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ROOM 20 PUPILS AT THE 2009 AIMS GAMES: Emily, Steph, Cera, Kieran and Thomas were members of the boys and girls 1st XI Football teams that participated in the recent AIMS (Association of Intermediate and Middle Schools) Games. AIMS Games were held in Mt. Maunganui

Both football teams were staying throughout the week at 'The Lazy Tramper'. This is in the Kaimai area and was surrounded by bush. It was around a 40 minute drive from The Lazy Tramper to Blake Park - where all the football games were held.

On Monday the 7th September, the Fairfield Girls 1st XI played three games. The first game they played was against Otumoetai. We manageed a quick goal right at the very end, making the full time score, 1-0. The second game f the day was against Pukekohe. Unfortunately they outclassed us, leaving the score 8-0. The last game of the day was against Mt. Maunganui - a game we really should have one, but we were very tired from two games and not a lot of sleep. We lost 4-1.

The second day wasn't much better. We first played Blockhouse bay and lost 5-0, and then played Berkley and lost 3-0. This was a very hard team, we all tried our best, and the adults said that they had never seen us play so well.

Wednesday the 9th we played a great game against Bethlehem College. We came away with a win and we were very proud. After, we played Albany and we drew 1all. It was quite a tough game, playing Albany.

Thursday. Semi Final. First up, Tauranga. We unfortunately lost with some quick goals and one penalty. Luckily we managed 2 goals, making the full time score 5-2. Mt. Maunganui was next on the list. We had played them before and this time, we were mo re energized. We both had a score of 2 all, until right at the very end, Mt. Maunganui slipped a goal in. The final score became 3-2 to Mt. Maunganui.

We finished the week by coming 12th. After partying on the last night, our coach received a call saying that one of her players had been picked for the tournament team. The tournament team doesn't play, the players just get picked because they were the best at that position. Stephanie Cox was chosen to represent the Girls Tournament team as their goalie. Congratulations Stephanie and well done all girls on the 1st XI.