In the Spirit

Forty team and family members of the Sparta Spirit U13 travel team braved the rapids of the Lehigh Valley River in Pennsylvania over the Memorial Day weekend. The Spirit team members also competed in the Whitewater Cup Classic, where they played teams from Connecticut and Pennsylvania and placed first in their bracket. The Spirit advanced to the championships and was awarded the Finalist cup. Team members are, from left (bottom row), Brittany Cayan, Jillian Fairchild and Anna Gundersen; (middle row) Elena Insley, Julia Major, Briana Brutosky, Alex Perdue and Jessica Ross; (top row) coach Sandi Pesso, Taryn Rogalsky, Ali Pesso, Carolyn Rezny, Nadia Hopper, Shannon Thomas, Isabel Goncalves, Kristen Mugele and coach Don Ross. (Photo provided)