Cameron had his first Elkhart County Golf tournament of the year this morning. It was at Meadowvalley in Middlebury. He spent the night at Mom and Dad's, so they could leave early. He practiced last night, so he felt he was ready. From all accounts he blew his opponents out of the water. They played five shortened holes and Cam shot a 24, seven strokes better than second place. He brought home a nice trophy and a lot of golf stories. His first stop was the golf course to tell Bob and Rena all about it. Next he filled Alex and Cal in on all of his stories of the day. The best part of the win is that it qualifies him for the end of season tournament of champions in August.
When Cam and Meg left for their sports camps at Bethany Christian, I headed to Bremen for Cal's first summer basketball shootout. I was more nervous about Cal's adventure than I was about Cam's. Besides open gym and pick up games with his friends Cal hasn't really played much since he broke his ankle. It was excruciating watching him sit on the bench last winter. I totally expected the same experience today as well.
Happily, I was more than wrong. Cal started on the JV squad and was rarely off the court. He looked great, led the first game in rebounding, was a leader on the floor and did everything that his coach asked him to do. Barry relied on him to lead his squad, ran Titus and complemented Cal while he was in the game putting him as an example for the players on the bench. All of this was a complete 180 degree turn from winter basketball.
I was proud of Cameron today for winning his tournament. He has worked hard and it paid off today. I was most proud, however, of Cal. His ankle was a major setback last year. He work hard and overcame a challenging situation. The lessons he has learned will definitely help him later in life.
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