"On the Road Again" Article about Long Bus Rides

Did you see the Spokesman-Review's article last week about the long bus rides high school athletes take to games around Eastern Washington?  It quotes Coach Ryan Peplinski, Coach Mark Rickard, and seniors Cade Peplinski and Noah Halliburton-Link on the perils and occasional pleasures of getting to distant basketball games.  Some quotes from the article include:  

“We’ll either be talking or if it’s a little quieter we might plug in some music,” St. George’s senior Cade Peplinski explained of his routine on the bus. “Lately we’ve been playing a game on our phone where we can all hook up and be on the same team, called Rules of Survival. We might play a couple rounds of that and then just talk. “The conversation usually dies off, and everyone gets focused as we get closer to the destination.”

Noah Halliburton-Link said long bus rides make it tough to get the adrenaline pumping again once they get into the gym. “It definitely takes some time,” he explained. “Getting moving again after a long bus ride, getting a good stretch, getting ready for the game.”

Read the Full Article here and see photos in the S-R from a recent SGS road trip to Kettle Falls.