First Softball Games for 2009!

So Thursday we started with Cole's track meet @ 4pm against Hood River Wy'East. (That is where Steven went to junior high.) His first event was the 4X100M relay. They took 1st with a time of 49.4 sec.

Then he ran the 200M, half way thru his run he pulled his hamstring, he still finished 2nd with a time of 26.36 sec. He was hurting pretty bad... he stretched out and tried to keep from cramping up. He had to adjust the rest of his events. He decided to not run the 100M but to run the 4x200M relay instead. (only because 3 of 8th grade boys were not @ the meet)

So for long jump he did the best he could with his injury he still took 1st with 16 ft. 11 in.

On the 2nd relay they took 1st with a time of 1minute &51 sec. He ran his leg of the relay in 26.4

I was so proud of him for sticking it out and participating with a pulled muscle.

FYI 2 weeks into the season, Cole still holds the record for the long jump for 8th grade boys in the state of Oregon. I'm holding out for at least a 19 foot jump. I know he has it in him!

The fun part of the evening is trying to get all of our kids where they need to be. Maddy's game was out to Barlow high school @ 5:45pm.. Presley's game thankfully was @ Highland(located in our backyard)@ 5:45pm and Cole's last event didn't get done until 5:45pm. Steven left early to take Maddy, I stayed till Cole was done then rushed Presley to her game. WHEWWW... crazy!

I Really don't know how we are going to manage the rest of the season... one way or another! Both Maddy & Presley's games are on the same days & Times always @ 2 different locations. Then throw in Cole's track meets that happen to be the same days... WHAT was I thinking? This is Cole with 2 of the other boys on the 4x200M relay, Nikko & Sawyer

(notice he is rubbing his injury)

Again Steven could not stand by and watch some middle school girls destroy the pit, especially because Cole hadn't jumped yet. He is afraid that he would snap an ankle with the sand all dug out.

(what a thoughtful dad)

Presley is so serious about softball.. she loves to win! Hit hard, run fast!

Presley & Maddy at Cole's track meet before their games!

Maddy at shortstop going after a fly ball... she did catch it!

This was so comical to me that Presley would hit the plate with her bat inbetween pitches! She actually hit it over 3rd base!