Wish I could bottle it

The Corydon Central girls softball team once again proves that at crunch time, when it counts, particularly in tournament play, it's intensity, spirit, enthusiasm, will-to-win, being winners that is the most important ingredient for victory. The Panthers were all fired up for the game with Madison, slapping high-fives even during the introductions and jumping up and down with anticipation. They jumped in the first inning, too, on Madison, for four runs. Their intensity never diminished and they were never really threatened, though Madison did pull within one run with their own big inning in the second. After that, Jenna Keinsley and her support team held them scoreless. Jenna had 13 strikeouts and a big double play in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Ladies move on to regional play with their 6-3 win.

Worth noting -- after the game, Jennifer McCarty, who didn't get to play, thanked the team for making it all so much fun. Teams that have fun playing almost always do well. Those who achieve great heights often are successful because they do it just for the joy of it.

Wish I could figure out just what it is that gets teams fired up, believing that they're winners, and bottle it. You could make a fortune.

I need to repeat here that Life in Corydon is a small venture, without any big financial backers, so we can't afford to travel to many events that aren't at Corydon. So although we're excited that the Lady Panthers are going to the regional, we won't be there, and will have to root for them from here.

Congratulations to Meghan Bussabarger and Gretchen Zimmerman for making it to the state finals.