Benefits of Additional Training
It was almost a surprise when the others started showing up again. Catherine and I had been playing together for a good two and a half months, almost every evening. In January, things kind of slowed down a bit as Catherine tried out for her school's...
Advanced Sponsorship
I was feeling refreshed when I arrived at Catherine's house that Sunday. She'd cancelled our training the day before because her team was taking part in Vancouver's junior varsity basketball tournament, which had given me a much needed day off....
Pick-Up Game
I never liked her. Not from the moment she first stepped onto the court. Well, maybe I shouldn't say that. I wasn't actually there when she first stepped onto the court. I was there the next day, running to be on time after school. My high school was...
Draft
Whereas i'd been a short twig of a shrike before, i was now average height for somebody my age, and only a bit thin for it.
Backroom Deals
I was already a bit tired when I got into the back of the car. Catherine and I had played a bit late that Saturday, and the dinner with Mr and Mrs DeMille had been anything but relaxing. My stomach already felt a bit uncomfortable as I started doing up...
Intermediate Sponsorship
I didn't go back to the court for a few days after that. I didn't want to look at any of them. I felt awful, and I didn't really want to be reminded of Garet glaring at me, or the others watching me, or Catherine storming by without even looking at...
Lineup Changes
It was a few days later that Kimmit pulled me aside after practice. He'd spoken privately with me once or twice since he'd made me captain, mostly just to get my impressions on how the team was doing. Whenever he split the team up to run different...
Basic Sponsorship
"Why didn't you show up yesterday?" I'm not sure what surprised me more: the fact that Catherine was at the court before I was, or the fact that she seemed to be offended about something. Normally I could only get her to crack by hinting that I was...
The Chronicles of the Knights: 3
She screeched as the fire tail lizard shrike back slightly.
Questions of Leadership
I think the next day was the only time in my life I've ever wished for slush. I wanted there to be a storm, a frigging deluge of ice and rain. Anything that would keep everybody but Catherine away. When I stepped out of school, though, it was sunny....
Control
The provincial finals, in an act of ultimate cruelty, took place the weekend before exams that year. Following our dominating victory at the Vancouver citywide tournament, Kimmit had given us a very short break; one week during which we only had...
Scouting Profile
Our team went undefeated in my junior year of high school. Catherine, Garet, and I made for a trio that the other teams simply could not keep up with. On top of that, Kimmitt's training guaranteed that the rest of our team was competent enough to back...