Division 2 Hoop Fans In The West Get Ready!!!

[Dean in Eureka, CA]

The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball 2007 West Region Championships is starting tomorrow and my home town team, the HSU Lumberjacks are hosting the tournament.
This is without a doubt, the biggest sporting event ever to hit the North Coast...
Anybody out West cheer for any of these teams???

1. Humboldt State University Lumberjacks

2. Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes

3. Cal Poly Pomona Broncos

4. Seattle Pacific University Falcons

5. Grand Canyon University 'Lopes

6. Seattle University Redhawks

7. BYU Hawaii Seasiders

8. Alaska Anchorage Seawolves


Friday, March 9th
Game #1 Cal Poly Pomona 55 Seattle University 69
Game #2 BYU Hawaii 68 Cal State San Bernardino 71
Game #3 Seattle Pacific 65 Grand Canyon 87
Game #4 Alaska Anchorage 61 Humboldt State 68

Saturday, March 10th
Game #5 Seattle University 66 Cal State San Berardino 72
Game #6 Grand Canyon 81 Humboldt State 95

Monday, March 12th
Championship Game Cal State San Bernardino 46 Humboldt State 39 At the Break

Juneaudave's Seawolves and my Lumberjacks meet in the first round and we have a friendly little wager going...
GO JACKS!!!

[Dean in Eureka, CA]

Welp...
Looks like there are only two people here on this forum that cheer for any of these teams.
Juneaudave and myself...
What a game!!!
I really feel bad for Dave...
His team was takin' it to my team, but the Jacks pulled it out.

[Miriam C.]

Yeahbut---looser chooses the prize.

Congrats to your team.

[Caradoc]

Well, Nevada Basketball isn't that far away (Reno, NV), and they're doing pretty well this year. They're ranked 10th, but they just lost to Utah St. in the WAC semifinals.

It's neat to see Reno get behind the hometown team. The Grand Sierra Resort in the middle of town, which used to be the Hilton/Bally/MGM, is lit up in Wolf Pack blue. It's pretty.

I'm actually from Chico, CA, but they got rid of their basketball years ago.

--Lance

[Dean in Eureka, CA]

Lance,
Chico, CA... Cool!!!
Silver Dollar Speedway...
World of Outlaws gettin' it on for the Gold Cup!!!
Now That's Racin'!!!

Miriam,
Yeap... Dave gets to choose.
He already told me he was just the thing for me...
I've got a idea what it is, but I'm just gonna have to wait and see.

Aren't there any Seattle University, Cal State San Berardino or Grand Canyon fans out there???
Your teams andvanced to the final four today...

[Juneaudave]

Hey...there's always next year!!!

[Dean in Eureka, CA]

That's right Dave...
Didn't know if you knew this, going into our bet...
The last team to beat Humboldt State at home was Alaska Anchorage... '06 season, in fact... They beat us twice that season.

[Dean in Eureka, CA]

Dave,
Read some stories this morning on last night's matchup...
I gotta say, had Alaska Anchorage Carl Arts not suffered a late first half hip pointer... I'd be sending you something instead.
He was the game's leading scorer with 21 points, all in the first half.
The Jacks have their work cut out tonight as they go up against the Grand Canyon University 'Lopes.
The 'Lopes cruised to an easy victory in yesterday's opening round...
Shooting 70% from the floor, while manhandling the Falcons from Seattle Pacific University 87-65.
Even though our teams are no longer in the same conference, don't give up on your Seawolves... They are a fine program.
Maybe we'll get to do this again next year... Shoulda done it last year when we were conference foes.
Also read this morning that 70 tickets (Limited to two tickets per person) are still available for tonight's game and go on sell at 4:00pm...
This is the last stand for East Gym... They're building a new basketball arena for next year.
I'm not even going to try to get a ticket, as I'm sure there were already 35 people waiting in line last night.
I'll stay at home and listen to it on the radio....

[Juneaudave]

Dean...You broke me on this on!!!! With all the unanticipated expense....I was reduced this morning to going to the freezer and putting on a big pot of venison stew!!! Poor kids!!! Maybe I can console them with some a batch of my buttermilk biscuits and sorgum to go with....

[Dean in Eureka, CA]

Whoa... Hold on a second Dave!
My kids cry every time I fix venison, although I can easily sneak venison burger by them in spagetti every time...
Put your family first, don't go to any great expense on my account..
Tell yaa what...
Just go box up them old dusty wood fenders you're not gonna use, I'll even pay the shipping for yaa... Won't cost you a cent and your kids can have pizza for dinner!
Hey...They're locally made.

[Dean in Eureka, CA]

Trailing 37-40 at the break, the Jacks came roarin' back in the second half to beat Grand Canyon 95-81!!!
HSU will play conference foe, Cal State San Bernardino in the championship game for the Western Regional Title...
These teams split with on another this season, each winning at home.
The winner to move on to the Elite Eight in Springfield Mass.
Maybe Tom S. will get to go cheer my Jacks on!!!???

[Dean in Eureka, CA]

Oh No... We're trailing in the Championship Game.
Halftime score is 46-39...
Oh Well... We're a second half team, Right Dave???

[Juneaudave]

Yeah yeah yeah...

[Dean in Eureka, CA]

Dave,
8.5 seconds left, we had to go the length of the court to tie it.
Went for three to win it...
Missed, got the rebound...
Made the shot for 2!!!...

























but missed the buzzer...


Cal State San Bernardino 68 Humboldt State 66

[jbbooks]

GO KU. Oh I forgot that's the NCAA.