Great win against a very tough Christ The King Team!

Last night was another thriller in what has become a very fierce rivalry. In four games spanning the past two seasons, including playoffs, Hudson Storm has defeated Christ the King by an average of merely two points a game with every single contest coming down to the last possession. Last night was no different. Multiple lead changes in a seesaw battle, tied at the half, tied again in the third, tied yet again at 21 late in the fourth quarter and finally the Storm able to once again seal the deal, this time from the free throw line. Contributions from every member of the team were needed in pulling out the 24-21 victory in an extremely physical and entertaining game. CTK is no pushover and beating them was no easy task.



Congratulations on a great win against what is an extremely likely playoff team and possible future opponent! It takes the hard work, effort and determination of every single Storm player to make this kind of success happen. These hard fought battles are what make good teams great!

First Super League Win!

Storm woke up early Saturday morning to defeat a 7th-8th grade Garden City team at Island Garden. Storm was just too quick, just too relentless in overwhelming a bigger but, what ended up being an overmatched team. The press worked, the break worked, the half court offense mostly worked, the inbounds plays worked, shots were mostly falling, the bench played really well... what didn't work? Another productive game in Super League.

Storm Defeats St Rose at Home

Great Monday night game against a very tough St Rose team. Storm went into the halftime break down but came back energized in the third with lockdown defense holding St Rose to only 2 pts. Game was won in the third by a relentless press resulting in Storm possessions, unbelievable rebounding and Storm players going hard to the basket to draw fouls and convert their freethrows. I get the feeling the Storm will be seeing St Rose again in the playoffs.



Oh yeah! And... Speedy came back from a sprained ankle in the St Elizabeth game to be her usual relentless self against St Rose, all over the floor on every possession, hounding ball handlers, setting picks, rebounding and diving for loose balls. It was actually a little scary.

Great Weekend!

In spite of a tough loss in the Storm's first Super League game it was a very fun and successful weekend.

Sunday the Storm faced St Anthony for the second time this season, this time at home. The second unit played much of the game and did a very nice job on both the offensive and defensive ends. The starters also got their share of minutes and picked up right where their teammates left off. All Storm players contributing usually leads to a convincing victory and this Sunday afternoon was no different.
After the game several of the girls hung out to watch Taylah Hudson and Mikaela Hernandez beat up on St Aiden's.

Monday evening the Storm headed out to Huntington Station to face St Elizabeth at Stimson Middle School. This is a team we hadn't seen before and the girls weren't quite sure what to expect. What they got was a team that had very little experience but made up for it in heart and determination evidenced by how hard they played until the very end. Amara started at point guard and had a "career" game, crossovers, driving layups, rebounding, you name it. Unfortunately it did get a bit rough (unintentionally) and several of our players got banged up. Speedy bruised her heel on what was an absolutely spectacular driving layup.  Hope that's all it is. She better be a fast healer because the Storm will need her defensive toughness and great attitude as the season goes on.

Saturday, Sunday and Monday Games

Lightning Prisco 7:30pm 11/13 Island Garden

First Super League game. First game this year playing up. We think we know these guys but it's hard to be sure. The lineup may have changed but either way we know it will be a battle, come ready to play or they will jump all over us. We will be tested.


St Anthony 3:45 Sunday 11/14 at St Hyacinth Gym

St Anthony's is 2-3 having won their first two games and then dropping the last three against very good teams. They were well coached when we beat them three weeks ago so having played against good competition you can bet they will be better and they will be hungry. Should be a good game.




St Elizabeth 7:00pm Monday 11/15 Stimson Middle School

St Elizabeth has lost their only two games. They have had two weeks off to practice and no team should be taken lightly. This game should be a good opportunity to see what the Storm is made of.



Stimson Middle School
401 Oakwood Road
Huntington Station, NY 11746


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This is probably one of those weekends that will define who the Storm is as a team. Sleep good, eat well, play hard!

GO STORM!

Storm v Our Lady of Peace 11/6/10

Storm v OLV

Our Lady of Peace Location/Directions

Our Lady Of Peace, 25 Fowler Ave, Lynbrook, NY 11563

11/6/2010 (99959)

5:00 PM

St. Hyacinth-7 Hudson, Allen

O L Peace-7 Byrne, Kelly

Our Lady of Peace Parish Gym

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Standings

Girls Basketball
6th Grade
League: 5A1

St. Hyacinth-7 (3-0-0)
O L Victory-7 (2-1-0)
St. Rose-7 (2-1-0)
St. Bernard-7 (2-2-0)
St. Agnes-7 (1-1-0)
St. Patrick-7 (1-1-0)
St. Anthony-7 (2-3-0)
Christ the King-7 (1-2-0)
O L Peace-7 (0-2-0)
St. Elizabeth-7 (0-1-0)
League Schedule

Storm v CTK

Girl's played hard and in spite of some difficulties pulled out what became a very close game.



Gotta get our swag back against St Bernard in our first home game tonight at 7:30.

GO STORM!

Monday Night Game

St Bernard tonight at St Hyacinth gym. Played these girls last year in CYO and in Super League so they should know us well by now. Coach wants players there by 6:30 to get warmed up and pregame instruction.

Just some video of last week's practice that I thought was fun. I'll have some vids from the CTK game later today or tomorrow.