Congratulations to Slocum

Congratulations to the Slocum Mustangs on their state championship! Slocum defeated Lipan on Friday night, then beat perennial heavyweight Nazareth on Saturday to win the Class A, Division II title. To put some perspective to it, Nazareth won back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007. The Swifts (a long-eared fox) have won like 13 state titles. To beat a team that expects this kind of success in your first trip to state is like little Hickory High beating the big-city school in Hoosiers, even though the school size is comparable. I've played on a pair of basketball teams that reached the state tournament in Kentucky back in 1982 and 84, but we didn't win. This is a great achievement that you should be very proud of! My hat's off to you, Slocum!