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| Last home game as a Wildcat |
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| Riverside Tourny |
Well back to KK. I wish I could have seen more games this
year. But looking back I am pretty proud of the number I did see. I made it to
a day at the tournament in Riverside, a day at the tournament in San Diego, was
present for Senior day and the semifinal game of CIF. Maybe another tournament or two.
Earlier in the season I asked KK if I could make it to one
league game which game it would be. I assumed she would be choosing between the
rivalry game against RHS (where Brooke & I went to school) or senior
day. She decided on Senior Day as the one
league game I would see. Sadly it was against a very very bad team in the
league- in all honesty I do not even remember who they played. But senior day is always fun- it is the last
time you will ever play in your home pool.
In order to be available for Senior day I took that Tuesday
off work- I figured since I am going up to Redlands might as well make the most
of it and boy did I. Mom also took the
day off work. I would get grandpa in San
Diego at 8:00 am and we would start the day. Once in Redlands mom and I signed a contract for the preferred hotel for
my wedding, went to the church and turned in a bunch of paper work, meet with a
photographer, looked at a place or two for a rehearsal dinner. Then after KK’s game we would meet with the
wedding coordinator and event planner both of which were amazing. We managed to plan out basically the entire
reception from the dance floor location to the table wear. Very productive day.
The most important part of the whole day was being at KK’s
game. It was weird to think that my
little sister was a senior. Her school
held senior day much like we did. I
guess she filled out a questionnaire so that her coach had a place to start
with talking about her. While he is talking
my parents gave KK some flowers. Her team signed a polo ball for her that is
in a nice case. I was impressed what a
great gift! He did a great job talking about what KK had meant to the program,
some of the awards she had received, the school records, a few of his lasting
memories, and then a few things from her sheet. Like the most embarrassing
moment. That is when she was trying to
get everyone going during Brooke & I
CIF final game- she was leading a cheer and spelled Redlands wrong. To
give her some credit she was really little at that time. I don’t think she was
older than 8. During the time her coach was talking about her grandpa got
dragged up & then so did I. My attempt to say I was the camera woman did not
work to well. So Mom, Dad, Grandpa & I all stood with KK!
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| SD Touny |
Ater league ends you head into the CIF Playoffs. This is the stressful time cause it is win or
go home. I was unable to make it to KK’s 1st round or 2nd
round games. But the semifinal I was not going to miss. I managed to get out of
work early. Get my brother; pick up my grandpa and hall butt the 120 miles
through orange county traffic. I am sure
I aged 10 years with my driving and freaking out about getting to the
school on time. But we parked and the game had
just begun. Very quickly the other team got out a head. The bleeding did not stop right away. The other
team always knew ere KK was. Many times having her double teamed. I think
finally in the 3rd quarter we got on the board. We managed to score
a few more times. KK played a great game
defensively and offensively. It reminded me much of Brooke in her CIF finals
game. Just only so much she could do and
hard to beat two defenders every play.
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| CIF Semi Final Game |
After the game she did not seem super upset- but you could
tell she realized it was over. Her high school polo days were behind her. As Sean went to give her a hug the teams
other coach stopped her. From what I was
told later he basically told her she was the best player in the division. That there game plan revolved around stopping her! That
she has had a remarkable high school career. Wished her the best of luck in college. If there is a way to have it end with a loss- you at least want a compliment. That coach had some class. That team would go on two days later to win the title- beating the other team by a few goals. It was never even a game!
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| Riverside Tourny |
I might not have seen every game but I saw a good amount of
games. I saw the big stuff. I am so
proud of you KK. I look forward to watching
the next four years. And I am willing to
part with my red and black once in a while for LMU Lions apparel! Plus by then
I will be even better with my camera and take hundreds of more pictures of you!
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