"The more you sweat in practice, the less you bleed in battle."

-Unknown

"I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot . . . and missed. And I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why . . . I succeed."

-Michael Jordan

I was recently informed that we have a few fans back on the east coast that are keeping updated. I hope you guys in Jackson are ready for us, again. This year we will be sticking around a few days longer because we have some unfinished business.

We have made a good run thus far, after this weekend of games we are now 5-0. The hardest part about starting out strong is staying that way from here on out. This weekend we beat our opponents pretty soundly, but that’s what happens when have people like Janeen Nelson that can shoot the lights out with defense right up in her grill. Janeen had a standout weekend and was named MVP of the Staples Tournament. Our other honoree was Katie Hart. It might sound cliché, but one really shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover. Katie, the smallest player on the court, had nine rebounds in the first half of Saturday’s game and finished with 12.

Perhaps the best part of the tournament was when Ashley demonstrated her excellent shirt-throwing skills. I will do my best to reenact the "incident" with words, but just know it was hysterical. Staples was the sponsor of our tournament and they gave us t-shirts to throw to the crowd during the starting lineups. Ashley tried to throw her shirt granny style, but the shirt went straight up in the air and fell back to her feet. She said the tape that was wrapped around the shirt stuck to her fingers. Whatever the case, that image will be stuck in my brain for years to come. Speaking of Staples, we would like to thank them for hosting another great tournament. They are great supporters of Warrior athletics and we couldn’t be luckier.

It was nice getting to play at home, but we are headed out again. Thursday we leave for Oakland to play Holy Names University and Dominican University. Since we won’t be having a traditional Thanksgiving, Terri’s parents made us a pseudo-Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday night. We’ve had leftovers every day since then. We definitely aren’t going hungry!

On behalf of our team, Happy Thanksgiving to all. Eat a little extra turkey in our honor, and we’ll bring you back a couple wins. I think that’s a fair tradeoff.