G-Ball & B-ball

Whew - it's been a busy month with Keaton playing both golf AND basketball. He played in both JV and varsity matches with the Trojans (his school). It was an up-and-down season with great games and not-so-great games. But, isn't that how golf is? (I would have been THRILLED to have some of the scores that Keaton thought were awful.) They had quite a few matches during the day, so Keaton missed a few days of school. We had to have Keaton gracefully decline a few matches because we just weren't going to let him miss any more school. Thanks to those darn girls forcing seasons to switch, most of the time the guys could only get out on the courses during the day. The first two weeks were canceled due to snow (This is Michigan - why would anyone in their right mind schedule golf tourneys in the middle of March? The boys couldn't play unless they shoveled paths on the course.).

Keaton is also playing AAU basketball in Allegan with a new team. The guys on the team are all from area schools and are a really good group of kids. They lost most of their games in the first couple of weeks, but still had fun. They've really bonded and are doing great - making it in the Elite 8 their past two tourneys. Keaton LOVES playing basketball again and it's so nice to see him smile and laugh again after such a disappointing season here in Plainwell. It's nice to see him on a team where every player is unselfish and positive. He loves his coaches so much that he wants to move to Allegan and go to school there. Matt's been looking for houses (and the coach and parents on the team). We'll see how things go. They have to convince me to move - I'd be an extra 15 min. from my beloved Wal-Mart.