Super Bowl

Sadly, this NFL season has come to a close, but it definitely finished with a bang. We were all looking forward to a great game between the two best teams in the league (this is the first time that the top two teams have met in the Super Bowl since 1928), and we certainly got one.

Chad Van Meter, the Director of Discipleship at my church, threw a Super Bowl party for kids in middle school through high school. It took place in the Holy Cross welcome center, and for $10 you got some open gym time, tons of snacks and pizza, entry in a Madden tournament, and the biggest football game of the year on a huge screen. Sydney and I both went to the party (Technically, Sydney wasn't allowed to come, seeing as she is only in 5th grade, but what they don't know won't hurt them, right?) and had an awesome time shooting around in the gym, eating, watching Madden games, and. . . well, the awesome times sort of ended when the Colts got beat by Drew Brees and the Saints.



The Colts came out explosively, and they were winning 10-0 by the end of the first quarter. They had control for the entire half, but beginning in the third quarter (after a halftime show performed by The Who) the Colts played sloppy offense and gave up the lead. They never took it back. The Saint's defense in particular stepped up and made plays, including an interception late in the game and an onside kick that was fumbled around by the Colts before it was finally recovered by the Saints.

Just because the offense wasn't functioning correctly, Dwight Freeney was. Even with an injured ankle, he pressured Drew Brees all night using his trademark spin move, and even got a sack in the third quarter.
After watching the presentation of the Lombardi Trophy to a grinning Drew Brees and Sean Payton, Sydney and I dejectedly headed home.

Oh well, I'm not a die hard Colts fan, and besides, Drew Brees went to Purdue, which is where my grandpa went to college. At least it wasn't the Vikings.

Yet Another Komets Game

Komets hockey simply never gets old. Last night was Report Card Night, and if you brought in a report card with an "A" on it, you got a free ticket. Taking advantage of this, we got four free tickets and brought Sydney along with us to watch the Komets pound our rivals, the Port Huron Icehawks, 9-1.

I can't honestly say it was an exciting game, because the Komets took an early lead and were up 4-0 by the end of the first period. We didn't really need to stay after that, since we obviously knew that the Komets would win, but we wisely stayed and watched two fights and the K's score 5 more points.

During the game there was much chanting the name "Larry", because the Icehawk's goalie is named Larry Sterling, and obviously if we chant his name he'll get distracted and let in goals, right? In this case, yes. By the end of the second period Larry was out of the game, replaced by their backup goalie.

The backup wasn't much better, letting in 3 goals by the end of the third period. Two of the goals were scored by our new defense man, whose name I do not know (we referred to him simply as "number 14"). We were all rooting for him to score another goal, giving him a rare hat trick (I have only seen on hat trick my entire life).

Anyway, it's always nice to see the Komets beat their arch nemesis. Let's go Komets!

Varsity Tournament

Today was the St. Michael Invitational, and since one of the teams backed out, Holy Cross was asked to fill their place in the tournament. Since the varsity team had only six players, I was invited to play as well.

We easily got past the first round, beating Central Lutheran soundly. A few hours later we played in the championship game against the home team. St. Michael is significantly better than Central, so we all prepared ourselves for a tough game.

Our preparation was not in vain. St. Michael won the tip, and in the first few seconds of the game had a breakaway for an easy layup. However, we headed down the court and answered. At halftime the game was tied 8-8.

In the third quarter I was fouled twice, and one was a bonus - if you make you first one, you get a second chance, if you don't, then it's a live ball off the rim. I made both, and on the next play I stole a pass for a layup.

However, late in the game St. Michael took the lead, and we weren't able to come back. We ended up losing 24-17, after a good, close game. Go Saders!

Bad Haircut

Don't you just HATE getting a hair cut that you don't like? I don't think I've ever gotten a haircut that was satisfactory. In this case, it's just a bit too short for my liking. Of course, everyone thinks (at least, they say) it's nice, but who gives their honest opinion about a haircut? Even if they absolutely hated it, they would still automatically say, "I like your hair! It looks really cute!"

Well, I guess I can't sit and wallow around in self-pity. There's nothing I can do except wait for my hair to grow back, which won't take very long! My hair could probably set the world record for fastest-growing and most thick.

Komets Games

Yesterday I went to a Fort Wayne Komet's game with Sydney, her dad, and her brother Dever. This was the second of two games I've been to in as many weeks. But I can never get enough of hockey! Especially when we win!

The first game I went to I was accompanied by my dad, Benjamin, and his friend Joseph. It was definitely an intense game, and it went all the way to a shootout. It was a great shootout, and in the end the Komet's were the victors. This was great in two ways, because if a Komet's game goes into overtime, all the local Taco Bells give out free tacos within 72 hours of the game. So we took advantage of this and went to a Taco Bell at 11:20 at night.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to watch the last period of the second game, because Sydney had to get up early to perform her violin at ISSMA. When we left, the Komets were winning 3-2. I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure that they held on to their lead for the remainder of the game.

The team we played last night, the Quad City Mallards, was very good, and frankly I'm surprised we managed to beat them. The Komets aren't doing so well this year. I don't know their record, but they definitely aren't doing as good as last year. I think they'll make it to the Turner Cup but not win. I don't mean to be pessimistic, I'm just trying to be realistic.

NFL Championship Games

This was arguably the best week of the 2009-2010 NFL season. Not only did the Colts beat the Jets, but the Vikings lost to the #1 ranked team in the NFL, the New Orleans Saints. Oh, how sweet it is. The Vikings season - and Brett Favre' s season - is OVER!

Rather depressing, isn't it, how all 32 teams in the NFL have one goal. A Super Bowl. And all 32 teams work their hearts out every minute of the day, every day of the week, to accomplish that goal. One team will have accomplished that goal in the end. 31 teams will have worked in vain. The season will have been a complete and utter failure if you do not win the Super Bowl. Brett Favre's season was a complete and utter failure.

Deep down - extremely deep down, that is - I feel sorry for Benedict Favre. After enduring so much ridicule and slander (from me), defying all odds, beating his old team twice, smashing several records, making it all the way to the NFC Championship, his remarkable season has come to an abrupt end. He didn't accomplish what he came back for, after coming so close. Yes, I have to admit it, I actually have sympathy for Benedict Favre.

I also feel sympathetic for all the poor Vikings fans out there. The game was a shootout; nobody led by more than a touchdown throughout the entire game. If one team scored, the other answered (If they didn't fumble the ball first. There were 6 fumbles, all of them made by the Vikings). It looked like the last team with the ball would win. Unfortunately, the Vikings were the last team with the ball.

With 7 seconds to go in the fourth quarter, Favre & Co. had the ball at the 56 yard line. They only needed a few more yards to reach field goal range. Favre took the snap, and. . . threw and interception. Just like in the 2007 NFC Championship game, when Favre was still playing for the Mighty Pack, an interception ultimately decided the game.


The game was brought into overtime. The Saints won the coin toss and elected to receive the ball first. They marched right down the field, lined up for a field goal, and ended Brett Favre's legendary season. It must have been frustrating for Brett Favre, watching his team lose the NFC title and knowing that there was absolutely nothing he could do about it.

Moving on, the Colts beat the Jets 30-17 to claim the AFC title. But the game didn't start out on a positive note. The Jets scored two unanswered touchdowns before the Colts finally got on the scoreboard. And on top of that, Joseph Addai got hurt in the first quarter (fortunately he was able to play later on in the game).

But the Colts proved once again that they can play just as well, if not better, when they're losing. They came back all the way, lead by their dynamic offense, to win the game. The Colts win, the Vikings lose. . . It seems like everything is going my way.

Well, now we have the Super Bowl to look forward to in February. It certainly is going to be a good one. Go Colts!

End of Basketball Season

Sadly, my last few basketball games of the season were losses. We lost to Emmanuel by two points yesterday to end the season. On Thursday we lost to St. Vincent by six points, and two weeks ago we lost to Central by a lot. Please put into consideration that we haven't practiced since before Christmas. It certainly shows.