What a day... in the pouring rain and cold, seven teenagers ran their hearts out. After waiting for an additional 2 hours, the winners were announced. With the top four teams winning a seed in the State Championships, the Grady team was hopeful. When their team was not named, the team was deflated. The coaches asked for a recount of the scores and low and behold, they judges had made a mistake. Grady was the 4th place winner! In a heartbreaking show of sportsmanship, the (now) 5th place team came across the field and handed over the trophy with handshakes and smiles. Better than winning was the lesson learned by all the runners today!
Next stop State Championship Meet in Carrollton on November 7th!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Question from Billy C.
I received an email from Bill Canacci: what do we know of the parents of James or Fanny?
Fanny, left Italy to my recall to get away from her mother. Thus there was little I ever heard of her mom and dad. Her brother Jim is documented in a post to the site (see the first post in December)was a sour son of a (you get the point), think sit still little boy and dont talk.
Grandma would listen attentively as he would read letters from there other sibling still in Italy . I was never filled in on the message. Note: she couldnt read and I wasnt allowed to be in the room win her brother would read to her the letter. I still remember the envelopes where trimed in red and blue stripes.
On one of our trips to Italy we ended up in Salerno kind of by accident. It was not that far from Tursi on the map and I wanted to make a side trip to see grandmas home city. Apparently the way in and out as of about 5 years ago was still not easy, read mules on the roads. So I didnt attempt it. Not sure what I might do when we got there anyway.
James was from Calabria, and I never heard of any family on his side.
So my long-winded answer is ask your grandmother over and over. She knows everything (trust me), its just getting it out of her thats a challenge.
Fanny, left Italy to my recall to get away from her mother. Thus there was little I ever heard of her mom and dad. Her brother Jim is documented in a post to the site (see the first post in December)was a sour son of a (you get the point), think sit still little boy and dont talk.
Grandma would listen attentively as he would read letters from there other sibling still in Italy . I was never filled in on the message. Note: she couldnt read and I wasnt allowed to be in the room win her brother would read to her the letter. I still remember the envelopes where trimed in red and blue stripes.
On one of our trips to Italy we ended up in Salerno kind of by accident. It was not that far from Tursi on the map and I wanted to make a side trip to see grandmas home city. Apparently the way in and out as of about 5 years ago was still not easy, read mules on the roads. So I didnt attempt it. Not sure what I might do when we got there anyway.
James was from Calabria, and I never heard of any family on his side.
So my long-winded answer is ask your grandmother over and over. She knows everything (trust me), its just getting it out of her thats a challenge.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Cross Country
Grady HS won the city of Atlanta championship for cross country. Nic ran the 5K race in 20.03. Regionals on 10/31, fingers crossed.
Letterman as a freshman. not bad given I never got one....
Letterman as a freshman. not bad given I never got one....
Friday, October 9, 2009
Warino descendent in the News!
Dominic Romeo was featured in the headline of the Sports section of the Grady High School newspaper, The Southerner. It was announced Wednesday that he will be the only freshman running Varsity for Grady in the City Cross Country Championship meet next Wednesday, October 14th.
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