Valentine’s Day has come and gone, and I am left with the parting shadows of two potentially sweetheart seasons that never ended up materializing.
The Colton boys basketball team and the Country Christian girls team were two clubs that had you wishing things could have turned out differently. Both teams ended their season in close games to teams they could have beaten if the cards were laid out just a little differently.
Both the teams played on last Tuesday night and had me up late clicking refresh on my computer, just hoping that my heart would not be broken on the day of roses and chocolates.
Sadly, cupid’s arrow did not bring the Vikings or the Cougars into an affair with an extended playoff run.
Stupid cupid, work on your aim.
The Vikings lost five games this season decided by four points or less. They had me rooting, fingers and even toes crossed, that somehow they would turn that corner and come out on the upside of a close game or two.
The Cougars, on the other hand, were a team whose annual rise, from struggling to win a game two years ago to a team that made it to the Casco playoffs and challenged Perrydale for a state playoff spot, had you rooting for the underdog. They played the game the right way, hard and fast, and just found themselves running into the slow-it-down Pirates.
As it happened, neither team was meant to be.
Before Valentine’s Day came, I was hoping to have a couple of sweetheart seasons to follow, a couple of teams that you really cared about running in the postseason, but it was not meant to be. This day of Hallmark love has never worked out for me, so I don’t know why I was expecting anything different. That doesn’t mean I won’t be doing the same thing next year; holding my breath and hoping that my sweetheart comes through.
The love you give comes back in the end.
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The Colton boys basketball team and the Country Christian girls team were two clubs that had you wishing things could have turned out differently. Both teams ended their season in close games to teams they could have beaten if the cards were laid out just a little differently.
Both the teams played on last Tuesday night and had me up late clicking refresh on my computer, just hoping that my heart would not be broken on the day of roses and chocolates.
Sadly, cupid’s arrow did not bring the Vikings or the Cougars into an affair with an extended playoff run.
Stupid cupid, work on your aim.
The Vikings lost five games this season decided by four points or less. They had me rooting, fingers and even toes crossed, that somehow they would turn that corner and come out on the upside of a close game or two.
The Cougars, on the other hand, were a team whose annual rise, from struggling to win a game two years ago to a team that made it to the Casco playoffs and challenged Perrydale for a state playoff spot, had you rooting for the underdog. They played the game the right way, hard and fast, and just found themselves running into the slow-it-down Pirates.
As it happened, neither team was meant to be.
Before Valentine’s Day came, I was hoping to have a couple of sweetheart seasons to follow, a couple of teams that you really cared about running in the postseason, but it was not meant to be. This day of Hallmark love has never worked out for me, so I don’t know why I was expecting anything different. That doesn’t mean I won’t be doing the same thing next year; holding my breath and hoping that my sweetheart comes through.
The love you give comes back in the end.
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