winchester hockey

this photo is from the annual dartmouth princeton hockey game, which i think is still always played at dartmouth. after dartmouth scores the first goal, everyone throws tennis balls at the princeton goalie and on to the ice. it lasts for like a minute. it's bonkers. you've never seen so many tennis balls.

in other news...

Winchester 2, Central Catholic 1 - The Sachems, who needed an overtime win in the play-in round to get to the final eight, advanced to the crossover round with a hard-earned victory yesterday at Tsongas Arena

"Hopefully next year when the rankings come out, the Middlesex League favorite will be at second or third, where it belongs," said coach John Messuri. "Instead of eighth, ninth, or 10th all the time."

The Sachems, runners-up in the Middlesex League and the last team on the board in the Super 8 tournament selection, have a chance to come full circle by playing Burlington, the league champion, in the semifinals.

Winchester scored just 1:59 in when Peter Troiano's top-of-the-slot shot trickled through. But Central Catholic was unfazed, responding less than two minutes later on Cameron Fisichelli's slap shot.

But the Sachems had the final say, thanks to Kevin Carson, as the senior forced one home off T.J. Hickey's backhand pass with 5:41 to go in the middle frame.

The Dude: Is this a... what day is this? -The Big Lebowski

haha. so it's daylight savings, but wait, what day is it? jk. it's sunday.

well, im glad i went to sleep an hour earlier than normal last night. it worked out really well, because daylight was saved, overnight! can you believe it?

big tings. yesterday was pretty cool. today should be pretty cool as well, as it looks like it's gonna be 58 degrees and sunny. woohoo!

yeahhhh. so yesterday i played basketball outside, which was fantastic. played some kid in 1 on 1. dunked a couple times. got a little more inspired to get back in shape. then kate and i went over to rob's house for dinner.

dinner was excellent. we grilled! yummmmmm, peppers and onions and seafood and local bread. fannnntastic.

clearly you can tell im also amped because boston college won their final regular season game of the 2008-2009 campaign, beating nc state on tyrese rice's senior day. rakim sanders hit a buzzer beater to put bc ahead by 1. what a game! i only had four heart attacks, which is three less than the last time bc played georgia tech, so that's an improvement.

also, there was a celtics game friday night. celtics crushed the cavs. hey cavs, why dont you try not wearing those throwback jerseys every game. they make you look silly. especially when you miss a dunk. (ohhhhhh!!!!11!!)

so yeah. today id like to go to a diner with paul, depending on if he gets back to me in time. diners rule. then theres a celtics magic game at 1, which i will watch.

yup. sunshine and sports. and theres a world baseball classic. it is during this event that i am reminded that chinese taipei is taiwan.

aright, cya. --d