What a week or weekend it was for the winter sports teams at Hudson High School. I can't recall a period of time like this in years where all of the teams just did an outstanding job and they all picked up huge wins. If you were a Hudson Tiger fan and care about all of the teams like I'm sure most of the fans do then you had to be smiling about the success of these winter sports teams. I was very impressed by the good fortune all of the teams had. Here is my reaction to the success of these teams.

Let's start with that girl's basketball team. The win over Ida was big and it had a playoff type atmosphere to it. If you are a fan and have never seen Aubrey Laughlin play then get out there and watch her. She is something very special and we have not had a player at Hudson like her in sometime. She is such a great player and hopefully she and her teammates can lead this team to some bigger things down the road starting next week. This is a team sport and Laughlin certainly does not do it by herself but she is fun to watch and she had a huge part in Hudson winning its second straight LCAA crown. I'm assuming they won over Dundee at home Tuesday and that would give them the outright title and they won't have to share it with Ida like last year. I can't say enough about the job head coach Tom Romanowski has done. His enthusiasm for the job and his commitment to making this team something special is very evident. Winning the league was huge but if they can pull off a district title that will really be something. It all begins this coming Monday at Hillsdale where Hudson plays Jonesville at 7:45 in the second game of the night. If Hudson wins they play Addison on Wednesday the 20th at the same time at Hillsdale.

Unfortunately, this will be the same night and the same time as Hudson will be wrestling against Addison in the regional final in Hudson. Now, don't even get my going on this stupid situation. Because some crazy, irate moms from Grand Rapids had nothing better to do back in 1998 they forced the change of seasons. Even worse some foolish judge listened to them and believed them. Amazing, still that it happened isn't it? So, all of you fans like me that want to watch Hudson beat Addison in both wrestling and girl's basketball will have to make a choice that night. Good thing for cell phones!

Of course, I'm assuming again that Hudson will win the district opener over Jonesville, which is no given. The wrestlers will win the district and then win the regional semifinal to face Addison most likely. Let's look at the positive and be glad that scenario plays itself out. The girls would most likely play either Hanover-Horton or Napoleon in the district final on the 22nd at 7:00. Now, you heard it here first. If the girls somehow don't win the district I don't want to hear what a disappointment that is because they have won the LCAA and that was tough to do. Beating Ida in an emotional game and then the next night going to Blissfield and knocking them off that was something else. I hope they can add the district crown to their impressive list of accomplishments but I do know if they can beat Ida they can certainly beat those three teams they will face in the district but it will be very tough to do.

About our wrestlers I am so happy for them to beat Dundee and win a share of the league crown. That was a big deal to knock off the Vikings over in their dungeon. Now, it is on to the districts, regionals and a date with Addison. Then it could be Hesperia, the number one ranked team in the state, at Battle Creek at 1:00 on leap day the 29th at Kellogg Arena. Scooter Marry has an unstoppable orange and black machine that is going to win it all in March at Battle Creek. Hudson has never won an official MHSAA state championship in any sport. Could this be the year? I think so but again I don't know much about Hesperia except they are tough and won't go down easy. First, we must get by Addison and that won't be a sure thing as they em Tigers and let's win it all in March in BC.

Those fighting Tiger boys had a big win over archrival Blissfield last week and that was big. However, I must admit I would have traded that win for one at Blissfield back in late October but, oh well. Coach Wayne Perry deserves plenty of  praise for keeping this team together after a couple of players hung it up earlier in the season. Perry loves the ones he has to work with and this team will be dangerous in the district and they are the type of team that people will not want to play. Hudson will be at the Jonesville district and will face on Wednesday the 27th the winner of Manchester and Jonesville. If Hudson wins that game they are in the district title game. Keep working hard boys and good things could happen.

Those cheerleaders have me confused. They go to Michigan Center and take third and then they go to the Delta Plex in the shadow of P-W (Pewamo-Westphalia) and get a huge win over their key rivals. P-W is ranked first and Hudson knocks them off after falling to Center and Colon. This just goes to show you that Hudson is getting better but so also is local rival Michigan Center. The word my sources out of the Jackson area tell me is that MC is sick of losing to Hudson. So, girls don't look past the regional as we must win the regional to move on to the state event. I know the top two teams advance from the regional but it would be nice to be regional champs and then go to the Delta Plex and win it all. What am I talking about two possible state champs in one sport season? No actually three, the girl's basketball could win it all if everything goes their way on the hardwood. Who knows that is why they call it March Madness but since we are only in February we will call it February Foolishness for me to be thinking so positively. Good Luck to all four teams as they begin the post season play and oops I forgot but we have a bowling team also. More on them for yet another day. Go get'em Tigers!

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