Twas a night of firsts for me.
After a day spent mowing lawn and knowing it would be a solo Friday-night experience for me with Bill fishing on the Coeur d'Alene River, I attended a lacrosse match.
It was my first lacrosse match ever.
Plus, it was the very first time I've watched a sporting event played on the new artificial turf at Barlow Stadium.
First comment: stunningly beautiful setting.
It was a perfectly comfortable evening weather-wise and an evening of accentuation.
Seems everything, especially color stands out more on that turf. And, the backdrop of the Pend Oreille River, the mountains and blue sky only enhanced the scene.
The stands were filling as I arrived at senior night for Sandpoint's girls lacrosse match against Richland, Wash.
Upon entering the venue, I knew very few people.
After all, lacrosse is a relatively new sport in Sandpoint and I'm working on nearly a generation's gap from the time I taught at Sandpoint High School.
Add to that a lot of new people in my hometown where I seldom go to town.
That said, I did see and visit with some longtime friends and families who had come to see their children or grandchildren or--in my case--their neighbor play.
My friend Tricia, mother of Terra, had told me about the match earlier in the week. She added that she would be refereeing.
And, so, I saw three quarters of the Bode family once Trent arrived and sat below me. Terra's sister Boston was home working on her mustang for the upcoming national competition.
I also enjoyed a few Sandpoint moments, one of which when Susan Drumheller walked by and announced to me that her husband, like my husband, was fishing the Coeur d'Alene today. She had known about Bill's plans.
I visited with Corky and David Sanborn. David's daughter was honored as a senior at last night's match. The father-son combo told me about their trucking company where David drives and Corky does the bookwork.
While sitting with the Puckett/Bond family, which included three generations last night, I visited with Kassidy who, like her older sister Sailor, has taken on the task of fostering kittens for the animal shelter.
She even had a cell phone photo, featuring her feline bottle-feeding project.
Bob Puckett, Sailor and Kassidy's grandfather, informed me that he had heard that entertainer Ozzy Osbourne has purchased land in Priest River.
At some time during the match, while Melissa Puckett Bond was telling me about the kitten fostering program, Terra scored a goal.
Hence, I learned quickly that it's important to keep a close watch on the the action in lacrosse, lest you miss exactly what you came to watch!
It takes a while for a newbie to figure out lacrosse, but even with for the ignorant like me, it's a fun game to watch.
As you'll see in the article by Daily Bee sports editor Dylan Greene, Sandpoint had a good night last night.
And, I had a good time getting acquainted with lacrosse and the beauty and fun of sitting back in the stands.
I think the future for the sport looks bright here, and the venue where it's played ain't bad at all.
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Sandpoint girls lacrosse team. |
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Dylan Greene |
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Kaylee Banks, No. 4, who has played some outstanding basketball ball for Willie's girls varsity, was one of three seniors honored last night. Her sister will be around as an SHS athlete for a while. |
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Tricia, Terra's mom, put in a mile or two running up and down the field as a referee. |
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Trent, Terra's dad, sat with me last night and also learned from the first time that he's on the cover of the electric cooperative magazine The Ruralite, thanks to his Northern Lights, Inc., lineman career. |
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That's Terra, No. 21. The SHS frosh player scored one of the seven goals for Sandpoint last night. |
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Corky and David Sanborn, proud grandfather and father of a lacrosse team senior. |
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Kassidy, the dedicated kitty feeder, shows her work in action. |
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