-At Lakeview yesterday: Golf with Jack Lents, Ken Hudson and Dick Lemon. A little soggy in places and the golf was a little erratic, like February golf can be. Did have a couple of birdie putts at hole #16. Good neighbor Jack rolled in an 18 footer for a 2 and then watched as my ball, pretty much on the same line but a few feet closer, dropped in to match it. The par fives were particularly gruesome, played in +22 fashion with only two pars by the group. Ken Hudson came closest to hitting his net average with a 73; Dick Lemmon was close with a net 74. No hole-in-ones. Several other golfers also came out and played. More today?
-The girls start their basketball sectional tonight over at Barr-Reeve. First game at 6pm - North Daviess (7-13) plays Washington Catholic (2-19); and second game at 7:30 - Vincennes Rivet (17-3) takes on Shoals (7-13). Expect both the Cougars and the Patriots to win easily and advance to matches against Loogootee (14-6) and Barr-Reeve (20-0) on Friday night. (Brackets here.)
-More girls basketball stuff: The Sagarin ratings have Barr-Reeve, Oregon-Davis and Vincennes Rivet bunched between #96 and #100 in the state. The highest ranked 1A team is Ft. Wayne Canterbury (the team that knocked off Vincennes Rivet in both 2009 and 2010 for the state title) who are ranked way up with the big guys at #23. The Lions are at #181. Wonder if the Canterbury girls are the prohibitive favorite to win the title?
-LPGA starts their seaon this week down in Australia. Questions: Does Yani Tseng continue her dominance and become the next Annika/Lorena? How about the youngster Lexi Thompson who turns 17 this Friday - will she continue to shine? She won twice last year as a 16 year old, once on the LPGA, once on the LET, becoming the youngest professional winner ever in each league. How about Michelle Wie, the very classy 22 year old who really does have a very successful life that includes golf, studies and lots of other stuff that has made her a world class celebrity. With the conclusion of her Stanford studies, does she come into her own as a golfer? And the South Koreans? Do they return to dominance after what must seem like an off year in 2011?
-Getting on with the rest of the day, which at the moment is overcast and very cool.
-The girls start their basketball sectional tonight over at Barr-Reeve. First game at 6pm - North Daviess (7-13) plays Washington Catholic (2-19); and second game at 7:30 - Vincennes Rivet (17-3) takes on Shoals (7-13). Expect both the Cougars and the Patriots to win easily and advance to matches against Loogootee (14-6) and Barr-Reeve (20-0) on Friday night. (Brackets here.)
-More girls basketball stuff: The Sagarin ratings have Barr-Reeve, Oregon-Davis and Vincennes Rivet bunched between #96 and #100 in the state. The highest ranked 1A team is Ft. Wayne Canterbury (the team that knocked off Vincennes Rivet in both 2009 and 2010 for the state title) who are ranked way up with the big guys at #23. The Lions are at #181. Wonder if the Canterbury girls are the prohibitive favorite to win the title?
-LPGA starts their seaon this week down in Australia. Questions: Does Yani Tseng continue her dominance and become the next Annika/Lorena? How about the youngster Lexi Thompson who turns 17 this Friday - will she continue to shine? She won twice last year as a 16 year old, once on the LPGA, once on the LET, becoming the youngest professional winner ever in each league. How about Michelle Wie, the very classy 22 year old who really does have a very successful life that includes golf, studies and lots of other stuff that has made her a world class celebrity. With the conclusion of her Stanford studies, does she come into her own as a golfer? And the South Koreans? Do they return to dominance after what must seem like an off year in 2011?
-Getting on with the rest of the day, which at the moment is overcast and very cool.
