CYMS may have finished the Whitney Cup season with the wooden spoon but the future looks bright for the Cougars with all five junior sides playing in grand finals this weekend.
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The CYMS juniors teams won the minor premierships in all but one age group this season and are now out for an unprecedented five premierships in one weekend.
They will meet Macquarie in both the under-14Bs and the under-12Bs.
In the under-16s the young Cougars meet Newtown while the opponent is Rugby Blue and St John's Yellow in the under-14As and under-12As respectively.
"It's a massive achievement or the club, things have really picked up and it's a good achievement for the kids and their families and everyone involved," CYMS' Marty Nelson, said.
"Especially the coaches, they manage the players and their families and they've all done a fantastic job.
"Winning is nice but that's not what it's all about and when kids are participating and having fun the results follow."
The opportunity for a rare five titles in one weekend is in front of CYMS but Nelson is well aware none of the results are certainties.
"It's going to be really tough, we're confident but cricket is a funny game," he said.
"We're realistic but we did win minor premierships in all four divisions except 14Bs so we're doing something right."
Nelson said one of the most exciting aspects of the success was how it will continue filtering into the senior grades in the coming years.
The likes of Callan Braithwaite, Will Graham and Brandon Dodd all played Whitney Cup at different stages this season and are just three of the many which played senior cricket.
Nelson admitted this was setting CYMS up for an exciting future.
"The kids have been through the CYMS system and some of the like Thomas Nelson, Dan Duffy and Luke Ensor still have another two years," he said. "It's all the base for senior cricket and they're slowly starting to step into that so the future looks bright."
A junior cricket presentation will be made at the conclusion of the grand finals on Sunday.