Mike Blakely
Mike Blakely
Mike Blakely is an award-winning American novelist and singer/songwriter, focusing on Western subjects. He lives in, and is closely associated with, the U.S. state of Texas...
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With only 12 players on a team and to have lost six of those players - that leaves some big shoes to fill. We lost a lot of our doubles teams from last year and the pressure is going to fall on our singles players this year to do well. We won't be able to count on our doubles teams to sweep.
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We didn't plan all this it kind of evolved that way. I write Western novels and do a lot of western music, so we put that kind of a slant on it.
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We had good wins in doubles. But we're going to have to work on our singles.
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Today was a pivotal match. Yuba City came in with the same record as us so we were very evenly matched. Our singles played well, especially Jackie (Thompson) who was down 4-0 and then it was like a switch was thrown. That was a key match for us.
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Today was a pivotal match, ... Yuba City came in with the same record as us so we were very evenly matched. Our singles played well, especially Jackie (Thompson) who was down 4-0 and then it was like a switch was thrown. That was a key match for us.
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Those teams are more experienced than we are, but we have enough tough matches to help get us ready. A win like this gives us some confidence and you like getting to .500 after a rough start.
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Unfortunately all government agencies, locals no exception, are all behind the eight ball, when it comes to getting things done. We are always adding positions each fiscal year, and we are always a few people less than needed.
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That first round was a great win for Eli. That was a great win to have at the end of his senior year. Unfortunately, he only had about a 20-minute break before his next match; it was a hot day and he kind of ran out of gas.
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It really was a lot of run. By playing our doubles players the matches were fairly competitive. And it was a good experience for our players to play singles and hit the ball more often, especially after not many practices lately.
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We're a young group so it's good to see them respond with pins the way they did. We've got a tough tournament this weekend with the Patriot Duals so we should come out of that with a better idea of where we stand.
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Special kudos to our No. 1 doubles and our No. 3 doubles teams, ... but all of our girls played really well.
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Jackie hits a hard ball and is a classic power player. She's 6-foot-1 and has been playing since she was very little. She's a real talent and we're hoping this year she will continue to develop that and keep her confidence up.
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I think it's nice for the kids to get back on a winning track again. We are still young and struggling. It could have gone either way with four teams here, but my young kids and lower weights really came through.
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Overall, it was a very good day. It was a good win for the girls. I'm very proud of them.