Monday Monday

It's raining outside everybody.

Did you know today is baseball opening day? The Giants are on the road in Arizona and the A's will host the Indians, but will that game even be played with the rain?

So a bunch of random thoughts here on this lazy Monday that will keep you entertained for a few minutes or however long it takes you to read this post.

• Why don't more people do interviews? I like interviews because it gives everybody a voice and you get to see someone's perspective about a game or something that happened. Or perhaps a theme that is happening with the team. Yes, I guess it's funny when someone won't talk and I have to chase after them like paparazzi, but a good interview from a player or coach is always refreshing and makes for good TV, or in this case, YouTube.

•  Tiff Ye should do interviews.

• I am looking for a good Awards Night song or songs...Every year I rack my brain to see which song I can use for videos or the slideshow at the end. So if anybody has suggestions, please do so...Right now I have a few in mind, but the more the merrier as always.

• Are you soft or are you a gamer? And by gamer, I don't mean a noob that plays video games all day, but someone who will do whatever it takes to make sure they play in a game or practice. I once had a player literally yell at me because I wouldn't let her back in a game.

• We'd like to thank Edwin for participating once again in basketball. 

• We are 6 days away from Wrestlemania 30.

• A long time ago, we used to be friends...

• Since this is dated if I don't post it today, the Stanford women are in the Elite 8 of the NCAA tournament. Check out my fine works that aired yesterday. This one is for you Les.

8th graders win in a romp

Edwena returned to the basketball court for the first time in almost two years as the 8th grade girls dominated for their fourth win of the season, 34-13.

In three of the four girls victories, a different player each time has hit double digits in scoring to lead the team. Fiona followed suit and had a career high 14 points and she made it look easy.

She has done a much better job this year weaving her way around the defense and getting to the basket. A move she has improved dramatically upon in just a year's time is the crossover dribble where she changes directions and then drives hard to the basket. She could've easily had 20 points had she made all her lay-ups, but we'll give her a pass this time.

Defensively, the girls were quick and gave the other team fits from start to finish. When they weren't up 10, their opponent could barely get the ball across half-court without losing the ball.

Lily had another strong game and continues to get better game by game, as she had 8 points, all off strong shots by the basket.

For once, the 8th graders weren't outmatched in size. Because of that rebounding on both ends of the court were a lot easier than previous games.

Rebecca had a nice game and also scored a career high, chipping in 6 points.

Kelly scored 4 points, all in the 4th quarter, one off a pretty pass in transition from Fiona, and Jamie added a bucket in the 1st quarter.

Jason Ng was at the game.

The 8th grade is now (4-1) on the season.

6th/7th grade falls back below .500

An undermanned 6th/7th grade girls held a halftime lead, but were unable to close it out in the second half, as they fell below .500 on the season in a 20-16 loss.

Playing without Michaela, their only real ball handler with any experience, the girls had trouble taking care of the ball as many of the girls were forced into roles they weren't comfortable doing. As a result, they lost a game that they could've won.

Five out of the six players in uniform got on the scoresheet with twins Cecilia and Christine both hitting 3 pointers.

Emily, Sharon and Becky all had two points each in the loss.

So far, the 6th/7th grade (2-3) has had a chance to win each of their games, but are playing well enough to lose.

Now the plot thickens even more, as they'll need to step up their game if they want to play beyond the eight game season.

All baseball games postponed this weekend

Both 6th/7th grade games as well as the 8th grade's game Sunday have been postponed due to rain.

Practice, weather permitting, will continue this week.

4th/5th graders doubled up in loss

The 4th/5th grade girls were outscored 6-0 down the stretch and lost 12-6, falling to (1-4) on the season.

After picking up a forfeit win in game one, they've dropped four straight, all single digit losses.

Annika scored for the second straight week and Justina added 4 points.

Highlights are here

8th grade girls get back on winning track

All six girls on the team scored as the 8th grade girls bounced back from their loss last week with a 26-12 win.

Even though they scored only two points in the 3rd quarter, a 12 point outburst in the final seven minutes propelled them to an impressive third win of the season.

The girls have had a tendency to go through periods of the game where they just can't find the basket, and that was the case Sunday. They're a team that feeds off momentum and usually one or two made shots can create a wave of them, as evident by their 4th quarter performance.

Lily played one of her best games of the season, including a real nice power dribble move which caused Leslie to exclaim to fellow coach Andrew how happy she was about what she had just saw. The team center finished with 6 points.

As usual, they had a size disadvantage, but they caught a break because the other team could not shoot the ball well at all. They got away with a lot of missed rebounds down low but luckily the putbacks from the other team did not go into the hoop.

Jamie had a game high of 8 points, and Victoria and Kelly both scored 4 points. Fiona and Rebecca added 2 points, with Becky splitting her free throws.

They are now (3-1) on the season.