Just short

Another Orange save. My Maryland Terps indeed jumped out to a first-quarter lead as my dear wife Karen and I watched on in our home city JMA Wireless Dome in the battle of No. 1 vs. No. 2 in men’s college lacrosse. But Syracuse had too much on both offense and defense. The final score:…

It’s a goal!

Traveling well. The pocket of Maryland fans sitting below us were ready to show their cheer when the Terps scored a goal. Officially, our name is the Terrapins, but that would require too many letter cards to make their way to a visiting stadium, I think.

Hard-fought, indeed

Shoot that ball. The intensity was high as Maryland and Syracuse battled in front of my dear wife Karen and I in the JMA Wireless Dome in our city of Syracuse. Yes, I was appreciating her Christmas present to me of these wonderful men’s college lacrosse tickets. I’ve been a fan of this sport since…

Have a good game

Good sports. I do appreciate the final pregame handshakes before a big college contest. I watched as my Alma mater Maryland and Syracuse shook hands before their No. 1 vs. No. 2 battle in our home city.

Anxious warmups

Gettin’ ready. Maryland was 1-0. Syracuse was 2-0. Somebody had to fall. My school had won the last nine meetings between the two teams. I watched my Maryland Terps warm up in our home city of Syracuse with some nervous butterflies fluttering in my stomach. No. 1 vs. No. 2 …

Hopeful Terp fans

Pre-game cheer. One of my Christmas gifts from my dear wife Karen was tickets to see my Maryland Terps play men’s lacrosse in the city we live, against the Syracuse Orange. I waited patiently for February to roll around for game day. Lo and behold, on that night, my squad was ranked No. 1 in…

Testudo, Kermit, meet Bake

My good friend Bake had the occasion to visit my alma mater for a convention this month. He asked me the day before his trip if I had any hot spots around campus that he shouldn’t miss. It’s been more decades than I’d like to admit since I roamed the beautiful spaces of College Park,…

My Terps won’t win the big prize, and neither will I

My beloved alma mater bowed out of March Madness in the first round. Bye-bye, Maryland Terrapins, to this campaign that began with so much promise. Now that 20-2 record carved by junior guard Melo Trimble and the trio of surprising freshmen – Anthony Cowan, Kevin Huerter and Justin Jackson – is nothing but a historical…