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BERTHA, AL March: the time of year when winter fades away and leaves the nation in warmth and sunshine. It’s also the time of year when thousands of basketball fans gather in front of their televisions and close the blinds to prevent the glare.
The last several months of teamwork and practice have led to this—March Madness. The Final Four.
And while the main attention is drawn to the big names—the Division I games—numerous other, smaller schools anticipate cheering their team to victory in their Final Four games.
This year, we highlight an exciting competition in the Division XLIV Final Four, which will be held this year in Bertha, Alabama. This thrilling competition is currently so close that it could go in any direction.
In the first game, the Jumbo School for Carnival Ride Operators (Jumbo, Oklahoma) takes on the Frederick Harrington Pre-Junior College (Snellman, Minnesota). The winner will compete in the division finals on Saturday, March 22, against the winner of the game between the RuPaul School of Cosmetology (Waterproof, Louisiana) and Plumbing University (Mud Butte, South Dakota).
According to Jumbo coach Miles Lester, the competition is fierce. “It’s an honor to be playing in the Final Four. Of course, there are only four teams in our division, but it’s been a tough year. The competition is great. I’d say we’re all pretty much even—so it’ll be great to see what happens.”
Harrington coach Dwayne Duncan agrees. “It’ll be a great tournament. Even our fans have come out to cheer us on. Sure, we’re not Big 10. We’re the little guys. But I think we’re worth watching.”
Plumbing U’s coach Darrell Southerby is confident that his team can succeed this year. “Sure, we’ve never won before. But it’s not easy when your basketball team is 85% of your school. This year, though, the championship will be ours.”
In just a matter of days, one of these four schools will be named the champions. The other three will return to their homes and to their studies and to their practice—driven by the hope to participate in next year’s Final Four.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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