State Basketball

 I am horribly behind blogging, so for tonight, you get state basketball.  John had the honor of being selected to ref at the 2A State Tournament in Manhattan.  There is just something exciting about him reffing on the same floor we watch our beloved Wildcats play on.  He reffed a semi-final game on Friday night, and then the girls championship game on Saturday.  When you break it all down it really is pretty amazing.  There are over 2000 registered officials in the state of Kansas.  Of those, 168 are invited to ref at the various state sites.  84 are selected to work the first two days and 84 the last two.  A total of 42 have the privilege of working championship games (7 sites, 3 for the girls final and 3 for the boys final).  John was of the 21 out of 2000+ that worked a girls final.  Makes for one proud wife. 

Bramlage is not an easy place to get good pictures.  I was sitting pretty close, but the lighting was not great. 

Lilly stayed Thursday and Friday nights in Great Bend and then joined me for the final games.  I had to have a pic of the two of them outside the Wildcat Men's locker room.