Misreading play, insight comes with hockey gig

Misreading play, insight comes with hockey gig

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toPROHigh heat, drop kicks, random observations and points that amuse are all part of the wide, wide world of sports at the community and national levels.I’m getting senile.I thought that after making the latest sports-related road trip with coworker Miranda Jamison (a.k.a., “MJ”). On Feb. 21, after covering Richmond and Excelsior Springs/Excelsior Springs and Richmond in district boys wrestling, she and I covered minor-league hockey in Independence. Desi Escriva, MJ’s fella, graciously was our chauffeur.Somehow, as I photographed the Kansas City Mavericks and Wichita Thunder clashing on the ice – and then watched while MJ photographed them – I got the team uniforms mixed up. I thought the Mavericks were wearing the white jerseys (a.k.a., “sweaters”) with the blue pants (a.k.a., “breezers”) and Wichita was clad in olive green. Hence, I was perplexed when the packed house at Ca...

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