Crime Stoppers

Well, things have been quiet on the blog lately. I just spoke with Boner and they were leaving Cece's Dad's house on their way to the Grand Canyon. Pretty crazy. Sounds like you guys had a good time at the send off party.

I figured I needed to share my experience on Thursday night. Being a small school, the teachers are required to work at the extra-curricular events, e.g. basketball games, track meets, etc. Well, Thursday night I was selling tickets to the girls basketball game. Typcially, these are fairly uneventful events. Well, just after the third quarter started, three students from the other school come through the door. They stop at the table where I was sitting and ask if they still had to pay to get into the game. For the record, it's $2 for students. I said, yes, up until the 4th quarter you have to pay. I don't necessarily agree with this, but the rules are the rules. Anyway, they are obviously disgusted and say that they don't have the money. So I said, well, just sit over there until the 4th quarter. Now, during this exchange I also noticed that they hadn't been drinking coke, both by the smell and the way they were acting. So, they turn to leave and of course make a scene as they go out the front door.

About 5-7 minutes go by, when one of the guys comes back through the door pulling out his $2 ready to pay to go in. I ask about his buddies and he says he doen't know what they are doing. Figuring they are up to no good, I keep an eye down the side hallway, when sure enough here they come. They had snuck in through side door and were coming in through a side entrance. I couldn't get up to stop them because I was the only one at the table with a couple hundred bucks right there. So I finally get the Athletic Director and notify him of what happened. So we go in the gym and find the guys. By this point, the local police officer who is at the game is also involved. So they take them out of the gym and to the front of the school and right away he can tell they had been drinking. Well, of course now the kids are pleading there case, saying here's my $2, can I just pay to get in. Too late my friend, the cop gets his breathalizer and two of them blew a 0.08. So to end this story, they were issued citations and there parents were called to come get them from close to an hour away.

I feel like I did the right thing, but I hate having to do stuff like that. The crazy thing is, if they had snuck in from the beginning, I might not have said anything, but the fact that I had talked with them and told them they had to pay kind of tee'd me off.

My basketball team is having a rough season. We are now 2-11. We had a 3 point lead in the 4th quarter last night and couldn't hold on. I had a guy who didn't get in the game, which I feel horrible about. It's tough at the freshman level to balance trying to win and getting everyone some playing time. This is even a tougher situation because the student is from Germany (foreign exchange student) and had never played organize basketball before. I feel for him, but he just doesn't know what to do when he gets out there. Still, this group of guys has been fun to work with. They are respectful and fun to be around. Ultimately, that is the fun part.

Well, sounds like everyone is doing well. I'll be glad win Feb. is over and I can start thinking about Spring.