Travel Team
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Danny Walker is a 12 year old boy who loves basketball. When he goes to try out for the travel team he is cut because he is the shortest player. This team was so important to him because of his dad. When his dad was 12, his travel team won the championship and that is what Danny wanted to do. Then, his dad comes home with a brilliant idea to create their very own team open to anyone that is 12. Richie (Dannys dad) asks all of the other teams coaches and they approved to have another team. Mr. Ross has been jealous of Richie ever since his team won the championship. Of course Richie makes his team of the people that got cut or that didnt try out because they knew they wouldnt make it. During one of their scrimmages against Tys team, Teddy Moran elbowed Danny in the ribs twice really hard. Danny decided to trip him to get him back but Ty fell over him and broke his shooting arm.
Colby Danes (a girl on the 7th grade team) practiced with Dannys team and is now on their team. She is supposedly the best player on their team. At the end of one of Dannys practices his mom shows up. She talked to his dad about his drinking and driving. Dannys dad is a horrible drunk. Their first game of the season they lost 39-38 Kirkland. Soon came Christmas and Danny got his mom a beautiful silver charm bracelet with a basketball charm. Danny got a brand new laptop, a pair of LeBron James Nikes and a bunch of new school clothes. Richie got Danny a new leather basketball with two real signatures. One signature of Jason Kidd and one of John Stockton.
Near the end of the season their record so far was 1 win, 9 losses, and 0 ties. They won their first game 42-22 against Seekonk. Richie had offered to buy them all the food at Fierros after their first winning game but he never showed up. The pay phone soon rang and it was a doctor calling to say Richie had lost control of his car. He messed up his hip, his shoulder and his lungs collapsed. Richie had surgery and got through it. Since Richie had been in the hospital, Danny was the coach and the point guard on their team. Ty came to help Danny out with plays but they still lost. When they went to play in the finals, even though they had a losing
season, Tys arm was better. He had chosen to play on their team instead of his dads team. They ended up winning the championship and Ty did play on Richies team instead of his dads.