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Gotta' Minute? (2)
Seventy years of good health, seven great kids and close to a dozen grandchildren, should make anyone feel fortunate. I confess however that like all of us, I often tend to take for granted the gift of life and loved ones, and that, my friends, is a huge mistake.
I had a bit of an epiphany last week though, when three of my four grown sons took it upon themselves to orchestrate a trip with the old man and a smattering of grandchildren to Dyersville, Iowa, home to the Field of Dreams, the widely-known baseball diamond created 20 years ago as the site of the renowned motion picture with the same name.
Late last summer, when I asked WWS Coach Ron Muhitch for his crystal-ball outlook on the upcoming season, he was hesitant to make any predictions. The Tigers had lost a bunch of starters to graduation from last year’s team, and they were about to open the season with two non-conference games against state-ranked teams.
“What I do know is that our entire football program, from last year’s freshmen through the varsity, has an unbelievable won-lost record,” the coach told me. “So we have the talent at every level. But I also know that we have a very tough schedule, and we are replacing a lot of starters, especially on defense.”
