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          It is a tradition at Bimat Elementary for the 5th grade students to play the teachers of the school in the annual softball game, and this year was no exception.  The 5th grade students hold a week long tournament orchestrated by Mr. Pennel and Mr. Paquette.  The two winning teams get to play against the teachers.  Both teachers and students wait for the game with much anticipation and every year there is a great deal of talk by the 5th graders about how they will beat the teachers this year.

          All of the students of the school gather around the softball field with signs held high.  Some students chant wildly for the students, while others roar loudly for the teachers.  They say it's not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game; but this game is for bragging rights for the students.  Well, bragging did not occur this year for the students, as the teachers were once again victorious against the 5th graders.  But it was one of the best games ever played by the Bimat students.  Kyler Burleson made the only run scored by the 5th graders and there were many great plays. Two of the best plays were made when Jacob Woody deep in left field made two phenomenal catches robbing Mr. Pennel and Mr. Paquette of a homer.