Warmup time ⏲️ is winding down, and we notice that Lake Stevens has a volleyball 🏐 State Championship banner hanging from 2025.The one to watch during all of the breaks is taking place down at Hec-Ed on the campus of the University of Washington.
UW was picked to win by all 15 panelists and Lake Stevens VB by 13 of the 15, so we will have some separation by the end of the night…
More 2 follow….
Pledge of allegiance in place of the National Anthem….
7:12 pm First Serve…
1st TO called by Eastlake, down 8-2
UW leading 28 – 5, late in the first quarter
UW drops 35 in the opening quarter, leads 35 – 8
2nd TO, Vikings 16, Wolves 5
Lake Stevens plays in a machine like mode as the starting six appear to all be 5’6 with MAD HOPS. Set #1, 25 – 10
SET #2 : TO at 17 – 8
UW broke 50 in the first half… 50 /22 @ break.
Lake Stevens 25 – 19. The Wolves played much better down the stretch but fell just short [7:58 PST ]
The Pacific Northwest is full of various Indian tribes and each one is so very proud of their heritage !
The wall at 13 Moons 🌙
Meanwhile, back in the place that I call home 🏡, I continue to be absolutely amazed by the efforts of one, Delilah Brady, as she continues to poor her heart and soul into being the protector of the voiceless. It’s not just one topic, it runs the gauntlet on a number of serious issues.
Why would any of this truly matter to me ? Most of my efforts are designed to give a voice to people who might not have one in the grand scheme of things. Taking the road less traveled can be very lonely at times, and yes, I speak from personal experience.
Elections, Zoning, Data Centers, School closings…. this lady gathers up every Crum of information about a subject matter and then proceeds to break it down for others.
10 contests – five high school 🏫 and three collegiate and two professional!Very long bus 🚌 ride for the team from Penticton !
Each game will either be attended or watched 👀 very closely in the next 96 hours ! 8 in the United States 🇺🇸 and two in Canada 🇨🇦.
Each contest is relevant to the cause, and here are the sports being played.
High School Football 🏈🏈🏈- 3
High School Volleyball 🏐 – 1
High School Soccer ⚽️ – 1
Canadian Football 🏈 – 1
Western Hockey 🏒 League – 1
NCAA Women’s Basketball 🏀 – 2
NCAA Football 🏈 – 1
5 football, 5 others
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Prizes for the winner 🏆 :
Tickets 🎟 for next Tuesday night in Bellingham as Western Washington University hosts Northwest Indian College in Men’s Basketball and Wednesday night in Everett, Washington, it will be Wazzu versus Hawaii, also in Men’s Basketball 🏀.
Go 10 for 10, and the bonus is round trip airfare to both games !
Each of the five high school games are State Playoff contests. The home team is the one on the right.
The Canadian Football League game is the Grey Cup, their version of the Super Bowl 🏈 so it’s being played on a neutral site
The Western Hockey 🏒 League is a step or two below the NHL and is based in Washington state and Canada 🇨🇦. Yes, I have been to each place because I can’t help myself. The Vancouver Giants play their home games in Langley, a suburb of the Big City.
We care about Furman University Women’s Basketball because of Alyssa Ervin.
We care about Duke football 🏈 because it’s Duke football !
We care about Lake Stevens because two of our kiddos went to school there.
Anacortes because Fidalgo Island 🏝 is where Crystal Clear Delivery was founded.
UW Women because of Kelsey Plum
Fife at Lynden is being played a few miles from the place in Blaine, which will be home 🏡 for the next week.
Orcas Island Vikings soccer ⚽️ because it was home for 7 years.
I’m not sure what it is about the WHL game other than fond memories….
The Grey Cup because it is the Grey Cup !!!!!!!
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Here are my sentimental picks – Home team in all five high school games, UW and Furman women, Montreal in the Grey Cup, Vancouver in the hockey 🏒 and sadly, the Miami Hurricanes 🌀 over the Duke Blue Devils – man I would love to get that one wrong…..
2 on Thursday, 2 on Friday, 5 on Saturday, and the Big One on Sunday…
Bonus will be the college hoops on both Tuesday and Wednesday before flying back across the country on Thursday.
If you have five minutes and feel smart….
Entries are accepted until 10 pm EST on Thursday, 7 pm PST.
****** This is not something that one should apply logic to because most people know little about any or all of these teams. It’s what one would call a conversation starter or a diversion if you will.
Montreal opened as a 3.5-point favorite to win the Grey Cup…
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With four hours left to join, we now have 12 folks on the panel !
