Tuesday, April 14, 2009

There's No Routine

Pat Smith and the Gryphon baseball team are getting a taste of what Winter sports teams go through every year when the Christmas break rolls around.

These last two weeks have been routine killers for a coach who wants to see a good practice and a game. Then turn it around and do it all over again. I know last week Pat let the baseball team go to the beach or where ever they wanted after the game on Saturday against Conley and did not practice again until Wednesday.

Then Friday and Saturday played three games. Now no game until Thursday. The Gryphons travel to Fike for the first place battle Thursday night and then get back to a normal life with two games on Tuesday and Thursday of next week.

Will Johnson the middle son of Wanda and Don Johnson is putting a senior season together that will make the whole family proud, even "Baseball"Britt and little brother Grant.

Will a former Gryphon shortstop is batting 342 with three home runs in his finest season for Barton. There was a streak at one point where Will had eight straight hits.

Former Nash Central baseball player Xavier Macklin continues to star as a freshman for NC A&T. This past weekend the X-Man" had two games in a row with five rbi's. Right now he is hitting 351 five home runs and 25 rbi's. I think he is a lock for Rookie of the year in the MEAC conference.

Pro Hockey starts the long road to the Stanley Cup Wednesday. The Hurricanes start at New Jersey the same team they beat in the first round of the 2006 Stanley Cup year.

What in the world is up with Lebron James?His side show at basketball games got started when he would throw the white dust up into the air at the start of games. Now he's flexing his muscles and beating his chest. OH no this isn't the start of another Terrell Owens is it.? LeBron is doing a whole lot of show boating for a man who has not won a championship yet.

I would rather see a quiet assassin over a loud mouth TO.