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Busted brackets and big bats

March 23rd, 2010 at Tue, 23rd, 2010 at 1:15 pm by Tim Watanabe

Well I just about ripped up my office pool bracket and threw it into the trash.  But I remembered… somehow, some way I meant to pick Kansas over Kentucky but the computer glitched (or maybe it was me), and I ended up choosing Kentucky in the finals.  Had Georgetown going to the Eight though, so that hurt, and who could have predicted Murray State’s unbelievable buzzer-beater?  Thanks to nailing the bottom half of the East Bracket (though the Huskies need to lose to WV to keep it perfect) I still have an outside chance, or I like to think I do.

Speaking of chances, how about the offense displayed by our Redmond High baseball and fastpitch teams?  Under new coach Parris Mamon, his team has outscored their opponents 26-4 this season, and get to play a game against Port Angeles on the GRANDEST of all stages, the beautiful UW fastpitch field this Saturday. What a great opportunity for these girls!

And Redmond baseball’s offensive forecast looks to be coming true, as I’ve already lost track of the number of homeruns that Michael Conforto and Dylan Davis have hit (I know they’ve gone back-to-back at least twice in three games this season already) and the regular season hasn’t even begun yet.  They even took the defending 3A state champions, O’Dea, to extra innings in a hard-fought loss.

Yes, I know, it’s the preseason, but if there’s any doubt as to whether the Mustangs are ready for battle I think those are settled just by looking at their box scores.

I have Kansas State and their dynamic duo of Jake Pullen and Denis Clemente “upsetting” Syracuse and going to the final four, so go Wildcats.

Hi there! I graduated from the University of Washington in 2007 with a degree in Journalism and have been the sports writer for the Redmond Reporter since May of 2008. When I'm not covering the local high school sports scene I enjoy bowling, anything related to African lions, and performing as a lion mascot for community and charity events.

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