One door closes, another one....

....RACES!  After much consideration, Karson decided to join the High School track team.  She'd thought about trying out it last spring, but after basketball ended, she wanted a break before volleyball started back up.  This year, she was ready to give it a shot.  She and her b-ball BFF Brooke both talked to Coach Barnett since the official season started back in January, and they were both coming in as newbies.  They started practicing with the team about a week after basketball ended.

 Track is new for all of us, but Karson (new track shoes and all) competed in her first meet last week at Greenwood High School.  Her current events are the 100 Meter, 200 Meter, and Team Relay.  She did pretty good too for her first try coming in 4th in the 100 dash with a time of 14.25 and placed 2nd in the 200 dash with a 28.59 (losing only by four one hundredths of a second - winning time 28.55).

That girl sure is a running fool!  

Put a stamp on it, basketball is finished.  We hosted the end of the season banquet on Sunday evening, March 17.  I love, love, love that my girl decided to rock out her green jumpsuit again (worn at winter formal).  She looked lovely, and it was Saint Patrick's Day on Sunday, green = good! No new outfit = even better!  We both loathe shopping and know we're weird =).

Proud of K both on and off the court - she received the KHSAA Academic All State certificate.   I love what Coach Embry said about Karson - that's she's consistent in her attitude towards basketball.  She's care-free and tries not to let things bother her as much as she can.  Trust me that is a learned behavior that we've encouraged her to work on.  I don't think Karson is naturally competitive and that can translate into "not caring" which isn't true in her case.  She does care.  However, you ALWAYS have a choice about your attitude both on and off the court - if Karson can be that beacon of positive attitude, that's all we really want out of her.  Leave it all behind in the locker room and move on and improve what you can.  I've always told my kids, you probably won't remember how many wins and losses you had in a season or how many points you've scored in every game, but how you handle yourself and react to others  is what makes you a "champion."  The skies the limit for our girl - looking forward to more track meets and volleyball!!!