Bruises

SO, its been two weeks since I last blogged. Things have been crazy around here: divisional volleyball and football playoffs.
We have a few teams that can go deep into the post season and have a good shot at State championships, so that is pretty exciting.

The Yankees won the world series. This morning SportsCenter showed the parade at least 10 times. I wanted to puke. I’ve never been a fan of the Yankess, mostly because I hail from a strictly Minnesota Twins household, and I just don’t enjoy teams that use their money to buy championships. I’m a fan of hard work, not big bank accounts.

Hockey season is in full swing. I heart the Penguins, yes because of Crosby, but also because the young talent has so much promise. All of them still have room to improve after winning the Cup.
The Avalanche have come out of nowhere and sit atop the Northwest. My hometown team is at the bottom, where many think the Wild will finish. One team isn’t pulling away from their division quite yet. The Caps have a weak division but haven’t pulled away yet. I expect them to stay on top.
This year, it seems, that there are more players out with injuries. Malkin and Ovi being the two prominent figures in the stands this week. Every team is riddled by this and its only a month or so into the season. Whatever team can stay the healthiest for the longest will have a huge advantage.
You know its serious, though, when a hockey player sits out. Most play through the pain and deal with it. I know I have and many teams I’ve played on had countless injured skaters on the ice at a time. It’s part of the game.
Another part of the game that I forgot about was the random bruises that show up. I joined a women’s league in Missoula and playing four games in 40 hours was a great way to remind me to get in shape. The Halloween tournament was a great way to jump into the beginning of the season. Not to mention the fact that Monday morning I was walking around work like an 80-year old. I was in desperate need of a cane.
I’m just grateful I can still play hockey.
On Wednesday, we had our first regular-season game with our team. I woke up Thursday with a large bruise on my bicep and another on my forearm. Battle bruises? Yea, we’ll go with that.

But if you thought hockey was rough, check out this game.

Upcoming attractions:
-College hockey: Minnesota and Wisconsin play this weekend. Sasha is a badger and I’m a Gopher. We will see who is standing on Monday.
-football: Charlo and Polson enter the quarterfinals. Polson has home-field advantage against Belgrade while Charlo travels to Sheridan
-volleyball: Polson, Ronan, Mission and Charlo all have divisional play this weekend