6/20/2023 0 Comments On Top Of The World by David LambThe Yountville facility might be a little rustic, but the people are nice. * State Legion tournament in Yountville, Calif.-Where the heck is Yountville, and why am I sleeping on a cot in a Veterans Administration Quonset hut? Maybe we are pretty good, huh? P.S.-I went 12 for 19 in the four-game tourney and turned some heads. Had some trouble with the team from Notre Dame High, but we still won the darn thing. * Legion Area 6 Championships at UCLA-As the runaway champs of District 16, we played teams from other districts around Los Angeles in the first round of postseason action. It seemed as if I spent a lifetime standing between second and third. It caused us great pains, but it was definitely worth it.Īugust started in Ventura County and ended in North Dakota. What started as some fun with my American Legion teammates from Newbury Oaks ended up as a monthlong road trip through the torrid Nevada desert and frigid Great Plains. The itinerary was as punishing as it was thrilling. Sometimes, I can’t believe it actually happened. Yet if Lamb had been asked to write a synopsis of his vacation, while the details were fresh in his mind, it might have gone something like this.
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