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You’re looking at an unofficial blog that covers Gordon College (Wenham MA) men’s basketball and assorted individual stories connected to Gordon athletics.  I have followed the basketball team and put together game stories since the 2002-03 season.  The first season , coincidentally, was when Mike Schauer became head coach………Let me explain why I have taken this on.  A combination of loving basketball and frustation motivated me.  I attended Gordon and set the standard for “mediocre” in every sport I played – soccer, basketball, and baseball.  I lost direct contact with the school for a number of years until my wife got a job there and later when my daughter attended Gordon.  I tried to renew an interest in Gordon sports but was frustrated by erratic box scores and very limited details.  I had some experience writing game stories so I decided to see if I might do the same thing with Gordon men’s basketball.  It wasn’t easy going at the start because: (1) I wasn’t sure what I was doing, (2) the folks at Gordon didn’t know what I was up to, (3) stats were something of an adventure, (4) other schools had no idea what I was up to and (5) how was I going to get my game stories to an audience.  Thankfully all those things have been sorted out satisfactorally.  During the first five sesaons I emailed the stories out to a list of over 100 players/friends of Gordon basketball.  I decided to shift to a blog because on it I can archive the stories from previous seasons and reach out to a larger audience.  I still have an email roster that I send reminders to when game stories are posted……………….There has been a significant increase in the available information on games, especially on the Gordon website.  My niche is personalizing each game.  I try to figure out why a game goes the way it does.  I try to make fair assessments without burning any bridges home or away in the process………..Along the way there have been plenty of exciting moments and interesting experiences……………….Doing personal stories is new to this blog.  Why add it?  I will no longer be talking with coaches after games.  So to keep the “personal” touch I plan to include features on folks connected to Gordon athletics past and present.  I’ll try to interview these people before or after games so if you see me heading your way with my camera and tape recorder make the necessary preparations!