Almost 30!

Today, my little brother turned 29.
He's my hero, and I couldn't have asked for a better friend, confidante, teammate and role model.
I love you, Tony, and I'm proud to be your brother.
Happy birthday, Bro.

This is a good month

March is a great month and features many great birthdays.
Here are a few of the wonderful people born in March and the dates:
3: Jackie Terpstra
7: Michael Schirripa
9: Mike Terpstra
10: Gabriel Stewart
16: Tony Schirripa
19: Kris Schirripa
24: Dave Stewart
I picked today to note these birthdays because today is my birthday.
32. That's me. The birthday boy.
Another year completed, and they just keep getting better, if not shorter.
Happy birthday to all my fellow March-ers. You are remembered and loved.

I knew him when...

Scott Johnson is a former Portage Central Mustang and now is a referee.
Nice guy, but you've got to read about how lucky he got this past weekend.

I'm in the record books

Well, at least the game will be.
I lined a regional high school championship game Saturday, and the refs were Paul Rigby and Stu Lewis.
The Grand Rapids Catholic Central Cougars were heavily favored over the Mattawan Wildcats. Six overtimes, 86 minutes and 55 seconds later, Mattawan lost 4-3.
According to the Michigan High School Athletic Association record books, the longest game before Saturday's was the Davison vs. Port Huron Northern game on March 2, 1991, that lasted 86 minutes and 49 seconds.
An interesting note, another record-holding game is the Feb. 28. 1989 game between Kalamazoo Loy Norrix and Kalamazoo Central. After 72:19, Loy Norrix won 3-2.