the hosting team, Hermon. Throughout the game the score varied for both teams until eventually we had a winner. Unfortunately my team lost the game after a long and tough fight against our opponents. This loss caused us to have to fight through the loser’s bracket to see who would have a chance at playing in the championship game. Many of us felt defeated after the first game, but from there on out we all became ready and confident for the road ahead of us. After that first game we all became stronger as individuals and as a team. Some of us also came up with many ideas for good luck. I decided that I would have good luck by swimming in the pool with my game socks on. Wearing my socks in the pool or in the water also helped me gain good luck previous to this event. One of my teammates decided to write her number on my dogs’ back with window paint. From there on out we followed these rituals until the last game of the