State "B" Boys Basketball Champions

Something like winning a state basketball game is a pretty big deal in a small town like WR. Everyone is talking about it, the players are the hot topic any door you walk through. It's just a big deal. I mean almost the whole community travels to all of their games and if they don't they listen on the radio. Same thing for state the everyone goes and if you don't you'll most likely be found watching it at home. Saying WR has school spirit is a bit of an understatement. I mean it's not just the kids at school, not just the parents, its the town. It's almost like a holiday, it just brings people who usually wouldn't be together, well... together. For 3 days we all pack into the gym, cheer as loud as we can, in return the boys work as hard as they can. It seems to be working I mean we won, and not to mention almost 7 years in a row we have returned to state. We may not have won every year. But how many schools can say that for almost 7 years in a row they have gone to the class "B" state tournament. I say almost 7 because i'm not sure it it is 7, its just what I hear everyone else says... So i'm pretty sure im right on that one. But anyway, it's just something we're used to. I mean to have a hotel room for it you have to book it months in advance. Some people book it right when they check out almost a year ahead. But you see, we are used to it, we just expect to go every year. There isn't really a question about it. I mean our boys have talent, they're ranked #1 seed in almost their entire season. It's not hard to guess if we'll go to state or not.

I guess it all leads up to how they play the night of the game. And the Boys Basketball team is something WR is proud of, I go out of town for things, doctors, family, etc. and One lady asked "Your from that town where all those good athletes come from, right?" I mean with questions like that it's hard not to be proud.

All in all it's just all around fun to support the team. I mean traveling to see them play, cheering as loud as you can, and getting bragging rights because you go to school with them. It's nice being able to have something to be proud of as a town. It's kind of nice to see, I mean having one team, a bunch of high school boys, bring an entire town together for a season. I guess that's just another perk to appreciate. I think even if they didn't go to state we'd still be proud of them. Even if they weren't #1 seed. It's the fact that any sport can bring the best(and sometimes the worst) out of a town. But I am proud to come from WR to. The kids are kids, yeah we have our smart mouths and rude attitudes. But when it comes down to it, you'd be suprised at how some kids conduct themselves when visiting other town for events. We always get comments on how good the kids act, weather it be BB, VB, FB, track, etc. And it's always an easy crowd. It's one of the little things people like about WR. You see, as great as all this is. I wouldn't trade it for the entire world. Because for a split second, you can actually see an entire school, town, community be happy together.

So, for what it's worth it was a pretty fun weekend. And an even better season, now we're off to run track and start all over.