Okay, real talk – collecting all this Saint Marys football stuff felt like chasing squirrels sometimes. Started simple: figured I’d drop by the practice field Tuesday morning. Saw Coach Parker red-faced, hollering at the O-line. Grabbed my phone, typed in “practice notes O-line struggles” immediately. Arm felt stiff just watching those drills.
Scrapping News Bits
Wednesday rolled around, and the local paper’s site had ZERO about our guys. Annoying. Spent lunch clicking through three different tiny town sports blogs. Found one sentence about quarterback Liam’s ankle. Copied that junk into my draft with “QB injury watch? Unverified!!“. Called Bob from the booster club – guy’s always at games – left two voicemails. Nothing.
Game Day Chaos
Friday night’s big game? Absolute madness. Stood freezing in the bleachers, scribbling on a damp notepad:
- FIRST QUARTER: Blocked punt! (nearly spilled coffee)
- THIRD QUARTER: That freshman RB kid? Beast mode. Marked “PLAYER SPOTLIGHT – ROOKIE” in all caps.
- FINAL DRIVE: Defense collapsed like wet cardboard. Groaned out loud.
Tried recording post-game interviews. Wind made the audio sound like static soup. Useless.
Throwing It Together
Saturday morning, stared at all these random scraps – soggy notes, blog snippets, my shaky memory. Drank bad coffee. Sorted into buckets:
- Stuff I saw myself (coach yelling, RB runs)
- Stuff I heard rumors about (QB ankle thing)
- Stuff that definitely happened (score, stats)
Posted it raw. Added “RUMOR” tags next to sketchy parts. Called it “Saint Marys Football News Updates Big Games Player Stories”. Ain’t fancy, but it’s real. Next time? Bring better gloves. And an umbrella.