Six senior high girls Dynos are saying goodbye to their head coach after being brought up by her through their entire high school career.
The team took second at regionals over the weekend against Prairie Bible Institute, Three Hills, and Oyen in the tournament. They lost to PBI in the final.
If the girls fail to place in zones this weekend in Strathcona, their season, and Wade's role, will be over.
“So far it’s been a good year,” said Wade, “This is where it counts.”
Her six years with the six Grade 12’s who’ve been with her since Grade 7 have been great, Wade said. They are Nikki Broom, Shelby Gerlinger, Kacey Blanchett, Taylor Schellenberg, Jenna Hein, and her daughter Paula Wade.
“They all stuck together... they all have a great love of support. I’ve been happy to do it for them,” said Ann, who’s been coaching sports for 10 years. “I’ll miss them.”
“She’s practically our mom,” said Nikki Broom. “She was always encouraging us to give 110 per cent every time we’d step onto the court.”
“We love her so much and appreciate everything she does for us – all her hard work coaching us definitely showed in each of my teammates' skills and ability to play.”
“It was very inspirational,” to have her mom as her coach, said Paula Wade. “She always knew when a girl was down and how to keep our spirits up.
“She always treated me like one of the girls. We’re pretty much all family on that team.”