As grandparents we have very little reason to brag on our grandchildren's successes except by referring to the gene pool. All of our ten grandchildren have their special talents and this is typical of every family.
We have a grandson in Cincinnati who as a pre-teen tried a variety of sports; baseball, basketball and track. The last one is where he found his niche. As an 8th grader he set three school records as a runner. What I liked was he set his goals as a 7th grader and accomplished his dreams.
But, 8th grade is a far cry from high school. The lad, my grandson, attends Summit Country Day in Cincinnati and even as a 9th grader ran anchor on the sprint teams. As junior he ran anchor on the 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams. Sadly, in both events to get to the state finals one of the guys(not my guy) dropped the baton with victory in sight. Sometimes, God has a different plan.
Last Saturday his 4x200 team won their event and will now shoot for a state championship in Columbus. Going into that state championship they are the #2 seed .50 behind the leader. In accomplishing this recent victory they set a school record and, shockingly, were the first in school history to make it to the state finals.
I always tell him that I'll pray a rosary, not that he wins, but that he does his very best.
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