Chugiak Flag Football Season Ends 092506

The Chugiak JV flag football team beat Bartlett's undefeated JV Team Friday night 8-0 to claim first place ..............#1! Monday 9/25/06 the lady's beat Dimond to finish in a tie with South. South was the teams only loss 0-6 in overtime. Following are a few photos of the last game.



QB Morg pulls down a hard to handle hike from center.

Handing off ...

Passing ...

With a comfortable lead the girls start hamming it up

I got her ... I got her ...

Mission accomplished. That's all folks! Time to get this Hockey thing going cuz that's how we roll!

Chugiak Mustangs Womens Flag Football 090106

Mustangs Morgan Payovich, Mattie Bookbinder and Audrey Jensen watch play during a junior varsity flag football jamboree at Bartlett. The Chugiak High varsity flag football team went undefeated on the day, posting a 4-0 record.
PHOTO BY DAVID MORSE

CHS unbeaten, Eagle River in mix at flag football fest
By DAVID MORSEFor The Star

Although the pads and the pop of helmets are missing from the game, the moves are not.
Flag football for girls opened in earnest with a district-wide jamboree Saturday at Bartlett High. And if the abbreviated, structured play is any indication of the level of performance to be seen this fall, look for the Chugiak girls team to be in the thick of it as the Mustangs went unbeaten in four games.

Morg had her first game September 1, 2006 at her home school - Chugiak High School. Morg is a sophmore on the JV squad and plays quaterback on offence and defensive back on defence. Morg drove the team down to a TD on their first possesion and intercepted a pass on their opponants first possesion. Chugiak went on to win 33-0. Morgan is number 32. There are only two states in the nation sanctioning womens flag football - Alaska and Florida ... that's about all we have in common!

Chugiak Mustangs Womens JV Flag Football

Team

Look out Farve,

Here comes Morgan!

Morg handing off

Grandma Lou's Home Edition Makeover

First off, Dee's mom does not look like a Grandmother. She continues to defy nature in appearance, enthusiasm and thought. Pretty cool Granny! Unfortunately, during her visit to Alaska this summer, it started pouring down rain the day before her arrival and did not stop until the day after her departure. Record rains for the month. We all made the best of it, and some awesome quality time was spent with us and the kids playing Monopoly and the card game phase 10. As always, we enjoyed her company immensely!

About mid-way in Luann’s stay the kids and I took off for a short fishing trip. Luann decided to surprise her Granddaughter Morgan by doing a complete make-over of her bedroom in her absence. The room turned out awesome and she finished 5 minutes before we pulled up in the driveway approximately 28 hours later! Morgan was shocked and the rest of us were amazed at the difference. Though I did not get a true before picture, you can definitely see what a dramatic cheery look the room turned into from what it was. Nice touch on the dresser!

Uncle Chuck & Aunt Lana in Alaska

We were extremely fortunate to have Dee Dee's Uncle Chuck and Aunt Lana stay with us on the front and back end of their Alaska vacation. It was Uncle Chuck's birthday on the last night they stayed with us before returning to Wisconsin. Dee Dee surprised her Uncle with a birthday cake and Dee, Lana and I prepared rib eyes on the grill, bakers and a salad for the occasion. Of course, Uncle Chuck and I did enjoy a Windsor or two in moderation. Chuck and Lana are two of the nicest people you will ever meet. The type of folks that just make you feel good to be around them. They reiterated their Alaska vacation to Dee, I and the kids, including a close encounter with a grizzly at Denali, and a good time was had by all! We look forward to their return as our doors are always wide open.

Summer 2006_Fishing for Silvers on the Kenai

We were lucky enough to find a break in the torrential rains we had in August to hook up with ex-Alaska Aces professional hockey player Paul Williams for a day on the lower Kenai River. This guy knows how to fish and have fun. Paul has turned his passion for hockey into a passion for fishing. Of course, it does not hurt when your father-in-law (Stuvek's) has river front property on the Kenai River. However, Paul claims that had nothing to do with why he married her. While Grandpa (Bob Stuvek) entertained his Grandchildren, we went fishing. I do have some familiarity with Pauls father-in-law as he is well known as a school teacher and for officiating high school, college and the Great Alaska Shootout basketball games, which I also work as a official at the scorers table. The day could not have been more perfect for fishing as we had great weather, limited out on Silvers by noon and the kids had a day to remember ... a trifecto!


Ty, Brooke & Morg preparing to mine Silvers tomorrow morning. A kid's gotta loosen up before fighting one of Alaska's most aggressive game fish ... don't ya think?

The next morning Morgan had the hot hand right off the get-go! Brooke was close behind. Tyler hooked up fairly quickly also. Ready for the Pro-Bass-Tour?

By this time I had limited out first on Silvers and of course we had caught a gazillion Pinks (Humpys), when Brooke stole the moment with her 15 pound Coho! Great catch Brooke, the smile tells it all. Seeing your kid that happy makes it all worth while ... unforgettable.

The day's catch! We kept one Pink ... Tyler insisted. On the way home we decided to stop and have some fun at the Alaska Woodcarvers place.