The Knights of Columbus Activities Center (Trinity High School's gym--can you tell who funded its construction?) in Dickinson was the site of the Region 7 championship game tonight. Susan's cousin Robbie plays on the team--and plays a lot . . . and quite well . . . and is only a freshman! So we wanted to see him in action in this very important game. Alas, basketball is king in this community (as in most western ND towns), and the line for tickets into the gym--er, Activities Center--started as soon as school ended this afternoon. Our daughters had ballet until 6:30 P.M., so there was no hope for us to make it into the bleachers for the 7:30 P.M. game. We would need to have been seated at least three hours in advance.
But wait! Susan is the librarian at Trinity, and the library has a large window overlooking the gym--er, the Activities Center. Susan's dad stopped by our house, and we all walked the four houses to the school (good thing, too, that we didn't need to drive, because the parking situation was a nightmare) and made our way upstairs to the library. There we found that some other teachers had the same idea! There was a small crowd of us gathered around the window to watch what we could see of the game from that vantage point. We stood the whole time (our daughters got the chairs and stools), but that was probably just as well, for it was an exciting game. Trinity's opponents were the Hazen Bison, who took the lead right away. Before half-time, Trinity gained a slight lead and ended up winning by only a small margin (42 to 35).
The girls had a good time hanging out in our cuckoo's nest, eating concessions stand popcorn and waving at their relatives in the bleachers below (Robbie's proud family). It was fun to hear the others in our impromptu gathering commenting on the game and giving their insight into this player's skills and that player's strengths. It was also fun to be back in the heartland of basketball . . . and a bit ironic to see that one of the game's refs was my own high school basketball coach, who is now the public high school principal in Dickinson! It truly is a small world.
Congratulations, Titans! Best wishes for another state championship next week!
How come you didn't put a picture of your wife, the cheerleader, in you blog. I heard she was pretty cute. :-)
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I haven't been given access to said photos. Out there somewhere also is a videotaped recording of her stint as a THS cheerleader. I suggested that it make its way onto YouTube, but I think that fell on deaf ears.
ReplyDeleteWhile I appreciate the support from my loving friends and family, I'm afraid I've had to cut short my cheerleading career! (I'm getting too old for this sort of thing -- but my 7th grade female students told me I was "cute" in my cheerleading uniform :-) )
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Who knew? First, I never knew you were a cheerleader Snoozin, and 2nd, Ron Dockter being a referee? Were his calls fair and correct? Or were they made out of anger?!?,...hmmm....should I retract my comment? I only have memories of certain aspects of the man. I'm sure Kevin ran down to visit with him right after the game! Sandy
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