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Fort Wayne would have been even better for me. It is less than an hour.

Loyola brought a nice crowd but was disappointed in St. Ignatius' crowd. They did not even fill the small visitors stands. I sat on the home side with a great seat on a very nice afternoon. Hope they do something similar again next year. Saves me from having to drive further for a great matchup.

Had a great time yesterday watching two very good teams play on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in a great facility. For those of you who missed it, Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius defeated Wilmette (IL) Loyola Academy 27-10 at Ames Field in Michigan City. Both teams are highly rated in their respective states with both expecting big seasons this year. Loyola brought a nice crowd and the Ignatius band performed at halftime. As I watched the game it reminded me of my hope that someday Indiana will go to Saturday semi-states at great sites like Ames Field instead of cold Friday nights standing four deep in the end zone in an undersized home field. Do not know who set this game up, but hope they do it again because a chance to see nationally relevant teams play within a couple of hours of home can't be beat. Not only that, but the wife got in some shopping while I was at the game and we topped the day off with a great meal at a Polish restaurant in Michigan City.

I would be glad to assist in any way that I can.

When in New Haven it is Rack and Helen's! Had a bad experience at the VooDoo Lounge a week ago. Bar-b-que jambalaya was so dry I could not eat it. The gumbo and beignets were good but the jambalaya was disappointing.

If you want to see two great high school teams from out of state play, it is worth the drive to Michigan City on August 31st to watch Wilmette (IL) Loyola Academy play Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius. Both are top level teams in their respective states and both are highly rated coming into this season. Since Indiana teams are reluctant to schedule out-of-state and we still have that antiquated travel rule, this gives us a chance to see some great talent from our bordering states.

Eastbrook - just eat the ribeye sandwich at the game. As good as any you will eat anywhere else. Here are a few of my favorites: Chocolate Moose - Fairmount Shorty's - Garrett Voodoo Public House - Peru Pizza Shack - Tipton Payne's - Gas City Dilly's - Akron Mudbugs - Carmel The first thing our gang does after establishing the "Game of the Week" is to determine the appropriate restaurant for the night.

Suggest that we allow 6A and 5A teams to add a tenth regular season game. Then those tournaments would start a week later so as to allow everyone to be at the same stage on the same date.