This weekend was State Class B Boys Basketball Tournament. It is the hottest event in North Dakota. Really. Schools take spring break during it. The university gymnasium that it is played at is packed with spectators. It's broadcast on local TV all across the state. And who cares what shows are being preempted...it's Class B basketball for pete's sake!
With our state being so small in population, there is a pretty good chance that you'll know someone playing during the tournaments or know their parents or relatives or have driven through their hometown. And really you don't need to know someone to watch because invariably it will be excellent basketball.
But while visiting with my sister she offhandedly said, "Yeah, Anne is a cheerleader". I'm like really? Anne is my sister's granddaughter and my great niece and their team is in the state tourneys and undefeated! Now we absolutely had to watch.
And watch we did. And it was super basketball. And we saw Anne on tv. And yes their team took 1st place and were undefeated. And in addition to undefeated this year they had lost only 1 game in the last 50 games which includes this year and last year. Wow.
Yay Anne! And yay for your school's basketball team too!