Sports

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I'm still a fan, eleven years later.

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High school basketball season starts a little earlier in the year here in Washington, about three weeks before the teams in Juneau get going. When we moved down south, I had to change my allegiance to the home team here in Anacortes, and it took awhile to adjust. The boys team is well coached and has had a string of successful seasons, going to the state championship almost every year. The girls did well one year but really haven't built a great program yet. I hope things will improve in the future.

It isn't as dark and cold in the winter as those years in Alaska but going in to the gym for a game is still a welcome contrast to the dreary weather outside. Our son played in the band for 4 years which added a super fun element to the experience. The school here has a fantastic drumline but no dance team. Otherwise, things are pretty similar - kids working hard and enjoying their commitments and activities. 

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Two of my friends love to go to the high school games with me and they often come over to our house to watch NFL games on television. They don't have cable so we record the Minnesota Vikings for them and we usually watch the Seattle Seahawks games as well. We've learned a lot about the game from them as they are more tuned in to the rules and better informed about the players and the teams. It's pretty fun - some of the games are really exciting and some of them just seem long.