I see lots of jokes and references to what people have done during the isolation. My wife literally wrote a book.
When she was in HS she played on a basketball team that won 132 consecutive games, and 5 consecutive
state championships. She played in exactly 100 games of the streak, and on 4 of the championship teams.
She kept a great scrapbook, with detailed notes about many of the games. She was MVP in the State
Tournament her last 3years.
The Taylor County Girls BB team got to be pretty big news in Middle Georgia sports, getting extensive
coverage in the Macon newspaper, and pretty good coverage in the Atlanta Journal/Constitution. The years
of the streak stretched from the very last game of the 66-67 season, through late in the 71-72 season.
Nearly 50 years later, the streak still ranks #1 among Georgia sports teams, and I believe #4 nationally.
The coach was elected to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame about 10 years ago. He coached both boys and girls
his first 7 years, then only girls his last 5. He won 7 total state titles in 12 years. Ironically, he isn’t eligible
for the Coaches HofF, because one of the criteria is that one must coach for 20 years. My wife, who went on to
play in Jr College, then at UGA, is nominated to the State Sports HofF, but hasn’t been selected. She was Scholar Athlete
of the year at UGA her senior year, and her HS uniform is in a display honoring women’s sports at the Ga Sports HoF in Macon.
Anyhow, she has been threatening to write the book for some time. She got started right after Labor Day
and finished the first draft after Christmas. Our daughter is a college English professor, and she has been
helping with the editing process during her Christmas break. That has been interesting, to say the least.
She hopes to be ready to find a publisher soon. I think she intends to self-publish rather than traditional publishing.
When she was in HS she played on a basketball team that won 132 consecutive games, and 5 consecutive
state championships. She played in exactly 100 games of the streak, and on 4 of the championship teams.
She kept a great scrapbook, with detailed notes about many of the games. She was MVP in the State
Tournament her last 3years.
The Taylor County Girls BB team got to be pretty big news in Middle Georgia sports, getting extensive
coverage in the Macon newspaper, and pretty good coverage in the Atlanta Journal/Constitution. The years
of the streak stretched from the very last game of the 66-67 season, through late in the 71-72 season.
Nearly 50 years later, the streak still ranks #1 among Georgia sports teams, and I believe #4 nationally.
The coach was elected to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame about 10 years ago. He coached both boys and girls
his first 7 years, then only girls his last 5. He won 7 total state titles in 12 years. Ironically, he isn’t eligible
for the Coaches HofF, because one of the criteria is that one must coach for 20 years. My wife, who went on to
play in Jr College, then at UGA, is nominated to the State Sports HofF, but hasn’t been selected. She was Scholar Athlete
of the year at UGA her senior year, and her HS uniform is in a display honoring women’s sports at the Ga Sports HoF in Macon.
Anyhow, she has been threatening to write the book for some time. She got started right after Labor Day
and finished the first draft after Christmas. Our daughter is a college English professor, and she has been
helping with the editing process during her Christmas break. That has been interesting, to say the least.
She hopes to be ready to find a publisher soon. I think she intends to self-publish rather than traditional publishing.
I grew up as a bovine maintenance technician and after 20 years away from the ranch, went back for another 20 years. Still do some of the administrative work involved in ranching..
