Folks, it's the end of the regular season!  I am pleased to inform you (if you do not already know) that the 2008-2009 Pointers are WIAC Conference Champions!  I'm proud to say that I was a part of the squad that brought home the 25^th conference championship for Pointer Basketball.  We sealed up the championship with a win over UW-LaCrosse on the 18^th of February.  Rounding out the regular season was a heart-breaking home loss to UW-Platteville 55-52.  We didn't execute well and caught some bad breaks down the stretch.

We didn't like ending the regular season on such a sour note with that loss.  The conference championship is a marvelous achievement but the loss is still a thorn in my side.  We had a chance to prove ourselves once again as we started the WIAC tournament.  We got the #1 seed going into the tournament and ended up facing UW-Oshkosh for the third time this year.  The Titans were coming to town looking to upend us, but we took their best shots and finished the game victorious by a score of 81-69.  Congrats to Ted Van Dellen and his Titans for a wonderful season.

Back to the WIAC Championship!  It's my second championship game in as many years.  Last year we ran out of time against UW-Whitewater, losing 75-71 at Kachel Gymnasium.  This year is a whole different story.  We will be playing at home on Bennett Court against the Platteville Pioneers, who I had said earlier beat us during the regular season finale.  We hope for a different outcome tomorrow afternoon!

I'll let you know how the big game comes out!  Special shout-out this time goes to Deb Beamish, Bryan's mother.  She came up and thanked me for writing this blog after our Oshkosh win.  It's a great pleasure Mrs. B! We'll go get that WIAC Tourney Championship!