Besides playing with
"The Family" interface at Nike.com (via), this entry’s
just making it official that Ph. got word today he survived the final-final cuts and will be squeaking
and streaking the hardwoods for the NHS freshman hoops team this winter. 

Just got an email from the parent of a player on the old squad, too, telling
me that seven
former Stampede players made their respective teams around KC.  It’s
immodest of me, I suppose, to bring that up, but we put in a grueling lot of
work over four years, so the coach in me is mildly affirmed that many of them
stuck with it.