Sorry I put Goldsfield down twice...the #2 team is Geraldton Bucs.

Postseason Basketball in.....July???

Ok I wanted to update you on the actual basketball side of things. Here are the standings up to right now. At the end of July the playoffs will begin, with the top 8 teams making it.

#1 vs. #8
#2 vs. #7
#3 vs. #6
#4 vs. #5

The first two rounds are the best of 3 games with the championship being a 1 game grand final. Here are the standings


1. Lakeside Lightning 19-2

2. Goldfields Giants 17-5

3. Goldfields Giants 16-5

4. Cockburn Cougars 15-6

5. Wanneroo Wolves 14-7

6. Perry Lakes Hawks 12-8

7. Perth Redbacks 9-13

8. Stirling Senators 8-12

9. Willetton Tigers 8-13

10. Rockingham Flames 7-13

11. Kalamunda Eastern Suns 7-13

12. East Perth Eagles 6-14

13. Southwest Slammers 6-14

14. Mandurah Magic 1-20

At the moment we are in 5th place but we are only 2 spots away from 2nd. We play the 3rd ranked team Goldsfield this Saturday, which will be huge for us. 5 more games to go until the playoffs begin! Then after that we are back home! Hope everyone had a great Fathers Day and I am looking forward to be one of only 10 people or so to celebrate July 4th here! Godbless!

M.I.A? If you call MIA doing lots of awesome activities...then guilty!

Basketball Game

Best Picture Ever Maybe?

I decided that since this athletic dude was going to block my shot, I'd shot fake and throw it to Marcus lol.

Post-Game Photo

Dinner with the Chegs at the Revolving Restuarant

Sorry folks for being on a couple week break. But activities has filled my days and by the time I come to the computer, its usually late at night. So I will not waste anytime and update on what has been going on in the last few weeks with us.

As I was finishing up work one day, a friend of mine comes to the back and says, "Hey Scott, some girl is here to see you, and she claims to be your girlfriend." Now, last time I checked I didnt have a girlfriend when I left the states...and from what I can remember, I hadnt picked one up here in Australia. So...I hurried out to the front to see my beautiful sister come around the corner! Talk about a speechless! I couldnt believe it. Marcus came around the corner about 5 minutes later and saw her as well. We were both a little bit stunned, but definitely excited to see her! What sucked was I had an appointment with a younger player at the stadium. So I left Marcus and Nikki to go up north for a bit. After about 45 minutes I decided that its not everyday a family member is coming to see me, so I cancelled the rest of my schedule and appointments the rest of the week. When I got back about 6 I wasnt surprised to see Nikki about passed out on the couch. Our friend Natalie's host family (The Chegs) were gracious enough to let us all stay at their place the entire week! What great people by the way! Let the activities begin!

There were so many things that I wanted to have everyone experience here in Australia. So you could probably say I got a little carried away with trying to do EVERYTHING possible in about 5 days! We started out by showing Nikki around the city, along with some of the beautiful beaches. The weather is still around mid 70's during the day, so I really think she enjoyed the weather. We took her shopping in the city and had her tag along to practice (which she definitely fell asleep at by the way!). And no they are not boring, I just dont think the plane ride wore off yet.

On Friday night the Chegs decided to take us all out to a beautiful restuarant. It was on the 30+ floor of a building downtown. We knew this place was going to be nice, so we decided to dress up a little bit. But when I say dress up a little bit I mean jeans and button up long sleeve shirt. Marcus just so happened to be rockin his flannel, and Nat and Nikki just wore very casual clothing. But giving the fact that I havent worn anything but basketball clothes for the past 4 months, this was dressing up! To our surprise, the elevator opened up to the NICEST restuarant I have been to. As the doors seperate, there everyone sits in black dresses and full suit outfits. Immediately I was embarrassed and wanted to go to the nearest Man 2 Man store to get fitted for a tux. Somehow we were able to get in looking as if we just got out of a carnival, and enjoyed the 32nd story revolving floor looking across Perth at night. It was absolutely gorgeous. Not to mention it costed 80$ per person to eat there! Personally I think it was paying for the view, no so much the food! lol.

Saturday night was our game, which we happened to lose! After winning 9 games in a row and being the hottest team in the league, Nikki just so happened to show up and ruin it for us :-/ haha. Actually you dont realize how nice it was to see someone like that in the crowd! It was a close game but in the end we werent able to pull it off. Needless to say Nikki is not allowed to come to anymore games here in Australia :-) And I think Natalie is also banned! That poor girl has been to 4 of our games and we have lost all 4 of those games! She thinks shes bad luck but I tend to disagree.

Sunday we went to a cool Jazz Club that opened up in the city. I wanted to go to it since I got here, but it was cool to experience it with sis. We had a lot of fun and also had some great conversations! Monday was a treat as well. We decided to get up early in the morning and drive down to Margaret River (a fancy place where people go to get away from Perth). It was about a 2 1/2 hr drive, but well worth it. We went to about 5-6 wineries, explored a cave (which I had no idea would be so freezing!), went the to most beautiful beach I have seen, ate all the free chocolate & cheese at the little factory shops, and just had a great time. We left about 5 and got home in time for the Chegs to fix yet another great dinner! I swear that their house is also my favorite restuarant!

Ever since Nikki got here that last Wednesday, all she had been talking about was seeing and petting a damn kangaroo. I dont think she understood that they arent exactly friendly, but she was still convinced that she was going to do it. So on Tuesday we went to the Perth Zoo. Now I havent been to the Zoo since I was like 8, but I have to say we had an AWESOME time. We saw Koalas, Penguins, Rhinos, Zebras, Chimps, Oragutans (Orange U-tans), tree rat things, Dingos, Elephants, and sure enough Kangaroos. And go figure, Nikki got her wish. One of the Roos had jumped the rope and decided to lay down right in the middle of the walkway. We all got pictures and were able to pet it. It was a pretty cool experience. That night Nikki's flight flew out about midnight, so we took her there to say goodbye. It was a great week and a wonderful surprise, I just wish we would have had another week or ten! It seemed like it absolutely flew by. I miss you already sista!

As for an update on basketball, we are now 13-6 and closing down on the season. The crowds have been really good recently and Marcus and I are having a lot of fun. In fact, last game Marcus hit about 4 shots in a row (including a huge backcut) to finish out the game. With 10 seconds to go up 1 point, he stole the ball and took it in for the win. The place went absolutely CRAZY! It was the first time I felt like I was back home playing in front of Grace or CC crowds. It was awesome! In a month we are having a camp for the kids that Marcus and I are running. As far as everything else, just enjoying the sun and missing everyone back home! Only about 6 weeks left, I cannot believe it has gone so fast! Enjoy the pics!