Good outside shooting can have impact over a short span, indeed. So it was outside shooting that the Lakers of Minnewaska tapped in their Thursday win over MACA. The game was at 'Waska. The school overlooks beautiful Lake Minnewaska, frozen in the stillness of winter.
The Tigers showed a promising brand of play in the first half. We built a lead of as many as seven points. 'Waska began connecting from outside. So the story at halftime was a four-point deficit for our Tigers, score of 23-19. The Lakers kept on cruising, building their advantage up to nine, but coach Dale Henrich's Tigers were not down for the count. A 7-0 run got the orange and black to within two.
It became anybody's ballgame as the scoreboard showed a tied score four times. It was an entertaining game that had frequent lead changes. We had the ball with less than ten seconds left. The situation: 'Waska up by two. Alas, we could not get off a shot. So 'Waska came away with the 53-51 win.
The Lakers upped their record to 8-6 while MACA fell to 5-9. The stat report reveals the telling number of nine 3-pointers by the host team.
Our Meredith Carrington had the game-best point total of 17 points. Maddy Grove broke into double figures too with eleven. Sydney Dietz put in eight points and complemented that stat with eight rebounds. Shannon Dougherty attacked the boards for nine rebounds. We certainly excelled at the freethrow line with numbers of 16 of 19. Super!
Victory was within reach but the desired extra break or two were not forthcoming.
MBA established some distance on the scoreboard in their Thursday clash with a foe from down by the Iowa border. This was a Storm vs. Fairmont night. The 4-1 win for the Storm got our record up to .500 at 7-7, and let's throw in a tie.
Trevor Buss put the MBA skaters up 1-0 in the first period. His goal was an unassisted job at :27. The score became 2-0 in the second period as Buss worked his magic again, again unassisted (13:55). Charlie Goff scored our third goal at 2:43 of the third. Brett Hansen and Marshall Tolifson supplied assists.
Fairmont scored as Eli Anderson got the puck in the net, assisted by Brock Lutterman and Alexander Moeller (4:35). Goff got the game's final goal with assists from Ian Rajewsky and Brady Pederson (16:11). Christopher Danielson was our goalie and he had 18 saves. Carson Johnson of Fairmont had 30 saves.
Notice inflation much?
The tug-of-war continues between the fire-breathing, frothing-at-the-mouth MAGA people, and the considerable other faction of society. So much emphasis on the cultural or social issues. So much concern among concerned Christians of the fundamentalist churches about our moral standards. But right under your nose, all you knaves, the central bank (Federal Reserve) has been devaluing our currency and setting the stage for scary inflation.
You all have not woken up to it yet. You have probably seen a news note here and there. "Oh, inflation." It hasn't seemed to register. Inflation reduces the value of money. It has a direct effect on your quality of life.
It hasn't caught up to you yet? Maybe because you're so preoccupied with your bashing of Joe Biden and the Democrats? Your concern is so laser-focused on that stuff? Well it appears to be. Meanwhile we have an official inflation rate of seven percent. That's official but most likely it's higher, based on all sorts of anecdotal stuff.
Oh, the value of your home is going up, right? That's inflation. But how do you benefit from that? The only real consequence for you is that you'll be looking at higher property taxes. Sort of a lose-lose. Well, you can sell your house? Why should I feel induced to do that? What if we like where we live now? Can't our wishes be respected?
We of course can join hands to try to apply pressure to get our property taxes reduced. People in Stevens County sure cared when the proposed jail was up for consideration. I still remember the big meeting at the armory. I wasn't blogging then. I did confer some with jail skeptics like the late Jerry Lesmeister over the phone.
I am wondering why the softball complex is not being evaluated by local taxpayers according to the same criteria. This project appears mired in delays and mediocrity. Our school activities director has warned that "someone's gonna get run over" at the place. Any steps to address parking been drawn up? The complex will be a big mud hole come spring. Imagine heavy equipment moving in there, if in fact the project's planners have the funds available to secure such work.
Prices are going up and delays are shocking when it comes to contractors these days. I have experienced this myself with my own home, but many stories are out there. I see few if any signs that relief is on the way. If the softball complex supervisors have not yet arranged for all the work, have not paid all the bills, then I think it's Katy bar the door.
Why can't softball games just be played up on the public school grounds? I count four ball diamonds there. There is the huge advantage of the massive school parking lot right there. A couple of those ball fields could be spruced up just a little.
The new main varsity field at the softball complex has horrible, unforgivable arrangements for fan seating.
Maybe the movers and shakers at the Twin Cities 'U' will notice what is happening out here, "come to the rescue" with the kind of resources we'd expect from the state level. Community Education? I don't think so. The public here was led to believe the "softball complex" would be a big deal. I began getting suspicious as the weeks and months passed.
In June, the Morris school board voted 6-1, yes with a dissenting vote, to set aside $223,000 more for the softball complex. I have seen almost no progress at the place since the board conducted that vote. Well, it's not like the board members were spending their own money. It's OPM, other people's money. Keep an eye on this.
Why just one board member with the wisdom to hold back? Where are all the people who were so animated by the county jail issue?
Oh, the board "also voted to approve the funds independent of any other parties agreeing to pay for it," according to kmrs-kkok. Oh my, is this a reference to when the City of Morris said "no" on a second request for funds? Well, kudos to the city on this one. Although, I might indict the city for agreeing to the first payment.
Just say "no" unless you're totally convinced of the project's viability. When I first heard about it, I tried to be glass-half-full and wondered if Morris might make a bid to host the state high school softball tournament. I was quite naive.
Inflation is shooting up as we speak. The Federal Reserve is under intense pressure to do things that could poke the stock market bubble. In a few months, the softball complex might be the furthest thing from our thoughts, except we might wonder why we let go of all the tax dollars. Well, we elect those people. Kurt Wulf was the only "no" vote on the board.
Inflation example: $20 a head for the steak supper at the fire hall Saturday night. Outrageous. It hasn't hit home with you yet?
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| The Morris Area school board (kmrs-kkok image) |
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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