A few weeks ago the kids and I went to Emporia and got to go to the men's and women's Emporia State basketball games. Right off all three kids were on the look-out for the mascot, Corky Hornet. We found him right away and made our way down to get high-fives from him and a picture with him. Both girls went right up to him and stood next to him for the picture, but I couldn't convince Silas to get that close. He stood by me and waved from a safe distance.
The women's game was great! They played well and won. When we attended this game the women's team was ranked #1 in the nation in NIAA Division II Women's Basketball.
When the ESU players made a basket or did something great, from the seats next to me I would hear some howling coyotes! Popee and Phoebe were the coyotes... howling and whooping it up over and over!
After the game, the girls got to meet and take a picture with one of the Lady Hornet basketball players, Kathryn Flott. She is from Olpe, KS where Eric is from. The girls told her that their Grandma Great, Dorothy, lives in Olpe, and she told them that she knows her!
The men's game was sort of a bummer. They did not play well the first half and were down by a lot at half-time. Many fans left at half-time, but we stayed.
During both games the cheerleaders and yell leaders threw out small basketballs to the cheering fans. The kids did not catch any, but there were some very nice people who did, and they shared their basketballs with Sarah, Phoebe, and Silas.
During the second half of the men's game, during one of the timeouts, Corky Hornet and two cheerleaders came up to where we were sitting and awarded Sarah, Phoebe, and Silas "Fan of the Game"! They were doing a great job cheering on the Hornets, jumping up and down, coyote howling, and clapping... Someone must have noticed our cute little ESU fans!
The men played harder during the second half but couldn't catch-up, and lost. It was still a very fun night spent watching some good basketball.
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