I accompanied Nick to Spokane today while he covered the state boys 4A soccer quarterfinals. Eastlake beat Mead 3-2. It was a pretty good game, and brought back memories of that time really long ago when my life was dominated by soccer. I’m not really sure why it was such a tremendously important event for the Spokesman-Review to cover, and everyone there seems equally surprised a Spokesman reporter cared about their game. They didn’t have any media preparations, but then they didn’t even have a refreshments stand, either. They did have printed rosters, so after Nick showed Ticket Booth Mom his press badge she called after him – “Spokesman Guy! Spokesman Guy!” – to give him a roster.

It was really hot. It showed; the teams scored a combined five goals in the first half, and none in the second half. They looked tired. I got sunburned and tired, too.