Month: January 2026

Quin’s team played the Eagles two days in a row. How is this possible?

Quin traded in his sneakers for skates on Sunday and played hockey with his Drillers, who took on the Eagles and won 5-3, I believe, although I was called away midway through the third period due to a family emergency and couldn’t swear by the score, which doesn’t matter.

Quin’s team won and that’s all we need to know. Scouts said he nearly got in a fight at one point, so I guess that means the kids are starting to flirt with the idea of playing real hockey. They grow up so fast.

As prognosticated by the prognosticators, Quin’s GBD team steamrolled the Eagles in a YMCA youth basketball game Saturday. Score doesn’t matter, but it was something like 38-9.

Quin’s team moves to 2-0 and is still atop the standings in the league for 3rd and 4th graders. Next Saturday, he plays a double header, one game against another lightweight opponent and one against a formidable foe. Drama will ensue, no doubt.

A week after losing four straight games against teams loaded with fifth and sixth graders, Quin makes his first start in the annual YMCA junior basketball league Saturday. This league is limited to third and fourth graders.

Scouts tell me Quin’s team should win today, but I haven’t the foggiest idea what to expect. What I do know is Quin’s GBD team is atop the standings with a 1-0 record. Two other teams share the same record and GBD’s opponent today is the 1-1 AK Eagles.

The full list of remaining team names in the league are: Frozen Frontier, Next Level, T’Wolves, Young Bulls, All-Net, AK Elite, Next Up and AK Prime.

click here to view the standings

Quin is about to start his second journey through the YMCA youth basketball comp league, which will run through March. As a warm-up, his GBD team full of third and fourth graders is taking on fifth and sixth graders in a Wasilla tournament.

They lost three games Saturday, but sources say Quin is not deterred. He relishes the challenges and looks forward to trying to improve his game against tougher opponents.

He gets to play at least one more game Sunday and then the comp league in his own age group will start next weekend.