Bits and Pieces for a Sunday Morning

-Oh my goodness gracious, Notre Dame loses again.  What is this world coming to?  Another Big East team comes to South Bend and upsets the Irish on Senior Day, last home game of the season.  UCON bested the Irish in double overtime yesterday, 33-30.  This can be said for the Irish: they looked impressive in the first quarter, racing out to a two touchdown lead - I actually thought it was going to be a rout.  But then they disappeared.  I was surprised to here the guys in the tv box say during the game that Charlie Weiss still had a chance of staying on next year if he was able to win the last two games on the schedule.  At the end, they, too, had joined the rest of us in saying good bye to a coach who had tons of talent but didn't know what to do with it.  My oh my.  (Go here to see a Chicago Tribune poll on who should be next year's Irish coach.  The CW number surprised me.)

-No golf game at Lakeview yesterday morning.  Did have some golfers out chasing little orbs once the sun made more of an appearance.  Did get into the '60's and more of the same today.  Nice.

-LPGA final event reduced to a 54 hole game what with all the rain Houston has had these last few days.  The ladies will finish up tomorrow.  Does Ochoa shine and beat Shin for the POY?  Ochoa has mostly been quiet this year and I was very surprised to see her very much in contention to win the big award for the best player on the ladies' tour.

-The Loogootee girls' basketball team took it to the Shoals Jugrox Friday night in an impressive manner.  The Lions' Tia Pennington and Kelci Mann were dominant underneath the basket.  The team had excellent defense as well.  At halftime during the game, all the girls in the basketball program, grades five through eight, were introduced.  The line went from one end of the court to the other.  That, too, was impressive what with all the moaning about the lack of players in last week's Loogootee Tribune article.