Throughout the summer, the athletics staff organizes several tournaments each week. This past week was full of tournaments on and off camp. Campers of all ages are able to join a team and later play in a tournament. Prior to tournaments, campers practice during rest hour and any other free time they have. If the tournament is hosted by Crane Lake, Olim campers have the opportunity to help the visiting camps with anything they may need. Tournaments are a great way for campers to meet children at other camps and partake in some friendly competition.

Below is a recap of the tournaments since camp has started!

On Thursday, July 2^nd, the 6^th grade boys played in a football tournament at Mackinac. “We put 100% into it,” said Noah C. from bunk LVE. “Although the other teams seemed more experienced, we still tried our best and had a lot of fun,” added Adam M. from bunk LVE. While the 6^th grade boys were off at the football tournament, the 8^th grade boys were at Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp for a basketball tournament.

On Monday, July 6^th, Crane Lake hosted a soccer tournament for 5^th grade boys. Crane Lake Camp, Eisner Camp, Camp Lenox and Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp all participated in the tournament. Crane Lake was in bracket A and made it all the way to the semi finals.

“Our execution of the game was very good but we will have to work on our defense for next time.” – Eli L., bunk 27 “Our team played great together as a team, we also passed the ball very well.”- Jake F., bunk 27

Also on Monday, 8^th grade girls played their hearts out on the softball field. They all worked as a team and had a lot of fun playing.
“We all worked hard and cheered our teammates on even when thing didn’t go as planned.”- Sima S., bunk 9
“Even if we were sitting out, we still cheered our team on that was playing on the field.”- Jordan D., bunk 9
“When our team was in the outfield, we still encouraged them even if they dropped the ball.”- Lindsey C., bunk 9

While there were two tournaments going on back at camp on Monday, the 9^th grade boys were at Mackinac for a soccer tournament. The boys showed their dedication and passion for the sport in every game they played.

Today, the 6^th grade girls played in a tournament at Crane Lake. Eisner camp, Taconic and Lenox partook in the tournament. The girls made it to the finals where they fought to the finish but unfortunately came out one goal short of winning. The girls maintained high spirits, as the entire camp was there to cheer them on.

“I think our team played very well and we all showed great sportsmanship.”- Lily B., bunk 8
“It was tough competition, but we tried our hardest.”- Sarah S., bunk 6

Also today, the 8^th grade boys played in a football tournament at Mackinac.

The tournaments have been going great so far and we can’t wait to participate in more over the next few weeks!

By Lindsey Blackman, Communications Specialist