waldron subs in

Our intentions were good, but unfortunately the weather was not.  We had hoped to travel to Mississinewa, but snow & ice brought a quick end to those plans, so next up - the Milan boys at Hauser.  Arriving early enough to catch the JV game we were greeted by an empty parking lot - devoid of snow, but also fans.  A quick check of the online schedules confirmed that our 'new' game was also postponed.  So what next?  Well, we were only 16 miles from Waldron and a matchup between the Mohawks and the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles.  Traveling on ice & snow covered county roads we feared that our third choice of the day would be another no go.  But, to our surprise, the lights were on and the parking lot was full.  At this point in our little tale I want to make it abundantly clear that if you are ever in need of a sub, you could find no better one than Waldron - for here we found a welcoming principal (Gary Brown) and AD (Mark Shadiow), a tour of a beautiful old gym, some great basketball history and a good show put on by the Mohawks & the Eagles.  I guess the morale of this story might best be summed up by paraphrasing (& adapting) the old US Mail motto - "neither snow nor ice nor gloom of night" can deter these photographers from their "appointed rounds."  And it helps if you've got a school like Waldron to 'come off the bench' and sub in.    © Chris Smith