Elementary School Band Tour

Alex was selected to tour the elementary schools to promote joining the band (orchestra and choir were there, too). They played a few songs for the 5th graders at each school and got to have pizza in the band room when they got back to school. He had a fun day!

 

PCMS Pre Festival Concert

Alex had his pre-festival band concert tonight. The 7th grade band also participated along with the winter color guard and indoor percussion group. They have their festival next week at PCHS so this was a dress rehearsal for them. They did a great job.

Walled Lake Cupid Shootout

Alex shot in the Walled Lake Cupid Shootout this weekend - both 3D and bullseye. He shot a 244 for 3D which wasn't that great of a score but shot a 271 for bullseye which was another PR!

eSports Invitational 2026

We saw there was an eSports competition at WMU this weekend and Phil and Alex decided to see what it was all about. Alex registered for the Mario Cart tournament. It was double elimination... and Alex ended up winning!

Frozen Faceoff Runners-Up

Phil and Alex were in Chicago this weekend for the Frozen Faceoff tournament. They got to play at three very cool rinks: The Polar Dome Ice Arena in East Dundee, the Black Hawks training facility, and Parkway Bank Arena (the outdoor rink). They went 2-1 in pool play and made it to the championship game. Unfortunately, they lost 0-1 but did come home with runner up medals.

Polar Dome

Polar Dome

Polar Dome

 

Black Hawks Ice Center

Black Hawks Ice Center

Black Hawks Ice Center

Parkway Bank Arena

Renbarger Cup

The Muskies played their second league game against Mattawan tonight.  The stands were packed and the game ended in a tie after overtime - the first time in 23 years that it happened in the Renbarger Cup.  Will had a good game and had a few chances to score in OT - and was even mentioned in the MLive article.   

Celebrating in front of the Portage student section

Hartland Bullseye

Alex shot another personal record at the Hartland Bullseye tournament.

Pink in the Rink

This weekend, the Muskies participated in Pink in the Rink in Grand Rapids. It is hosted by the Sparta high school hockey team and has been taking place for 20+ years. They invite 3 high school hockey teams to play and raise money to support a local child battling cancer. The teams wear pink jerseys, each player plays in honor of someone that has had cancer, currently has had cancer, or in memory of someone that had cancer. Will skated for Aunt Mara.  They also had raffles for gift baskets, 50/50 raffles, and other fundraisers. It was a really nice event. We played Sparta on Friday evening and lost 5-3 (last goal was empty net). Then we won 8-1 against the Eagles on Saturday and Will had a goal. 

Howell Bullseye

Alex had an archery tournament in Howell Saturday afternoon. He had to miss a hockey game but he shot a personal record of 262 so it was worth it!

Birthday Fun

Alex had a few friends over for a birthday sleepover.  They played glow in the dark capture the flag outside, basement games, and a lot of video games.  They had a lot of fun!

 

Happy 14th Birthday, Alex!

We had fun celebrating Alex during the day. He woke up to streamers and a giant "14" balloon outside his door.  Then he went downstairs to open a few gifts.  His big gift from us was a new gaming chair for his computer.  It even has a massage pillow.  We went to Red Robin for lunch and then just spent time at home while we waited for Alex's friends to come over for a birthday sleepover.

 

Happy New Year

We rang in the New Year with some hockey families. There was poker, pool, mini sticks, and foosball plus a lot of delicious apps and desserts.