As we sat at Kalahari watching Erin and her pal Emily enjoy the waterpark, our minds and hearts were focused on those girls on that sheet of ice in Mankato. After jumping out to a 3-0 lead in the first period, the Rebs had to hang on at the end to come away with a 3-2 victory. We heard that the girls gave a thumbs up raised to heaven during the post game celebration. Well done girls, well done...
So Dan and I find ourselves so happy and proud and yet aching so badly, selfishly, for our loss. Shannon would have been over the moon. I can picture her big brown eyes all aglow as she would have recounted each shift and how dicey it was out there. I can just picture it. And yet, it wasn't meant to be for us. But, our hope was for Shannon's last hockey team to extend their season and that's exactly what they did. Those 15 girls have been through so much this season and they've persevered - together. The Rebels will fight with all their heart until the end. Just like Shannon...
