I had some new security systems installed on my laptop (work issued) that aren't playing nice with the forum. Finally got fed up and disabled the program at the root level to post on here
Pretty thrilled to see
@PocketNines back for the run!
Central IL. Got very lucky and had a family member on-staff with the team throughout the 90s (and a bit today), which led me into playing competitively on travel teams until I was 17.
The team and sport has subsequently been interwoven into the fabric of our family. We took a lot of pride into being the oddballs for liking a sport that has bandwagon penetration in these parts, at best.
More recent news: Before last night's game, my wife surprised me by dipping into our Europe fund to buy two tickets for Sunday. Got them before the crazy inflation, but still...married the right lady.