Tues.-Sun., June 16-21, 2026
First and foremost to the good men out there . . .
INDEED!
Mary getting in the football mood this
week with this retro Big Bear H.S. Passing
Tournament t-shirt from 40 years ago
I attended another Camarillo H.S.
Frosh football practice
Absolutely!
Jacob in a stance closest to us
with a haircut at long last
Get-off and Change of Direction Drill
He is wiry but quick compared to the other linemen.
Blocking Drill . . .
. . . Punch . . .
. . . and Finish
He needs to improve driving
THROUGH initial contact
Jacob now at Defensive End on
the far side of this formation
Now he's lined up at Running Back
Jacob Running the Rock
Defensive Pursuit Drill
with Jacob at Defensive End
Same Drill with Jacob at Strong
Safety lined up on the near hash mark
So ended another night of
Scorpions Frosh Practice
Post-practice meal at Toppers Pizza
I asked Jacob about the various positions he played tonight and his response was that he wanted the coaches to see him in all of these spots so that during the season, if injuries happen, they can use him as an emergency player.
He just wants to be on the field somehow, someway.
Good thinking young man.
The City of Camarillo finished
repaving our street, it took
three days
On Wednesday night, Laurie and I took our longtime friend, Debi Murphy, out to dinner to celebrate her birthday at Camarillo's best Italian restaurant, Chianti Trattoria and Pizzeria.
I ordered one of their specials
A FANTASTIC Tomahawk
Pork Chop in an AMAZING
Barolo wine reduction sauce
I impressed even myself by eating the whole tender, juicy thing.
On Friday we met the Sabolićs at, where else, Rolling Pin Donuts in Camarillo after their semi-successful raid of the local Outlet Mall.
Here Paul and Joanne are
scouring their various phone
apps to see if I can be allowed
to eat a second donut
All their apps said a resounding, "YES!"
The cronut I asked for paired well with my original chocolate crumb donut.
Part of the reason that we met was Paul's more than generous donation to Jacob's efforts in the selling of the highly sought after Scorpion Card which includes a free donut at Rolling Pin if you spend $10 which is about two of their quality donuts.
The offer, with the Scorpion Card, is good until June 2027.
Their generosity still not finished, the Sabolics also gave Jacob an Eighth Grade graduation card that included a donation to his "I Want to Buy an American Civil Replica, Working Musket Fund." Now that he is finally old enough to fire a musket legally in their reenactments, Jacob is hoarding his money to buy his first weapon.
On Saturday, these two had
another Graduation Party
with just Family
Lots of Family
Joyful Foursome as always
Laurie's new cat, Gumball,
vegging out on Saturday night
On to news from the net . . .
Our Glorious Leader's
Reflecting Pool Project
is going as well as his many
other works in D.C.
Wanderlust Italian Style
Speaking of Italy . . .
Italian DI Semifinal Result
Firenze Guelfi (9-0) - 48
Ancona Dolphins (6-4) - 21
No surprise here.
Italian DI Semifinal Result
Parma Panthers (7-2) - 42
Torino Giaguari (6-4) - 35
A bit closer than most expected.
Italian Bowl XLV in Ferrara
on July 4th
This Italian Championship Game brings together the two best clubs of recent DI history in what should be another classic contest.
Parma has won seven Italian Bowls (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2023 and 2024) and have been on the losing side of four other Italian Bowls (2006, 2007, 2014 and 2015).
Firenze has played five Italian Bowls, winning 2022 and 2025 and losing in 2019, 2023 and 2025. With this upcoming Super Bowl, the Guelfi have now appeared in six of the past seven Italian Bowls.
On April 11th, in Florence, the Guelfi beat the Panthers handily, 49-27.
Italian DII Semifinal Result
Milano Seamen (7-2) - 29
Padova Saints (7-3) - 12
Are the Seaman going to return to DI in 2027?
Italian DII Semifinal Result
Trento Thunders (8-2) - 28
Monza Daemons (8-1) - 27
Silver Bowl XXXII in Ferrara
on July 4th
I like the Thunders to win this one.
Italian DIII
North Conference Championship Result
Cagliari Crusaders (8-0) - 24
Piacenza Wolverines (7-2) - 21
The Crusaders magical, gritty season continues.
While the North Conference title
is good, the National Crown is better
Italian DIII
South Conference Championship Result
Formigine Honey Badgers (8-0) - 21
Ravenna Chiefs (7-2) - 14
It was another highly competitive game.
While the South Conference title
is good, the National Crown is better
Nine Bowl XXVI in Ferrara
on July 5th
Italian DIII plays nine-man football.
Let's take a break to dream a bit . . .
I think that this is a positive sign
No wonder the bars in Spain
usually don't feel crowded
Fierce economic competition
I would guess
The end of the French football season . . .
French DII Champions
Amiens Spartans - 19
Nice Dauphins - 15
French DI Championship Poster
French DI Champions
Thonon-les-Bains Black Panthers (11-1) - 49
Cannes Iron Mask (11-1) - 46
The Black Panthers won their fourth straight French DI Championship and seventh overall in team history thanks to an amazing Fourth Quarter comeback.
Checking in on the weekend's American Football League of Football action . . .
AFLE Week 5 Result
Paris Lights (2-2) - 23
Alpine Rams (1-3) - 22
A close game between two evenly matched clubs.
AFLE Week 5 Result
Rhein Fire (3-1) - 45
Berlin Thunder (2-3) - 36
A tense battle in Germany to be sure.
AFLE Week 5 Result
Vienna Vikings (5-0) - 62
London Warriors (1-4) - 10
A not so close game between two unevenly matched clubs.
The Vienna Vikings are the
Class of the AFLE
Fullback Jim Taylor of the
Green Bay Packers
Those were the days.
Two games this weekend in European Football Alliance play . . .
EPA Week 6 Result
Nordic Storm (5-0) - 48
Paris Musketeers (3-2) - 16
The Nordic Storm are a force this season!
EPA Week 6 Result
Frankfurt Galaxy (2-3) - 31
Prague Lions (0-5) - 18
Despite all of these losses, Prague is still a BEAUTIFUL city, one of our favorites to be sure.
Ravens are still undefeated in the EPA
True
Socha Rhinos vs. Bogota Panthers
in Colombia
I always look forward to these dark Rhinos pre-game posters.
Dare we go back to Mendoza
again this coming Fall?
Memories of wonderful Malbec wines and a delicious Argentine Tomahawk Steak make a return attractive.
Finally . . .
They grow them BIG in
Riverside, California!
In 1964, as a Senior at St. Francis H.S., I was listed in the game program as the biggest Golden Knight on that year's C.I.F.-Southern Section "AAA" Championship team at a strapping 6'2" and 204 lbs.
The times they are a changing.
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