The weather was good yesterday and is going to be good today too. It is a nice way to enter the weekend.
Drew had a game last night and he really played well. He was up to bat 4 times. The first time he boomed one out to left field for a double. His second time up to bat he boomed one into center field for a single. They walked him the last two times at bat.
He also played first base and did a nice job and pitched the last three innings. He had a good night and the team won for the second time of the year. Well, they beat the same team twice but it still counts.
Jess has a game tonight. Who knows what will happen with that. I am sure we will lose but who knows what the drama on the field will be. The coach told the girls last night that she didn't owe them anything and she was going to play the 8th graders. She is building for the future. Whatever!
I told Jess to just have fun and enjoy playing with her friends.
Not much on the agenda for the day. We have had a little issue with Vista and connecting to the Internet so I hope it doesn't blow up today. Every day is an adventure isn't it.
This weekend, Drew has a makeup game but other than that, it is open. I may clean the garage depending on the weather. We are supposed to get more rain.
Oh, I got the paper last night. It is a bunch of stories about Jess at state. The sports editor even wrote and editorial about her. I need to get everyone's address so I can mail papers to you all. I am going to buy a bunch of copies.
If you are reading this, and want a copy of the paper, email me at Rich.Nichols@perry.k12.ia.us and give me your home address. I will send them out this weekend.
Off to start.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Up is down....black is white....What the heck!
The weather is going to be good today. It has been rainy the last couple of days so it is going to be nice to have a sunny day for a change.
This is a short week. It is already Thursday and we are counting down the days until school is out for the summer.
Drew's game on Tuesday was rained out. I am not sure when they will make that game up but I would imagine in the next week or two.
Jess had a softball game last night. They played Winterset who is the defending state champs(we got 10 runned in the 5th inning). The coach didn't start Jess. She had her DH which is a bunch of crap but whatever. I think she is punishing the track girls because the other girl that went to state sat the bench until the 5th inning.
Jess actually ended up playing center field after the first few pitches. I am not sure what the coach's motivation is but she has the whole team all ticked off. She has two girls that are in 8th grade playing in the infield. One of 1st and the other on 3rd. They both suck and made a bunch of errors.
We will see how things develop as the season moves on but right now it kind of sucks. Jess did play well. I think she caught 7 balls for outs. The Winterset coach came up to her before the game and congratulated her on her state championship. He said he really enjoyed watching her run this year.
Drew has a game tonight and Jess has a game tomorrow. Both are here in Perry so at least we don't have to drive.
4 and a half days of school left. It can't get over fast enough for me.
Off to start.
This is a short week. It is already Thursday and we are counting down the days until school is out for the summer.
Drew's game on Tuesday was rained out. I am not sure when they will make that game up but I would imagine in the next week or two.
Jess had a softball game last night. They played Winterset who is the defending state champs(we got 10 runned in the 5th inning). The coach didn't start Jess. She had her DH which is a bunch of crap but whatever. I think she is punishing the track girls because the other girl that went to state sat the bench until the 5th inning.
Jess actually ended up playing center field after the first few pitches. I am not sure what the coach's motivation is but she has the whole team all ticked off. She has two girls that are in 8th grade playing in the infield. One of 1st and the other on 3rd. They both suck and made a bunch of errors.
We will see how things develop as the season moves on but right now it kind of sucks. Jess did play well. I think she caught 7 balls for outs. The Winterset coach came up to her before the game and congratulated her on her state championship. He said he really enjoyed watching her run this year.
Drew has a game tonight and Jess has a game tomorrow. Both are here in Perry so at least we don't have to drive.
4 and a half days of school left. It can't get over fast enough for me.
Off to start.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Memorial day - Memorable weekend
Lightning struck twice at the state track meet this weekend. Jess won the 400 on Thursday and then won the 200 on Saturday. It was a very good weekend for her.
The local newspaper has an article and some pictures of Jess. Here is the link: www.theperrychief.com
This week is going to be a busy one as well. Drew has baseball games tonight and Thursday night. Jess has softball games tomorrow and Friday night.
The softball coaches have decided to move Jess to left field because she is fast and they need speed in the outfield. She is not a happy camper about that change. I am not a fan of the change either but whatever. I have little confidence in a coaching staff that won 3 games last year and had a team goal of not getting "10 runned" in every game.
I coached most of the girls on the team but the big difference between me coaching and these coaches, is I won! If I had a three win season, I would want to shoot myself in the face.
The three day weekend didn't seem like a three day weekend to me. It went quick and I did very little. I hope my energy level increases soon.
The school is building a new auditorium and I have a meeting with a group of people and the architect today to go over some initial ideas.
Tomorrow I do my staff evaluations. I really don't enjoy doing that very much but it will be good to have it done.
I have a video of Jess state races and I will try to get them posted in the next day or so. I also have some pics.
Off to start the week.
The local newspaper has an article and some pictures of Jess. Here is the link: www.theperrychief.com
This week is going to be a busy one as well. Drew has baseball games tonight and Thursday night. Jess has softball games tomorrow and Friday night.
The softball coaches have decided to move Jess to left field because she is fast and they need speed in the outfield. She is not a happy camper about that change. I am not a fan of the change either but whatever. I have little confidence in a coaching staff that won 3 games last year and had a team goal of not getting "10 runned" in every game.
I coached most of the girls on the team but the big difference between me coaching and these coaches, is I won! If I had a three win season, I would want to shoot myself in the face.
The three day weekend didn't seem like a three day weekend to me. It went quick and I did very little. I hope my energy level increases soon.
The school is building a new auditorium and I have a meeting with a group of people and the architect today to go over some initial ideas.
Tomorrow I do my staff evaluations. I really don't enjoy doing that very much but it will be good to have it done.
I have a video of Jess state races and I will try to get them posted in the next day or so. I also have some pics.
Off to start the week.
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