Friday, February 29, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Pendleton
(Above is a game we played in early February against another state team---JFK high school)
Nothing beats basketball in February & March. We have had 2 weeks of intense & amazing basketball that was playing & now we head to the state tournament in Pendleton, Oregon. There is not much in Pendleton. Only two things happen each year there....the Pendleton round-up & the state tournament. That however, is the cool thing. The entire community gets involved in the tournament. The town opens its doors & brings in hundreds of people for a week of intense, non-stop basketball.
We leave tomorrow afternoon & play on Thursday at 1:30. This is an excerpt from oregonprepsports.net:
QUARTERFINALS
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Western Mennonite vs. DeLaSalle - Thursday at 1:30 pm
A- Western Mennonite TRC #1 (21-7, 13-3)
With Coach Gary Hull earning his 400th career victory, the Pioneers return to Pendleton for the third straight year, planning for a better finish than last season’s 4th place trophy. In 2007, Western Mennonite came to town with a #1 ranking and undefeated record against 2A opponents. But in the opening quarterfinal game, Bonanza’s Daniel Clark hit a fade-away basket as time expired to beat the Pioneers, 49-47. Behind the play of 2007 2A POY Mike Woodard, Western Mennonite won the next three games to take the 4th place trophy. Woodard is now gone and playing at Multnomah Bible College in Portland. But coach Hull’s team simply reloaded and battled to a 13-3 record in the rugged TRC, finishing a game behind 1st place Kennedy. The Pioneer’s knocked off the Trojans, 59-45, in the TRC seeding finale to claim the TRC #1 berth. After a first round win over Chiloquin, Western Mennonite is back in the hunt, this time hoping to move to the right side of the bracket on opening day.
The Pioneers return three starters from last year’s 4th place team: senior Daniel Martin, junior Geoffrey Martin and junior Lewis Menges. Both Martin brothers were also on the 2006 team that finished 5th at Pendleton. But the story for 2008 is the play of freshman phenomenon Pierre Zook, who will make his debut on the Convention Center hardcourt to open the boys’ tournament.
B- DeLaSalle North Catholic NWL #2 (20-7, 11-3)
The Knights are making their first Pendleton appearance since the school opened with 71 9th graders in 2001. First year coach Forbes Lapp, a veteran coach from Washington, guided his young team to a solid 2nd place finish in the Northwest League and a first round win over visiting Central Linn. For his effort, Coach Lapp was honored by his peers as the NWL COY for 2008. DeLaSalle did not play Western Mennonite this season, but the Knights did beat Kennedy, 55-53, in the Kennedy Classic holiday tournament.
DeLaSalle is led by junior southpaw Donta Harris, named the NWL POY for 2008. Harris gets some inside help from sophomore post Robert Auger (NWL 2nd team), sophomore Royshad Curry (NWL HM) and junior Terence Kendrick (NWL HM). None of these young Knights have played at Pendleton before; but 2008 is a year of many firsts for DeLaSalle North Catholic.
*****************************************************************If you want to keep up with us, you can check out oregonprepsports.net daily for recap of games, or check the statesman journal daily, or listen to the games live. You can print out a bracket to find the times of each game at osaa.org (just remember, we are the 2A tournament) & then go to http://osaa.org/media/radionetwork/default.asp & find Western Mennonites game. It will open up Windows Media Player & you can listen live to all the games. I, of course, will be courtside enjoying every minute of this week/weekend! This will be the first year there with my wife as well. Hopefully we will return & we will be state champs!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
A Relaxing Presidents Day
Sara had the day off, so we decided to work anyways. =) She brought work home & I went "to the office" & worked most of the day. At about 12, my mom & Kaenan dropped by to say hello. They stayed & talked for about an hour & a half which was a nice break to our day.
At 6 we had a youth staff meeting to plan Wednesday & then we came home to watch Prison Break. Sara & I got hooked on this show a couple years ago. I am SO frustrated right now with the show. Not only has this writer's strike ruined most prime time TV for the past 3 months by them showing nothing but re-runs, but when they start ruining already running shows, that's when I get mad! Prison Break had it's show Finale last night due to the writer's strike. it was supposed to air 9 more episodes & conclude everything, but instead they ended early due to necessity. It ended with MANY story lines unfinished & open. I am so torked because there is not enough information to make another season. If they do it would be dragged out WAY to long & be retarded. So what am I left with? Watching a show for 4 years to have it end with incompletion. Characters I got wrapped up into & a story line I started to follow week after week ended abruptly. I feel cheated. It was like watching a 24 but having it end mid-season. They have cliff hangers each week. That is how this felt. & then Fox announces afterwards that the show is over! HOW RETARDED!
Ok now that I'm done ranting. =) Today is a pretty chill day...Just work, then practice, then relaxing.
Saturday's Basketball
Western Mennonite and Kennedy played a tough game for #1 and #2 seed. WM was up by 10 at the half, 30-20. In the 2nd half Western held on for a while, but Kennedy fought back and got within one point 42-41 in the 4th. But freshman Pierre Zook hit two key 3 pointers that completely turned the momentum back in WM's favor, going up 50 -41. WM was able to then hold on to win it 59-45. Congrats to both teams for an exciting game. To Kennedy for winning the league title. And of course to WM for capturing the #1 seed tonight. Best wishes to both teams next week as you represent the Tri-river in the first round of the state playoffs. Both teams will host.
WM: L. Menges 11, D. Martin 12, G. Martin 5, L. Burkey 2, T. Branch 17, P. Zook 12
Kennedy: D. Barth 8, J. Garza 3, J. Lundquist 6, G. Wavra 8, K. Berning 8, N. Cunningham 10, T. Day 2
We now play Chiloquin on Saturday at our gym after wrapping up the #1 seed. With a win Saturday, we're off to Pendleton for the state tournament!
WM: L. Menges 11, D. Martin 12, G. Martin 5, L. Burkey 2, T. Branch 17, P. Zook 12
Kennedy: D. Barth 8, J. Garza 3, J. Lundquist 6, G. Wavra 8, K. Berning 8, N. Cunningham 10, T. Day 2
We now play Chiloquin on Saturday at our gym after wrapping up the #1 seed. With a win Saturday, we're off to Pendleton for the state tournament!
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Heart Stopping
Things are heating up in Basketball. We have been playing well & last night was no exception. Last night we played Salem Academy in what was an incredible game. It ended up going to overtime & us hitting a shot at the buzzer to win it! Here's the breakdown from the www.oregonHHSN.com:
All I can say is WOW!!! What an incredible game! We figured it would be a barn-burner - and it was indeed.
Both teams came to play. Both teams played with incredible heart. Both teams left it all on the court. It was absolutely awesome high school basketball.
Lewis Menges led the Pioneers with 7 points in the first quarter, with Taylor Branch adding 5 points. Nick Souza had 4 points and Calvin Molan had 5 to lead the Crusaders. Daniel Martin was quiet in the first quarter, and sat down with :44 with his 2nd foul. 1st quarter score - WM 14 - 10.
2nd quarter WM came out hard continuing to play well, with Pierre Zook scoring 6 points to lead the Pioneers, outscoring SAC 10-7 to go up 24-17 at halftime. Zook sat down with his 3rd foul with 1:45 left in the quarter.
Third quarter saw the crusaders come storming back, led by Calvin Molan with 9 points in the quarter. WM was up 36 - 33 very late in the quarter, but Daniel Martin fouled Molan with 0.5 seconds on a half-court desperation shot, sending Molan to the free throw line where he hit all 3 to tie up the ball game.
In the final quarter, Salem Academy came out and took the lead, playing well and hitting their shots. They went up by as many as 5, but the Pioneers would not go away. Geoffrey Martin hit some bigs shots for the Pioneers, including 4-4 from the free throw line, and had 9 on the quarter. Nick Souza led the Crusaders with 6 in the quarter. WM had the ball with the ball tied at 54 with :45 seconds and held it for the final shot ... but Zook's shot was blocked by Michale May to send it into overtime.
Overtime was incredible, with SAC going up, then WM tied it, then Zook hit a 3 pointer for the Pioneers to go up 59-56. SAC fouls Zook, he missed the front end of a 1-on-one - and SAC scored on the other end to bring it within one. Zook gets fouled again, and again misses the front end of the one-on-one. Calvin Molan goes in and forces a shot in the lane - missed the shot but got fouled with 6.2 seconds. Molan makes both free throws to put SAC up by 1 60-59. WM inbounds and gets it to the half-court at 3.2 seconds and calls a timeout. On the inbound, G. Martin finds Daniel Martin and he scores the game winner with about 1 second left and it was over.
Like I said, an incredible game!! It truly was the most exciting game I have watched all year.
Congratulations to both teams for such an incredible game. My hats off to coach Potloff and the Salem Academy players - I know it is very difficult to lose a close game like that when you play your hearts out.
Congrats to WM for the win and for playing your hearts out as well.
Scoring Stats:
WM
L. Menges 9
D. Martin 10
G. Martin 11
T. Branch 11
P. Zook 16
B. Graber 4
Salem Academy
T. Montgomery 3
M. May 7
G. Skoog 6
N. Souza 18
C. Molan 20
C. Osbourne 4
J. Lane 4
Western Mennonite will play Kennedy for the #1 and #2 seed on Saturday.
What a great game! That is why I coach! There is nothing better then the dog pile the ensued after we won!
On another note, church has been going amazing! We spent last weekend up at Tilikum with our pastors & youth staff. It was an awesome time of getting in the word & praying for each other as well as planning out our mission & focus for the youth. It was an awesome time which led into Sunday where I led worship. God has been speaking & moving in our church so greatly & we are all so excited as leaders to see where it will go! It's going to be an exciting year...
Work has been going well. I'm looking to land a few clients this week. Just a little plug, I'm working for myself now. I'm marketing for 4 other web design companies with each offering something different. Websites through me now start as low as $200 for basic & goes up to full custom websites. I'm excited what God is going to do through this business opportunity now. If you know of anyone who needs a website, send them my way! I can use all the business I can get & trust me, if you know someone in business, chances are they need to speak with me! =) At this point in the world, if you don't have a website, your way behind the trend & your business is probably suffering.
Today is a pretty relaxing day. We are taking the day off of basketball to give the guys a rest, so Sara & I are having dinner with Justin & Melissa. I'm looking forward to a night that is going to be low key! Sara & I love basketball season, but by the end we are a little tired. =)
All I can say is WOW!!! What an incredible game! We figured it would be a barn-burner - and it was indeed.
Both teams came to play. Both teams played with incredible heart. Both teams left it all on the court. It was absolutely awesome high school basketball.
Lewis Menges led the Pioneers with 7 points in the first quarter, with Taylor Branch adding 5 points. Nick Souza had 4 points and Calvin Molan had 5 to lead the Crusaders. Daniel Martin was quiet in the first quarter, and sat down with :44 with his 2nd foul. 1st quarter score - WM 14 - 10.
2nd quarter WM came out hard continuing to play well, with Pierre Zook scoring 6 points to lead the Pioneers, outscoring SAC 10-7 to go up 24-17 at halftime. Zook sat down with his 3rd foul with 1:45 left in the quarter.
Third quarter saw the crusaders come storming back, led by Calvin Molan with 9 points in the quarter. WM was up 36 - 33 very late in the quarter, but Daniel Martin fouled Molan with 0.5 seconds on a half-court desperation shot, sending Molan to the free throw line where he hit all 3 to tie up the ball game.
In the final quarter, Salem Academy came out and took the lead, playing well and hitting their shots. They went up by as many as 5, but the Pioneers would not go away. Geoffrey Martin hit some bigs shots for the Pioneers, including 4-4 from the free throw line, and had 9 on the quarter. Nick Souza led the Crusaders with 6 in the quarter. WM had the ball with the ball tied at 54 with :45 seconds and held it for the final shot ... but Zook's shot was blocked by Michale May to send it into overtime.
Overtime was incredible, with SAC going up, then WM tied it, then Zook hit a 3 pointer for the Pioneers to go up 59-56. SAC fouls Zook, he missed the front end of a 1-on-one - and SAC scored on the other end to bring it within one. Zook gets fouled again, and again misses the front end of the one-on-one. Calvin Molan goes in and forces a shot in the lane - missed the shot but got fouled with 6.2 seconds. Molan makes both free throws to put SAC up by 1 60-59. WM inbounds and gets it to the half-court at 3.2 seconds and calls a timeout. On the inbound, G. Martin finds Daniel Martin and he scores the game winner with about 1 second left and it was over.
Like I said, an incredible game!! It truly was the most exciting game I have watched all year.
Congratulations to both teams for such an incredible game. My hats off to coach Potloff and the Salem Academy players - I know it is very difficult to lose a close game like that when you play your hearts out.
Congrats to WM for the win and for playing your hearts out as well.
Scoring Stats:
WM
L. Menges 9
D. Martin 10
G. Martin 11
T. Branch 11
P. Zook 16
B. Graber 4
Salem Academy
T. Montgomery 3
M. May 7
G. Skoog 6
N. Souza 18
C. Molan 20
C. Osbourne 4
J. Lane 4
Western Mennonite will play Kennedy for the #1 and #2 seed on Saturday.
What a great game! That is why I coach! There is nothing better then the dog pile the ensued after we won!
On another note, church has been going amazing! We spent last weekend up at Tilikum with our pastors & youth staff. It was an awesome time of getting in the word & praying for each other as well as planning out our mission & focus for the youth. It was an awesome time which led into Sunday where I led worship. God has been speaking & moving in our church so greatly & we are all so excited as leaders to see where it will go! It's going to be an exciting year...
Work has been going well. I'm looking to land a few clients this week. Just a little plug, I'm working for myself now. I'm marketing for 4 other web design companies with each offering something different. Websites through me now start as low as $200 for basic & goes up to full custom websites. I'm excited what God is going to do through this business opportunity now. If you know of anyone who needs a website, send them my way! I can use all the business I can get & trust me, if you know someone in business, chances are they need to speak with me! =) At this point in the world, if you don't have a website, your way behind the trend & your business is probably suffering.
Today is a pretty relaxing day. We are taking the day off of basketball to give the guys a rest, so Sara & I are having dinner with Justin & Melissa. I'm looking forward to a night that is going to be low key! Sara & I love basketball season, but by the end we are a little tired. =)
Monday, February 4, 2008
Unexpected
What a SUPER BOWL! Who would have thought it would have turned out like that? I was rooting for the Giants all the way, but didn't really think they had a chance. What a game! That was by far one of the best Super Bowl games I have ever seen in my lifetime! it was back & forth & went down to the final play....
The commercials stormed back this year. They have been so-so the past few years, but they really brought their A-game this year I thought.
It was a fun & very relaxing weekend. Sara & I enjoyed pure relaxation....we didn't do much, which was very nice for a change.
This week brings a busy week. I lead worship this week & we have a church staff retreat, with 2 huge games sandwiched in the middle of all of that. Crazy times, but I love every minute of it!
The commercials stormed back this year. They have been so-so the past few years, but they really brought their A-game this year I thought.
It was a fun & very relaxing weekend. Sara & I enjoyed pure relaxation....we didn't do much, which was very nice for a change.
This week brings a busy week. I lead worship this week & we have a church staff retreat, with 2 huge games sandwiched in the middle of all of that. Crazy times, but I love every minute of it!
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