Last Friday night my family went to Stillwater to watch our High School team play for the Class 3A State Championship. As an Alumni and a former player I was so excited to see all the hard work of the team pay off at the end of the night with the "Gold Ball"! I was able to sit with my parents during the game and I could see how excited they were too. My Dad was on the team in 1979, the last time the town of Blanchard won State. I could see in my parents eyes all the good memories they were remembering through the night. I could see it in a lot of people. We went to Eskimo Joes to eat before the game. It was fun to see so many people we knew and be able to visit and hear all their stories from the last time we played in the Championship. Coming home that night I had a lot of things going through my head, random thoughts of...man I wish we could have made it here, these kids don't understand what they just did, will it be another 33 years to see this again, and man my wife looked so good in her cheerleading uniform! What I do know is that I could not be more happy of the town I call home!! What a great show of support our city displayed throughout the entire season and especially this last week going into the State Championship. There are definitely pros and cons of being in a small town, but what I've learned throughout this last week is that when this small town wants to unite and get behind something, anything is possible! Blanchard Lions State Champs 2012!!
Good thoughts Jeremy!
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