Sports Sundries

I have been to several sporting events lately, and I've watched others on TV, so today's posting revolves around athletics:

Football: Let's just get the discussion of college ball out of the way. I watched the last two minutes of the Georgia-Arkansas game, and the Razorbacks' last score made me glad I hadn't spent my afternoon watching the whole thing. The Bulldogs are just going to suck canal water this year. That's all there is to it. Every team has its bad years; this is one of Georgia's.

It doesn't help that A. J. Green is sitting on the sidelines for several games. He just had to sell that Independence Bowl jersey. The thing that annoys me about his poor decision is that after this year, he could sign on to a professional team for millions of dollars. But he couldn't wait. He just had to make a thousand bucks selling a shirt. Well, there you go.

And on to other football observations. I watched Benedictine beat Savannah High School last night, BC's 500th football victory and its first victory of the current season. It was an exciting game with some unusual plays, one of them being High School's direct snap to the running back as they went for the two-point conversion. I didn't know the center could do that. I thought the ball always had to go to the quarterback. I learned something new last night. Unfortunately, I didn't take my camera, so I have no photo to show you.

Cross Country: I do, however, have photos of my boy Davis running cross country today for Benedictine. The Richmond Hill event limited the number of varsity runners for each team, so unfortunately, Davis was unable to run varsity for BC. But he ran on the junior varsity team and came in first for BC! Go, Davis! He ran the course in 22 minutes flat. He thought that was a slow time. I was impressed he could run the whole way. I could probably walk that course in 45 minutes flat and sweat just as much as Davis did!

Volleyball: Yes, I also went to a volleyball game. My first, actually. And it was exciting. I needed to go because, oddly enough, I'm now the sports writer for the St. Peter the Apostle School newsletter. I earned that position after some other St. Peter's moms learned about my football blog last year. I guess they didn't realize that the purpose of that blog was to help me learn about sports, specifically football. Where other sports are concerned, I'm as thick as a brick. For that reason, I've been focusing my articles on the football teams. Sadly, the junior varsity team is having a tough year. It's hard to put a positive spin on three shut-outs in a row.

So this week I focused my articles on girls' volleyball. Before I went, I looked up the game on Wikipedia. After all, I couldn't cover a game without knowing what the objective was. After getting the basics, I situated myself around several team moms so they could answer questions when needed. My niece, an eighth grader at St. Peter's, is on the varsity team, and she and her teammates can whack a ball! I bet their hands and arms hurt after that match was over. I know the ball certainly did!

Adding to the excitement was a rogue ball during the junior varsity game, which flew straight from the court, behind the concession counter and into the kitchen, where it hit Lawson squarely in the face. I swear, if that boy is within 100 feet of any kind of ball, it's going to hit him in the head. Fortunately, volleyballs have some cushion to them, and Lawson was all right.

So after my week of sundry sports, I realized, after 44 years, that athletic events are actually interesting! So check back with Remlerville for future observations on the world of athletics.