Spartans down two

Times Reporter   

 

Strathmore High School (SHS) had their first look at other league teams on April 12, for a three-team rugby tournament at Rundle College. However, due to poor weather, it was difficult to properly evaluate the teams’ abilities.

“Both sides play well, but it was very cold,” said SHS coach Brad Steele of his boys first game 0-0 tie against Rundle. “It was a good game, but handling the ball was a little difficult.”

The snow on the field during the match eventually turned to ice; conditions improved slightly for the second game against Highwood High School. SHS still fell 23-5.

“It was a pretty good team with lots of good, strong runners. All our guys played well though – half the team was brand new,” Steele said. “We could actually pass the ball, and we’ll continue to get better.”

The SHS Spartans will play Highwood again on May 21, but first must deal with prior games. The Spartans played Bow Valley on April 16 at home before the time of print, and also have a game at home on April 30 following Spring Break.

“We’ll have to be more consistent with the ball handling – I don’t know if it was the weather or not, but we didn’t pass the ball very well,” Steele said. “We also have to make some better decisions on the field during the game, but that comes with our lack of experience. We did lots of good things.”