Sunday, November 24, 2024
It was good to have a quiet day after all of the hubbub of the last two weeks on the road.
Well, as quiet as could be when
this not so little imp of a grandson
had a sleepover with us on Saturday
He was great fun to be with as he instructed us on all things related to American football, the American Civil War and Marine Biology.
Our collective knowledge of these subjects continues to grow.
Great to see Coach Mike Moon's
Pacifica H.S. Tritons in another C.I.F.
Championship Game next weekend
It should be a good one as it's a rematch of their Marmonte League game on October 11th, when St. Bonaventure (9-4) edged out Pacifica (9-4) in a game played at Ventura College, 37-35.
In 2019, Pacifica enjoyed a 15-1 season while winning both the C.I.F.-Southern Section Division VI title and the California State 2A Championship.
Philadelphia Eagles at
Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night
It was not a pretty sight as the
Eagles (9-2) humbled the Rams (5-6)
certainly was a factor in the Rams' loss
have looked to the Eagles today
San Francisco 49er Hall-of-Famer
Defensive Tackle Leo Nomellini
I love his state-of-the-art helmet and single bar face mask.
He spent his entire NFL career, 1950-1963, with the 49ers.
Of interest is that although he played his high school football at Crane Tech in Chicago and his college ball at Minnesota, he was born in Italy's lovely city of Lucca in the Tuscany region.
Those were the days . . .
On Sunday, we received all of the
updates from the South American
football tournament that we attended
in Mendoza, Argentina last week
These were the results of the two
games that we attended on Tuesday
The Black Lions and Black Dragons
had to play on back-to-back nights
on Wednesday
Now it was the Nativos and Condores
who had the daunting chore of
back-to-back games on Thursday
After three days of play, the final Group standings were set.
GROUP A
1. Chile Nativos 2-0
2. Argentina Team Sudaca 1-1
3. Peru Black Lions 0-2
GROUP B
1. Costa Rica Sharks 2-0
2T. Argentina Mendoza Condores 0-1-1
2T. Paraguay Black Dragons 0-1-1
There were no games on Friday night leading to the Championship Game on Saturday between the two winners of Group play.
Costa Rica Sharks (2-0 in Group B)
vs.
Chile Nativos (2-0 in Group A)
at
Polideportivo Padre Jorge Contreras
Don't you just love the name of that stadium?
No Contest
The Costa Rica Sharks World Tour
continued in dominating fashion in
outscoring their three opponents 112-6!
Look closely to the upper left
between #3 and #57
There you can spot our luxury sky box with Koreen, Brian, Laurie and I rehashing the Sharks' opening night win over the Black Dragons on Tuesday night.
In the final analysis, one thing must be said about the players on these six teams representing five different countries that met in Mendoza last week . . .
THEY ALL PLAYED FOR
THE LOVE OF THE GAME!
I'll be heading to Gijón to help coach
the Mariners in about five weeks
I've only visited 11 of these 16 great Spanish cities. I guess I need to do a little traveling when time permits during our three months in Gijón.
By the way, my missing five cities are Las Palmas, Malaga, Valladolid, Vigo and Zaragoza.
Since Las Palmas is located on the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago located off the northwest coast of the African continent, I probably will not make it there but the other four are distinct possibilities.
News from the net . . .
I knew this already, but it
is a good yarn worth repeating
Actually, it is us and in recent
years I have started sharing
EXHIBIT A: Our shared Tomahawk mega-steak in Mendoza, Argentina's La Barra Parrilla last week.
Married life can change one's attitudes over time.
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