So we won 74-36.
Click on the permalink below to read about the MACA girls' wins over Paynesville and Benson. This coverage is on my "Morris of Course" blog site. Thanks.
So it was another night of watching Jackson Loge at the top of his game: 24 points. He made 10 of 17 shots from the field. Brandon Jergenson was a standout once again with 20 points on 8 of 11. Toby Gonnerman crept into the double figures circle with his ten (a pinpoint five of six in shooting).
Other Tigers in the scoring column: Sam Kleinwolterink 5, Durgin Decker 3, Tyler Berlinger 3, Kyle Fehr 3, Ayden Schmidgall 2, Trey Hunt 2 and Cole Wente 2. As a team we shot 30 of 49, 61 percent. In 3's our numbers were four of 15, 27 percent. Jergenson connected for two of those. Loge and Fehr made one each.
The freethrow story was 10 of 22, 45 percent, with Loge having three makes. Our rebound harvest was 32 with eight of them offensive. Loge had eleven total rebounds and three offensive. Decker and Kleinwolterink each had four boards.
Jergenson had five of our 18 assists. Berlinger and Wente each had three steals. We turned the ball over nine times. Loge blocked two shots and Kleinwolterink blocked one.
The chink in our armor from the loss to Osakis hasn't diminished our state standing. The kmrs-kkok review of the Benson game announces we're ranked third, yes pretty rarefied air. When the post-season starts, though, all the teams are 0-0! The Tigers are 7-0 in the WCC. Benson languishes at 0-7 in league.
The MACA overall won-lost mark now is 18-1. I hope our fans are not chanting "let's go Brandon" for Brandon Jergenson.
Wrestling excellence in Quad
The home fans were delighted to see MAHACA vanquish its three foes in the home quadrangular. We beat Minnewaska Area 37-36, West Central Area 36-33 and Border West 52-20.
Grayson Gibson was a standout on the mat with his major decision, a win by fall and a straight decision. Davin Rose won by technical fall and a pin. Dallas Walton and Tyce Anderson each posted a major decision and a pin.
Public schools' future
This is serious, as there may be storm clouds hovering over the very future of our public schools. This is because of the immense pressure coming down from Republican politicians - sorry to make this sound partisan but I'm just stating facts. It's all part of the battle being waged by today's Republican Party with the tone set by their leader, Donald Trump.
The battle is being waged vs. "woke" ideas that might be suggested by public school teachers. A proposed bill in Oklahoma would allow a parent to sue for $10,000. How many of you would consider a lawsuit if you could possibly get $10,000? Probably a great many of us. A student might be "offended" if a teacher presented subject matter that the student thinks contradicts his religious beliefs.
Couldn't a large semi truck be driven through this measure, such is its ambiguity? I checked yesterday and found that the definition of "woke" is evolving as we speak. It is broadening. Tucker Carlson of Fox News has pushed the term out there, relentlessly.
All of this is done in concert with Trump. Trump just hovers over everything, in spite of what we are learning every single day about his incredible misdeeds and abject stupidity. He would get a majority of votes in Stevens County including from all the Apostolics, if he were to run again. Many of us are losing hope he will ever be indicted.
Perhaps behind closed doors, powerful people in Washington D.C. including Merrick Garland are discussing about how a legal move against Trump, of any kind, might cause a violent rebellion all across America. I would like to see the authorities just give it a try. You might be surprised just how accepting Americans would be, for our legal process to pull levers. Is Trump really worth committing a rebellion for? Why?
I place my greatest hope in the women of America. They just want to see life proceed on, with peace and stability, temperance and love. Women are nurturers, men are destroyers.
So, will the new GOP anti-woke push cause public schools all across America to shut down? Lawsuits would drain the schools' insurance resources. But don't we need our public schools to survive, just to have sports?
Yesterday I put up a post on "Morris of Course" about Maggie Haberman's new book about the Trump absurdity. Yes, this is the book that includes the toilet-flushing episodes. Must-read, eh? I invite you to click on permalink below to read my book review/analysis. Thanks.
It is Friday and the weather is hell.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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