friendliness wins hands down

With the (gradual) return to normal life, they were not counted on the fingers of one hand… Who? The young handball players present in large numbers on Saturday afternoon in Trieux! Sport and especially conviviality have regained their rights after this too long dark and dreary period. This gathering of a hundred kids should have been seen as a victory over the forced withdrawal into oneself of recent months.

A hymn to joy, probably interpreted everywhere on the land of Lorraine on this first real sunny weekend, which we owe, on this side of the north of Meurthe-et-Mosellan, to Coeur du Pays-Haut Handball. Out of the ground a little over a year ago, at the worst moment even one would be tempted to say, this young club was determined not to miss the meeting of the recovery. The resumption of happy days when you can, after having lunch on the terrace of a restaurant with friends, applaud the sports performances of your kid in a stadium bathed in sunshine.

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Young people played outside

Yes, this nice handball meeting was held outdoors, despite the authorization given again to play indoors. “We wanted to maintain our demonstration on the Trieux football field, made available by the municipality, in order to receive the public but also because it was a four-man hand. It was not disturbing for the young people to play on grass and it was also easier for us in the organization of the matches ”, enlightens Christelle Hanen Le Bras, president of CP2H, at the end of this beautiful day. of spring.

Beautiful but productive and energy-intensive for the organizers: there was the big tournament of U9 and U11 (presence of CP2H, Conflans-en-Jarnisy and Homécourt with victory in the key for the last club mentioned), but also of the hand discovery. With the holding of workshops. “It’s a great success. With the arrival of the parents, we had a lot of people. We thank our sponsors but also Committee 54, which is at the origin of this gathering that we are responsible for organizing. “

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Nancy’s false leap

The only gray cloud in this blue sky: the false leap of the Grand Nancy Métropole Handball. One or more players from the professional team, promoted next season in Lidl Starligue (handball Ligue 1) , were to go up to the Pays-Haut. In order to meet the kids and fill them with happiness.

“But last night (Friday), Committee 54 warned us that they would not come, regrets Christelle Hanen Le Bras. It’s a shame because we had planned photoshoots, autograph signatures. Above all, we had made 50 t-shirts on which we had written: “Thank you and bravo Nancy!” “A disappointment that the local club will quickly sweep away with the back of the hand …

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