A Quiet Working Sunday

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Staying at home today to catch up on some overdue work was the right choice after a busy week.

Thus, I toiled most of the day breaking

down the Varese Skorpions video of

their Legnano Frogs game last weekend

The Skorpions (5-0) have their biggest IFL game yet when they square off at home against the Ancona Dolphins (5-0) next Sunday.

Speaking of Italy's DI Conference, there were two IFL games played today.

The Parma Panthers cruised to an

easy win over the Torino Giaguari

In a mild upset the Lazio Marines

eked out a victory over the Legnano Frogs

Italian Football League Standings

1T. Ancona Dolphins 5-0

Varese Skorpions 5-0

3. Firenze Guelfi 4-1

4. Parma Panthers 3-2

5T. Lazio Marines 2-4

Legnano Frogs 2-4

Milano Rhinos 2-4

Torino Giaguari 2-4

9. Bologna Warriors 0-6

Italian Football League Schdule

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Firenze Guelfi (4-1) at Milano Rhinos (2-4)

Legnano Frogs (2-4) at Parma Panthers (3-2)

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Ancona Dolphins (5-0) at Varese Skorpions (5-0)

Torino Giaguari (2-4) at Lazio Marines (2-4)

BYE: Bologna Warriors (0-6)

It was nice to see the Italian DIII, 9FL

Varese Gorillas win their first game

of the year over the Ciriè Blitz

Spain's Serie B played their four Quarterfinal Playoff games today.

The scores surprised me

Seeing our Guadalajara Stings (5-2) get boat raced 47-0 by the Valencia Giants (6-1) shocked me.

The Valencia Firebats (5-2) edging the previously undefeated Fuengirola Potros (6-1), 29-22 was not too hard to envision.

The Telde Canes (2-5) getting rocked 62-0 by the Terrassa Reds (7-0) was foreseeable.

Finally, I thought that the Pinto Goldbats (6-1) would have a much easier time of it with the Mairena Blue Devils (3-4) than their 24-21 score indicated.

So, the Spanish Serie B Semifinalists are the Terrassa Reds (7-0), the Pinto Goldbats (6-1), the Valencia Giants (6-1) and the Valencia Firebats (5-2).

At this point, I do not know what the exact match-ups will be in the Spanish Serie B Semifinals or when they'll be played.

The current Polish DI standings

The Kings are on top and the Lowlanders are in the cellar. Seems fitting, no?

California Lutheran Kingsmen

2024 NCAA DIII Men's Volleyball Champions

CLU is our only Ventura County university with an athletic program. Today, in Dubuque, Iowa, the Kingsmen (26-5) swept New York's Vassar College Brewers (25-8), 3-0, to win CLU's second NCAA DIII Championship of the 2023-24 academic year.

Last December, the CLU Regals won the Women's 2023 NCAA DIII Soccer crown in Virginia against Washington University of St. Louis, 1-0.

Congratulations CLU!

Mary's VCYTC JV Finals, the NFL Draft's Final Day and More Global Football Graphics

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Today was an absolutely gorgeous day for a track meet, so we attended one at Newbury Park H.S.

See what I mean about the weather

MUCH better than the weather

at this meet in Alaska this week

Agreed?

Mary's Cosmos team was

competing today in . . .

 . . . the VCYTC's Junior Varsity Finals

Mary would be competing in three events at these Finals, the Long Jump and the 100 and 200 Meters Dashes.

It would be a less stressful day for us all as Jacob would not be competing today. He has instead qualified for five events at next Saturday's VCYTC Varsity Finals to be held at Camarillo H.S.

Laurie on her throne at the meet

Jacob was there to fully support both

Mary and all of his Cosmos mates

running and jumping today

Mary just had to have a pink

Meet T-shirt, so I got her one

Paisley, Mary and Savanah

Mary really loves the social aspects of the sport of Track and Field.

Stretching before the Long Jump

While Mary was warming-up, I turned to watch a heat of the Boys 8 and under, 4 x 100 Meters Relay.

To my absolute horror . . .

. . . I was about to witness what

appeared to be a BRUTAL stabbing!

Oh, no, it was just a new, hi-tech

baton passing technique in action

Back to the Long Jump . . .

She's OFF!

Getting her speed up to snuff

Good airtime, GREATER shadow

The hair flying as . . .

. . . she stuck her landing

A slow start in the 100 Meters Dash . . .

. . . but a strong finish

Good looking form at the start

of Mary's 200 Meters Dash

Hugging the curve . . .

. . . and heading into the straightaway

When this race ended, so did Mary's 2024 track season, her second year as a member of the Camarillo Cosmos track program.

As I write this, no results have been posted yet on the VCYTC website but I do know that she had fun today and had a big smile after final race of the season.

Thankfully, she has had a positive experience with the Cosmos thanks to caring coaches and the support of family and friends.

After the meet Mary attended a school

friend's birthday party held at the 

Thousand Oaks Sky Zone Trampoline Park 

She has always been known as a messy cupcake eater.

The Los Angeles Rams still had to

navigate Rounds 4-7 of the NFL Draft today

These were the Rams' picks on the final day of the Draft.

The 154th selection aided the Defense . . .

. . . so did the Rams' first 6th round pick

He kicked a 61 yard Field Goal

for Stanford last season

Kicking was a negative issue in the 2023 Rams season. Good pick at #209.

Another weapon for QB Matthew

Stafford passes at #213

Some protection for Stafford too

with the 217th pick in the Draft

Another big body for the OL

with their final pick at #254

Ten new Rams in all added to the

Rams roster over the three days

and seven Rounds of the NFL Draft

Only time will tell how good these picks really were.

The Rams have a tough home

schedule  in 2024, these new players

need to help quickly

Now, how did the Huskies fare on

Day III of the Draft today?

A Linebacker to the Buffalo Bills

was the first of two 5th Rounders

A Washington Husky becomes

a Washington Commander

Finally, Tampa Bay opted

for this Husky TE 

Culp will feel at home as he is now the sixth ex-Husky of the current Buccaneers roster.

Overall, ten Washington Huskies were selected in this year's 257 player Draft. The ten included three in the First Round, two in the Second, two in the Third, two in the Fifth and one in the Seventh.

The record for most Huskies picked in an NFL Draft is 11. It has happened twice, first in 1983 and again in 1992.

Still, this year's bumper crop of ten picks is an amazing number. It is tied for the third most in Husky history with the ten Dawgs drafted in 1998.

Moving on . . .

Sign of the Apocalypse . . .

Time for some more EuroBall graphics . . .

Belgium experiencing a potentially

explosive Shotguns vs. Nitros game

Austrian game with BIG mascots

Rangers and Vikings in Austria?

This should be a corker in France

A good one in the South of France

Sweden's Griffins' logo and the

AIK crest are both good ones

Also in Sweden, the same applies

to these two logos

The Norway based Vikings compete in

the more rugged Swedish Conference

Colorful Battle in Poland

Mild weather in Italy for this

weekend's two IFL games

EXCELLENT!

This graphic is for the Italian DII game on Sunday between the home team Cernusco Daemons and the Busto Arsizio Blue Storms.

Equally EXCELLENT!

This one fired me up for Sunday's DII 9FL contest that sees the Palermo Eagles United at home against the Crotone Achei.

Finally . . .

I wish that I could have

been there for this

It's a real photo, right?

Another GREAT day to

live in Ventura County!