STATEBOUND

In case you live under a rock and didn't hear the news...we made it to state for the 17th straight year. We finished fourth in our district beating Parkway Central at districts by 8 points. Our district then swept the sectional with us finishing fourth again last Saturday. Stellar performances all around. Our super soph Austin "Triple Duty" DelRoso...yes he has a girlfriend now, broke 17 for the first time. I'm so proud of him. After the race we stopped at LaGrand's in South City for some delicious sub sandwiches.

Anyway, the state race is this Saturday at our state capital, Jefferson City at the Oak Hills Golf Center. The boys race at 12:05 so if you have any interest in attending we would love to see you there. There will be a bus leaving from De Smet Saturday morning for all De Smet kids and other aficionados that want to attend. The girls race is at 1:05 and then the awards ceremony will be at 1:30. My friend Claire Minnick is looking to go all-state in the girls race after top 5 finishes at districts and sectionals. She's pretty legit.

Check the facebook page because there is a lot of updated picture albums from conference, districts, and sectionals. Also, expect some pictures in the near future of our shaved heads and I have one from halloween at the Lewis and Clark statue of us in our halloween costumes. Good stuff. We will be breaking in the white jerseys this saturday so that will also be very exciting. That's all for now thanks for reading and G-O-S-P-A-R-T-A-N-S. Gooo Spartans! (*Kevin Abernathy)