A chance reunion Saturday night brought back memories of one of the greatest sports triumphs in recent history. Our story offered pathos, triumph, blood, sweat and muscles cramps. Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport... the thrill of victory... and the agony of defeat... the human drama of athletic competition... This [...]
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The oldest alumnae on the court
I did not want to go to the alumni basketball game at Xavier High School Saturday night. I whined about it somewhat incessantly, especially once I confirmed that I would be the sole representative of the 1981 - 1982 squad. "I'm going to be the oldest alumnae there," I said. They line you up at [...]
‘Twas 12 days before Christmas
'Twas 12 days before Christmas, and all through the state The weather was failing at a miserable rate. The ground was just soggy, no snow to be had, the garland left sagging, red ribbons looked sad. At Lambeau the grounds crew rose early again to ready the field for more cursed rain. Wet fans at [...]
Hooping it up with the nieces
We spent a splendid week on the hard courts, watching our nieces own the game of basketball. From our perch on bleachers throughout Wisconsin and Illinois, we saw a couple of blowouts and a genuine nail-biter involving a ref mandated wholesale uniform change, the likes of which we'd never seen before. Through our nieces we [...]
One more moment in time
We measure champions in moments -- a surprise quarterback sneak on a frozen field, a 40-yard playoff game-winning touchdown pass, an improbable 12-yard scramble on a newly sprained ankle. Thursday night, we stood for hours in an icy rain at Lambeau Field waiting for one of those moments of a lifetime, and we ended up [...]