Swiftettes beat Lazbuddie, 85-5

The Nazareth Swifts took a huge win over the Lazbuddie Ladyhorns, 85-5, on Tuesday night. The Swiftettes gained a big lead in the first quarter, 25-1, and continued to hit in the second quarter, closing the first half out 47-3.

Swiftettes defeat Lady Roos, 68-18

The Nazareth Swiftettes scored a win against the Kress Lady Roos on Friday, 68-18. The Swiftettes jumped in the lead in the first, 16-0 and continued to widen the lead in the second quarter, closing the first half out, 36-6.

Swifts trounce Roos, 76-29

The Nazareth Swifts claimed a handy win over the Kress Kangaroos last Friday, 76-29. Nazareth took a big lead in the first quarter, 29-9, and continued a strong offensive in the second quarter, closing the first half out 39-20.

Swifts defeat Wolverines, 50-37

The Nazareth Swifts claimed a win over the Springlake-Earth Wolverines last Tuesday, 5037. The Swifts took the lead in the first quarter, 9-7, and added another 17 points to board, putting them up over the Wolverines, 26-9, as the first half ended.

Considerations for quitting students

Fewer expressions bring greater disappointment, trepidation and remorse than “I quit.” Vince Lombardi helped create the anxiety of “I quit.” You know the quips: “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” Or, how about this one “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it is whether you get up.

Cleanliness Campaign

I’m often shocked to see dirty public bathrooms with phone numbers scribbled on the walls. Did you know that half those phones are disconnected? People have gone to the bathroom for thousands of years. Facilities will be needed as long as folks drink water or take a long car trip.

Pet Talk

Even after all years of evolution, one thing remains true: animals love better than humans do. We think ourselves at the top of the food chain. However, the animal kingdom still surpasses us in many ways. These wonderful creatures which many of us do not appreciate enough can teach us so much.

Library Lines ...

Basketball and more basketball. Books on that topic were found in abundance here at Rhoads Memorial Library as we were “weeding” items from our shelves. Weeding, in the library world, is a process of removing books, audiobooks, movies, etc. that have not been checked out in years.

Just in Time

“Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” (Ephesians 5:16) A Moment in A Manger - We don’t know when Jesus was born but it was an auspicious moment in time. Was it a coincidence that Caesar called for a census at the exact time Mary was due to give birth?

Watching you

Lying in bed, when all is still, we’ve often heard an airplane flying overhead. We can tell it’s a regularly scheduled flight because it’s always around the same time. It gets our attention, and we wonder what they carry.