back in the saddle again
sorry you haven't heard from me in a while. i took a little road trip over the holidays to visit family and they don't have the internet in their den. i'm not really sure how they live without it, but if they are content to live in the dark ages i guess that's their prerogative. at any rate i'm back and still reeling from some exciting basketball action.
the last week has been hopping with exciting new beginnings. along with ringing in a new year, the bearcats have begun miaa competition. i had the opportunity to go on the road with the men's and women's teams to maryville for games against northwest missouri state. the basketball was intense. the women fought a hard (high-scoring) battle but fell short of a victory. the men, however, defeated a tough nwms team on their home court. those road wins are like gold, especially when conference hits.
then there was yesterday. it isn't possible to make you understand how it felt to be in that gym. the bearcats faced the hornets of emporia. esu's men's and women's teams are both currently nationally ranked, #23 and #13 respectively. the lady 'cats took the floor for a game in which they were the definate underdogs. the ladies seemed a little uneasy before the game, but they were focused and prepared for a fight. they got one. once they gained the lead in the first half they never gave it up, but they sure did make it interesting. coming into the last minutes of a one point game, the lady 'cats bore down for an intense end. they fought hard and never backed down to the hornets. it was the kind of game to make you proud of their intensity and determination. they believed in their success and would make everyone else believe too. the men also came out with fierce energy and got an early lead, never looking back. the bearcats played as a team, looking out for each other and cheering one another on.
when you see teams fight the way they did yesterday it makes you remember why you love the game: the intensity, the dedication, the unbelievable determination. these athletes make my job easy because its fun to support people that are so driven to succeed. yesterday these athletes made me proud to be a bearcat.
the last week has been hopping with exciting new beginnings. along with ringing in a new year, the bearcats have begun miaa competition. i had the opportunity to go on the road with the men's and women's teams to maryville for games against northwest missouri state. the basketball was intense. the women fought a hard (high-scoring) battle but fell short of a victory. the men, however, defeated a tough nwms team on their home court. those road wins are like gold, especially when conference hits.
then there was yesterday. it isn't possible to make you understand how it felt to be in that gym. the bearcats faced the hornets of emporia. esu's men's and women's teams are both currently nationally ranked, #23 and #13 respectively. the lady 'cats took the floor for a game in which they were the definate underdogs. the ladies seemed a little uneasy before the game, but they were focused and prepared for a fight. they got one. once they gained the lead in the first half they never gave it up, but they sure did make it interesting. coming into the last minutes of a one point game, the lady 'cats bore down for an intense end. they fought hard and never backed down to the hornets. it was the kind of game to make you proud of their intensity and determination. they believed in their success and would make everyone else believe too. the men also came out with fierce energy and got an early lead, never looking back. the bearcats played as a team, looking out for each other and cheering one another on.
when you see teams fight the way they did yesterday it makes you remember why you love the game: the intensity, the dedication, the unbelievable determination. these athletes make my job easy because its fun to support people that are so driven to succeed. yesterday these athletes made me proud to be a bearcat.
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