First Round Game

We were so excited to go to the first round of the tournament on Thursday night. Wayne and Daniel sat down in the seats close to the court, but Katy and I sat up in the crowd with the
F-HU group. Laura Beth has lost her two front teeth while we've been out for Spring Break (thanks in part to Carter), and I couldn't resist making her picture. We were surprised when they announced that Wayne would be shooting a granny shot while sitting in a recliner at a time-out. He got two shots, and if he made one of them, he would win a recliner. He came close on his second shot, but we don't have a new recliner. The kids all got a big kick out of his being out there shooting - some adults did, too. He's been getting lots of advice on how he should've done the shot. This game went well, and we won 73-59. Unfortunately, our game on Friday night went into double overtime, and we lost. One of our girls got her nose broken, and the officiating seemed to be different depending on the end of the floor the action was on. We were not very happy about the game or the outcome, but the Lady Lions have definitely made us proud this season. There are no seniors on the team, so we are looking forward to next season!!!

NAIA Banquet of Champions

One of the things we've come to look forward to doing over Spring Break is attending the NAIA Women's Basketball National Tournament in Jackson. F-HU's Lady Lions have been part of this tournament every year for the last several years. We have been very fortunate the last couple of years to be able to attend the tournament banquet on Tuesday night thanks to Katrina, one of the sponsors of the tournament. We went along with the Welches and Ryan. We enjoyed chicken, corn, green beans, potatoes, and key lime pie. The decorations were all leprechauns since the date was March 17. The teams are announced and then the All-American team is announced. Our own Jana Cross was named to the All-American team again this year. She's had to miss several games this year due to injuries, so we were thrilled that she made the All-American team, but imagine our excitement when she was named NAIA National Player of the Year. Katy was so excited - I think her face says it all. I can't think of anyone who is more deserving of such an honor!! We were sort of disappointed when Channel 7 or the newspaper didn't mention anything about her in the upcoming days, but Wayne mentioned this to Reggie, the sports man at the tournament, and on Friday night, he did a spot with Jana. There was also this article in the Jackson Sun.