(with game recaps by Coach AlexAnna Salmon)
Our adventure started Wednesday as we all waited impatiently (or at least I was) to leave for Port Heiden for our first basketball games of the season. When we got to school that morning we were told we were leaving at 9:10 am, but the next thing we knew, we were not leaving until about 10:30 am. Time seemed to slow to a crawl as we waited. Finally we were off! Jeremy was hoping for a stopover and delay in King Salmon so he could get an “Eddie’s Burger” but that was not to happen. We flew straight to Port Heiden.
Fourteen teams met in Kokhanok from November 18th to the 21st for a three-day volleyball jamboree! Mixed six and mixed three-man teams played from morning to night, to claim being District champions. Sadly, April Hostetter came down with the flu and was not able to play with the No-See-Ums.
Monday, April 13, 2009, sometime around 11:00AM time slowed down. The phones kept ringing, but none of the calls were to inform Jeremy and me that our flight to Newhalen for the High School Academic/Athletic Meet was on its way. Finally Glen Jr. with Lake Clark Air announced on the radio that he was on his way to pick up a couple of passengers here in Igiugig. Bonnie called; Jeremy and I grabbed our snow gear and headed down to the hanger to wait. Glen landed and walked in, “Sorry, wrong flight!” Bummer! We went back to the school to wait. “April Fools!” joked Mark. Bonnie called again to let us know Lake and Pen Air was five minutes out. We looked at each other with hope that this was no joke. Once again we grabbed our gear and headed back. Phew! Lyle stepped out and loaded our bags, we climbed in, waved goodbye, and we were off!
