Is that good? We can't be completely sure if it's healthy for the high-profile fall sports to be underway. Surely the kids and their parents find some exhilaration in this. I suppose it's like a sugar rush. But the current headlines about the pandemic don't seem comforting at all. We all must be cautious and not get fooled or hypnotized by Donald Trump's rhetoric.
The Minnewaska Area Laker volleyball team impressed greatly at the Benson court. It was a sweep win for the Lakers, scores of 25-21, 25-16 and 25-13. 'Waska came out of the night at 1-1. Let's look at the crowd-pleasing hitting department first: here we see eight kills each by MaKena Panizke and Brecklyn Beyer. This duo was followed by Avery Hoeper (5), Brooklyn Larson (4) and Kristen Glover (3).
So the Lakers have one player named "Brecklyn" and another "Brooklyn!"
Two Lakers shared the setting load: Britta Nelson who had 14 assists and Haley Shea with ten. Hoeper pounded down two ace blocks while Beyer and Larson each executed one. Panizke was at the fore in digs with 21, followed by Hoeper (16), Avery Fier (15), Glover (10), Nelson (7) and Shea (5). Serve aces: Fier 3, Nelson 2, Panizke 1 and Glover 1.
For the host Braves, Ellie Moesenthin had the only serving ace. Moesenthin was busy in assists where she led with seven. Adysen Himley had three assists while Marissa Connelly, Lilly Slaughter and Zoe Doscher each had one. You know you're typing info about Benson when "Berens" appears, so it's nice to type Rachel Berens as the hitting leader with four kills. Other Braves with kills were Sarah Brandt, Beth Cain, Kimberly Pagel, Slaughter and Greta Szczur.
Brandt, Cain and Pagel each had one ace block. Here's the digs list for Benson: Cain 15, Moesenthin 13, Berens 11, Doscher 10, Himley 8, Szczur 6 and Connelly 5. This match was Benson's season opener.
Man, it's weird to see all this stuff get started so late! 'Waska has floundered in early football. Some snow is falling today so we wonder: what lies ahead for winter in high school? Man, how we'd love to see a normal sports season. So sad if the upperclassmen lose their chance to make a mark.
However, the prudent course of action might end up being: no-go. Sorry.
You can enjoy video from some very recent 'Waska volleyball on the "Hudl" site, so here's a link:
Appeal to governor re. sports
A headline from "CBS Local" reads: "Minnesota high school athletes deliver letter to Gov. Walz to let them play sports." Aw, is someone not wanting to "let" the kids play sports? Such meanies. But of course it's a complicated question demanding sober consideration. My church is weighing the resumption of in-person for Nov. 1. If this happens, why couldn't we have had some form of service in the sanctuary all along?
We must be aware that these institutions - high school and church - have their own survival to be aware of, their viability or even their very existence. I suppose we'll always have high schools but churches are a different matter. Could we see some erosion of sports support permanently? I have personally found that I have lost all curiosity about how the Vikings are doing. That's interesting - I would not have expected it.
So, high school athletes delivered a letter to Gov. Walz on Saturday, asking him to let them play their sports. "They say the Minnesota State High School League restrictions due to Covid-19 are being unfairly applied, saying they're more restrictive than Dept. of Health guidelines."
There are no state tournaments for fall sports. Well, there were no football playoffs when I was in high school in Morris. It was at the end of September when the High School League voted to reinstate the volleyball and football seasons. It will be a long winter no matter what happens.
My podcast as snow falls
I invite you to visit my "Morris Mojo" podcast for this October 19. Snow is coming down! I express worry about a new wave of the pandemic, then I wonder if the media are "waking up" in time to reveal Donald Trump properly. Here's the permalink:
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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