. . . of lake effect snow off beautiful Lake Darling?

The supervisor loves to shovel snow – but that’s not the reason for this story . . .

While we have to recognize the demise of the Twinkie . . .

LET’S HAVE SOME FUN!

Our teams have been on the road now for a long, long time.  In lieu of any new coverage, we are delighted to present, courtesy of the staff photographer, THE VIEW FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COURT – his coverage of the girls’ basketball home opener against Little Falls:

[As you may recall, junior guard Karly Betterman.]

[Senior guard Jess Syvrud]

[Jess]

[Senior forward Dani Strater]

[Setting a play in the offensive zone.  Sarah Bruzek’s parents look on from the back row.]

[Karly, Amanda C (5), and the blue garbage can apply all out pressure.  Cardinals of the future occupy the first row, the Holm family the 4th.]

[Heard they were giving away free lutefisk bites . . .]

[Karly – good knee bend, good finger placement on the ball, probably went in.]

[Dani lays one . . . in?]

[Amanda C – as I recall, missed the 1st, made the 2nd.]

[Amanda C credits much of her success to occasionally grazing the scorer’s table for a little popcorn.]

[Ms. Betterman]

[Ms. Christianson.  Nicely done by the staff photographer – focused on Amanda to the exclusion of all around her!  😉 ]

[Ms. Strater]

[Kohler]

[The boys’ team provides a loyal fan base.]

[Junior Sarah Bruzek]

[Ooops, cut her dad’s head off!]

[Junior forward/center Amanda G.  Cardinal dad from days of yore lurks just inside the door.]

[Line change.]

[Ms. Syvrud, above and below.]

[Junior forward Emily and Dani]

[Sarah in the LT role.]

[Amanda G and Dani]

[Emily]

[Amanda G shows her baseline jumper.]

[Senior center Kalli]

[Junior guard Jaylen Rodel-Olson]

[Jaylen]

[Amanda C whips a cross-court pass.]

[Amanda C whips a cross-court pass.  (Didn’t I just say that?)]

[Amanda G calls for the ball in the post.]

[Amanda C takes it to the hole . . . as they say.]

[Junior forward Samantha Frederick]

[Jaylen inbounds to Karly.]

[Emily inbounds, Scatter!]

[Junior forward Alyssa Freiderich]

[Samantha, above and below.]

[Cardinal defenders are taught early on to ululate.]

[Sophomore guard Gretchen Revering – I have to ask the class, is she hockey player McKenzie’s sister?]

[Sophomore forward Halley Score (a great last name for a basketball player, eh?)]

[Gretchen.  My sister’s name is Gretchen.  We call her Toody.]

[Coaches Kohler and Engebretson]

[What the boys’ team was waiting for – THE KIDS replacing the kids.  Kohler’s 8th-grade daughter, Kendall, makes her varsity debut.]

[No doubt getting helpful pointers?]

[Remained calm despite the hubbub going on around her.  🙂 ]

[And Coach Hatlestad’s 8th-grade daughter, Macy, also made her varsity debut.]

[The next and future point guard?]

[Kendall on D.]

[Mom’s says playing time is dependent on our ability to get in your kitchen.]

[Macy on D.]

[Macy pointguarding.]

[Kendall, above and below, defending the point.]

And I believe “Tavelin’ Man” Rog has wrapped up his Sequoia trip:

[Crystal Cave]

[General Sherman.  I always wanted to have a sequoia named after me . . . well, maybe a hackberry.]

[Hart Trees]

[Moro Rock view]

[Sugar Bowl Grove]

[This is on the grid.  Do you know where?  😉 ]

Remember the uproarious laughter at the beginning?  It was a par-tay!

[Very good, Kathy!]

And here’s what they were laughing at:

[And Al says, Yesss!!!!  (I believe forwarded from an MPR site.)]