Congrats on the win. Why was your mom unhappy?

Something about her son's school spanking her school by 50+ points :D

Kitso
KS 361

LOL! What did she expect?

Well, we've had 2 games since i posted last, i jetted right to PA after the last one.

Last Thursday we played one of our closest games of the season, a 51-19 "squeaker" at the home gym of the Porcupine Lady Quills. Ok, now, i've been on record as saying that i think Big Red of WKU is the ugliest mascot ever. I stand corrected. The Porcupine's mascot was the sorriest thing i've ever seen. I've seen prouder looking porcupines squished on the side of Hwy 18 up here.

Last night we again took to the road to take on the Crazy Horse Lady Chiefs. Before the game, their PA announcer sang the national Anthem, in Lakota. I'll tell ya what, that was freakin awesome. My girls again were victorious running to a 54-10 score. The A team had more a fight on their hands and scratched back from a 30-24 deficit to post a 36-34 victory. It was a great game all around.

We have 2 more games @ Red Cloud and home against Little Wound before the B team tournament the week after Thanksgiving.

All i gotta do is find a way to beat Pine Ridge in the tourney and we'll be set.

Kitso
KS 361 3 pointers the girl from Crazy Horse's A team made last night, excpet for the last one that woulda won the game

Congratulations bro!

Congrats, friend.

Get Ready y'all for December Madness!!!

Today i'm leaving at one to go coach our second game in the Bigfoot Conference Girls B Team Tournament. Our first game was Tuesday, and pitted us against the Wolf Creek Lady Warriors in a rematch of our first home game of the season.

I will just say this, the refereeing was atrocious. Now, i was raised to be a player and coach that didn't let the officiating take me out of my game. Up here, it's a whole other story. The other coach intimidated the officials so much, that as soon as we got the ball across half court, he'd start crying, "3 seconds, 3 seconds, 3 seconds" and they'd call it!

Finally after one call, i said really loudly, (so that my mom heard me in the lobby) YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL IT JUST BECAUSE HE TELLS YOU TO! That, coupled with my frustration at having to yell at the top of my lungs to get a time out warranted me a warning for a T. When they came over to tell me, i responded with, I'll take a T, if you guys stop letting him dictate your calls.

Anyway, due to the shoddy officiating, Dez Blacksmith, one of our best players and Sioux Dawn Janis, our offensive leader, both had 3 fouls at halftime. I put them both in to start the second half with us guarding a 5 point lead. Dez fouled out halfway into the 3rd and Sioux picked up her 4th foul, making me pull her out. This lead to a 8 point Wolf Creek run and gave them a 7 point lead to start the 4th quarter.

Before i put Sioux back in, we huddled, and i could tell the girls were ready to quit because of the Dez situation. They all really think she's the whole team. I took a time out and pulled them away from the bench. I looked at em and was like, "y'all having fun? and smiled :D This is what it's all about, this is when real champions play, not when they're up by 20, but when they're challenged. Y'all can win this as a team, and we're bigger than one player, no matter how good she is. Now go out there, have fun, and lets win this deal."

Led by Sioux's 7 points in the quarter, we were up by 1, with 20 seconds left. i called another time out and told them not to foul. With 10 seconds left, Saige picked up a reach-in foul and put the W. Creek girl on the line for a 1 and 1. She missed the first and sioux got the rebound. Me and my asst. Melissa(Dez's mom) were screaming, HOLD THE BALL, HOLD THE BALL!! At 4 seconds, sioux went to pass to saige. Now, i swear, that ball lofted through the air and the entire gym seemed to suck in it's breath together. A Wolf Creek girl intercepted it, put it on the floor, and went to shoot, but, as she was falling back with the ball in her hands, the buzzer sounded and we won the game 33-32.

Jeez, i have never been so nervous in my entire life. :D

With our win, we advanced to today, to play the Little Wound Lady Mustangs. They were seeded 2nd and we were seeded 3rd. This could be our toughest oppostion all season. I need all you GCers that read this to cross your fingers for us, we need it. Hopefully i'll be reporting back tonight with good news. Regardless, win or lose, we'll play again friday for either the championship or 3rd place.

Kitso
KS 361 times i thought, crap, my whole coaching reputation rides on this tournament

I will be crossing my fingers for you today :)

Fingers are crossed right now for you and your team...best of luck!

And I think the speech you gave to your team was just perfect....now, if only other coaches would have your same philosophy!

Well Sports Fans, it was a great inaugural season of coaching for Kitso and the Loneman Eagles. I have some great girls and they've played their hearts out all year. I was hoping today's game wouldn't be another one point affair like last night, and i certainly got my wish. Not to take anything away from the Little Wound Lady Mustangs, they're a great team.......




















I just hope they enjoy playing for 3rd place while me and my girls are kicking it in the Championship game against Pine Ridge!! :D Seriously, at the point when i put my subs in, we were leading by 13 and ended up punching our ticket to the Big Show with a 7 point victory.

I'm soooo freakin' excited right now! Our rematch is tomorrow at 4 o'clock for the whole ball of wax. You people don't understand, i could be the worst damn PE teacher ever, but if i can beat Pine Ridge, they'll rehire me year after year. so far, we've been the closest to them, with our 3 point defeat early on their smallest margin of victory.

So, thanks to those that crossed their fingers, i'm gonna have to ask y'all to do that for me again, tomorrow at 4 pm M.S.T. MMM, i think i feel a Shiner Bock night coming on.

Kitso
KS 361 times i had to pinch myself on the drive home

Kitso, congrats!

Good luck!

Best of luck tomorrow...we'll all be waiting to find out how much you beat Pine Ridge by tomorrow! :D

and you initially were nervous...
pal you are a natural.
congrats

Dude.. you're the Bob Stoops of South Dakota women's HS bball:D

Congrats!

361 times Kitso will win coach of the year this year.