Unfortunately the MACA girls' season has not been going well. On Friday our Tigers fell to 2-10 with their loss to Montevideo. Monte was going to be tough to beat regardless. The Thunder Hawks are ranked No. 11. We fell to them 66-40 at Monte.
Our shooting was pretty decent: 47 percent as reported by Brett Miller. Monte got their win No. 11 against two losses. Monte was called the "Mohawks" in my younger years. I'm assuming the old mural in the gym depicting a Native American with headdress has been replaced. It was a striking piece of artwork. But times change and enlightenment arrives, n'est-ce pas?
Maddy Grove stoked our cause with eleven points, six rebounds. Maddie Fehr and Brianna Marty each put in seven points.
I might want to tease Brett about the top headline for his girls basketball post. A part of it reads "Lady Owls edge Comets." Maybe that word choice passes muster today. I remember a time when a reporter would catch heat with the "Lady" terminology. Could catch heck from feminists, at least then. As a matter of taste I just wouldn't use it. Is term sexist or condescending? Make your own judgment. I remember when Sam Donaldson the network newsman - he'd pester Ronald Reagan with loud questions, remember? - caught heat for referring to a female park ranger as a "rangerette."
BTW those "Lady Owls" beat Hillcrest Lutheran 61-60. Congrats to them. I was the sportswriter for the now-defunct Hancock newspaper for 15 years. Today my focus is where it probably should have been all along, on Morris. That's water under the bridge.
The MACA boys took on Montevideo Friday at Tiger Center here in Motown. Prospects looked good for another win. But the visiting T-Hawks were unfazed. They bore down to carve out an advantage at the end. Our fans had to groan as the T-Hawks outscored the Tigers 9-3 on the finishing stretch. We lost by five, 68-63. We're still over .500 at 8-6.
We could taste victory. In fact the lead changes were frequent, nine in all. Add to that the five tied sores, and you get suspense.
Cooper Dack was a clutch player for Monte. He hit a couple long 3's that reminded of pro player Dan Majerle, "Thunder Dan." Dack's first '3' was a buzzer-beater leading into halftime. "His second was just shy of midcourt to beat the shot clock," Miller reported for kmrs.
Dack finished with 18 total points. Mason Jerve connected for 18 also. Gannon Reidinger put in 16, plus he had 12 rebounds. Monte owned a 6-7 record at night's end.
Monte was up 41-32 at halftime. The Tigers had a 31-27 advantage the rest of the way. We could not overcome Dack and Company.
MACA super freshman Riley Asmus topped our scoring with 22 points. He made 9 of 20 shots, 45 percent. Asmus was one of three double figures scorers. We see Tyler Berlinger with 15 points and Drew Storck with 12. Drew Huebner added eight points to the mix, and Derek Waldbeser and Kyle Fehr three each.
Our team shooting was 26-for-59, 44 percent. Asmus built his point total with four 3-pointers in nine attempts. Berlinger, Waldbeser and Fehr each made one '3'. We were seven of 20 in 3's, 35 percent. Berlinger had all four of our freethow makes - he was four of four.
Rebounds! Here we see Asmus leading the way with his ten total, three offensive. Huebner had seven rebounds and Storck five.
Berlinger had the team-best five assists. He really stood out in steals with seven. Looks like that's a forte for this Tiger. He must be all over the court. He was one of three Tigers each with a blocked shot, joined by Huebner and Storck. We had nine turnovers.
We have wins to report in MBA Storm hockey! Our athletes glided up and down the ice on Friday. Our girls team turned back Fairmont 5-2. I have no additional details at this time.
On to the boys where we see the MBA crew taking care of business versus Fairmont, 7-1. The game was a trip down south for the Storm. Fairmont is near the Iowa border.
I remember one year when I was still with the Morris paper, our football team had a first-round playoff game at Fairmont. I really disapprove of this sort of thing, as I think our first and second round games should always be against the likes of LQPV, Benson, West Central Area or Minnewaska. But we accept reality as it is.
I remember that I'd call the school and ask "is there a fan bus?" Then Jill or Rita would say "no." Are there any fan buses any more for anything? I'd hop on those often - the standard orange school buses with Don Grossman as driver oftentimes - and the atmosphere inside was raucous with lots of kids. I didn't mind. I'd get a free ride because I was "press." It was important in those days to try to save a couple dollars. Really.
Our MBA Storm win over Fairmont Friday had Charlie Goff and Trevor Buss each achieve a hat trick. Brady Pederson put the puck in the net. Ryan Tolifson had a big role with his three assists. Blake Bruns came through with two assists. The Goff boys, Charlie and Conner each had one. Chris Danielson worked in net and he turned away 29 shots. Our success lifted our won-lost record to .500 at 7-7. Fairmont dropped to 4-9. Their Carson Johnson had 33 saves.
Wrestling
Two schools with quite long names met on the wrestling mat. So on one side was our Morris Area Hancock Chokio Alberta Tigers. And on the other: West Central Area-Ashby-Brandon/Evansville. Whew! the Tigers faltered in this 36-31 loss at Barrett. Grayson Gibson, Tyce Anderson and Davin Rose won by fall, and Brock Marty by major decision.
Back to the '70s
When enough years go by, we can become nostalgic about any epoch in time. So it is now with the 1970s. I couldn't have guessed at the time we'd even want to wax nostalgic, but we are, and so that's good. Our county museum now pays homage to the decade with an exhibit. I'm sure it would not make me misty.
Disco music? Studio 54? Inflation? End of the Vietnam War. Well we could at least feel good it was the end. Remember the fall of Saigon in 1975? People hanging on to helicopters at tops of buildings. Helicopters pushed off ships to make room for more refugees? Pretty staggering really.
Remember the "Back Door" hospitality establishment at the old Sunwood Inn? The drinking age had been lowered - bad idea. Remember the Tip Top Tap? Remember when restaurants catered to the "bar rush?" Unfortunately I do. But kudos to the museum for shining a spotlight on the past. The "old days."
Heck, I was in high school and college, driving my 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado bought from Bill Dripps.
Playing pinball at Shorty's Cafe, next to the movie theater!
Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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