KOSCIUSKO —
Playing in the yard is one thing, but playing in the house––well, that is something else entirely.
Why should you quit playing when it's dark out?
Bring it on in; let's tear something up in the house.
Living room football includes diving catches on the couch and cool carpet burns on your elbows and knees.
Trick shots into the kitchen garbage can with balled up socks while mama's not looking offer excellent entertainment as well when it's too dark for hoops outside. As long as you catch everything thrown at you, there's usually not a problem until whatnots come up missing and pictures mysteriously line the floor of the hallway, which is an excellent place to run a short post route.
Baseball is also a sport that can be played indoors, but it usually turns into a game of burn out with the pitcher throwing a balled up sock and a hitter swinging one of those small novelty wooden bats.
As long as the hitter hangs on to the bat, all is usually well, unless of course he makes contact with the sock ball sending a line drive into the kitchen knocking over that half full cup of water sitting on the counter top.
Quick action can usually avoid any negative contact with mama at this point, unless she heard the commotion and makes a beeline to your location.
This is not a good thing and it usually results in a quick final for the contest and a good scolding.
Living room athletic events are quite challenging and can be quite rewarding. There is some extreme risk involved with the possibility of destroying your home's interior and the wrath of mama.
Quick hand drills with short crisp passes through the dining room, and fastball/off-speed pitch recognition in a good game of burn out is invaluable to the success of an athlete when games head outside.
These are not games that I quit playing when I became a "mature" husband and father––they continue to this day because the good Lord blessed me with three sons who "need" the extra work on their skills.
I do this out of my duty as a father––my boys need it, it's solely done out of my love for them and not for my entertainment, at all.
I'm basically just a victim to these activities because I cannot resist "helping" my son's improve their skills, and the risks we take only tend to make the activity more rewarding, due to the fact that skills are being tested and made precise. So, the next time it's too dark outside bring it in, but don't tell mama and make sure you catch the ball.
Editors note: When “mama” is referred to, this could be any mother, not necessarily my wife or mother; just in case something is discovered broken in my childhood home or at my current residence. Anything of that nature would be purely coincidental. This story may or may not directly reflect my own experiences from my youth and “pending” adulthood.
Sports
SHUTTER SPEED: Living room sports arena
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To the wire, Kosy defeats Braves
The Kosciusko Whippets were in good shape after Friday night’s 8-0 win over the visiting Tishomingo Braves, but a set-back in Iuka on Saturday, a 3-2 loss, put the fast dogs’ season in jeopardy.
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KHS hires Greenleaf
The Kosciusko School Board met Monday night and approved the hiring of new Whippet basketball coach Eleazarus Greenleaf.
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On the Porch with Dirk: How great Thou art
Here I am, the last day of turkey season and a monsoon of rain is dousing Attala County.
It is real easy to get depressed in weather like this, especially after a season like I have had. -
Tigers finish season 15-13
The Ethel Tigers were fresh off a thrilling first round sweep of French Camp when they traveled to Stringer on Saturday for game one of the best-of-three series.
The Tigers would drop game one 5-3.
Game one had been pushed from Thursday to Saturday due to inclement weather, pushing game two to Monday night in Ethel, to which the Tigers fell once again, 7-2. -
Kosy moves to third round
The Kosciusko Whippets had a bitter taste in their mouths from 2012’s playoff series loss to New Albany in three games.
That taste is clearly better now, and New Albany was once again the foe. -
Kosy boys and girls track head to State meet
The Kosciusko boys and girls track teams participated in the North State Track meet at Pontotoc on May 4 and will be sending one boys and four girls to the Class 4A State Meet at Pearl on May 13
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Martin inducted into Hall of Fame
Railford “Randy” Martin was inducted into the Holmes Community College Sports Hall of Fame on April 25.
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On the Porch with Dirk: God's gift
The greatest gift and responsibility that we as adults and parents get in life is a child.
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Battle of neighbors goes to wire
Although the Ethel Tigers were able to advance into the second round of the playoffs by winning two straight against the French Camp Panthers, it was anything but easy.
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Whippets win twice, ready for New Albany
The Kosciusko Whippets, fresh off of winning Region 4-4A, had a playoff bye-week, but they still took care of business.
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