Adelyn commits to the Cougars

This is Jon. Adelyn has dubbed Wazzu her favorite school for about 18 months now. How did it start? I have a golf club cover of the Cougar mascot that somehow Addy got a hold of and really hasn't let go for a while. It's not weird or anything, "Butch" mostly stays in her room, but the pet cougar has now turned into full blown allegiance to the Cougs for Adelyn, even more so than my CWU Wildcats (although I'm a big Coug fan as well). I decided to surprise her with a trip to Pullman (great town, great drive along Hwy 26) to watch the WSU women's basketball team on Senior Day and she and I had a great time.

Adelyn in front of the "Butch the Cougar" bronze sculpture which is at the Martin Stadium entrance.

We found a couple of open gates and all of a sudden it was me and Adelyn all alone with Martin Stadium to ourselves. I think we played tag up and down most of the steps in the stadium.

She also ran down and scored a touchdown on the untouched, snow-covered field.

My little girl, with Butch the Cougar, her Cougar T-shirt and her Cougar eye patches. Out of the picture was her Cougar snow globe.

She got a hold of the camera for this selfie.

Me 'n Adds after the game, a win for the Lady Cougs over the Ducks!

She wanted to see if she could get a couple of autographs after the game, so we waited for head coach June Daugherty after her radio show. Not only did coach give an autograph, she spent a couple of minutes chatting Adelyn up, asking her about school and sports and what she does for fun (Adelyn let her hold Butch, as you can see here). I was really happy and very touched that coach took time with Adelyn. After a couple of photos, coach asked if Adelyn wanted to meet a player or two. Couldn't believe it. So we walked into the tunnel underneath Beasley Coliseum and Adelyn got to go into the locker room and later met a couple of the seniors after their last home game as a Cougar. Pretty cool. Right now Adelyn's sport is soccer and the Cougars have a soccer team and...well, you know, she's going to play soccer in Pullman.

Go Cougars! See you next season!