Tweet, tweet, Rockets win

As I prepared my notebook to keep a running score for the 3A Sterling Regional volleyball championship, Wade turned around and asked where my iPad was. 

It was a good question, and I realized I had left it on the desk at the office. We both laughed, and I actually gave him a fist bump. I don't think fist bumps cross any lines of unbiased journalism. 

The encounter left me thinking of all the tweets I was not going to be able to send in what turned out to be an epic 20-25, 25-15, 25-17 Rock Falls victory over Sterling. 

So I thought I'd share the observations in posts of 140 characters or less that would otherwise be lost in time:

• At first glance, Sterling's student section is much bigger than Rock Falls. Oh wait, Rockets have late arrivals to help out. #bothsidesloud

• Right before the first serve, a Sterling fan runs along baseline dressed in a blue blowup suit with blue wig and mask #awesomecostume.

• Cierra Wilder just had two straight kills to give RF 10-9 lead. She always plays well in matches I see #luckycharmmaybe

• I wonder if I could return a Krista Loos serve. Right now RF can't. Just saw two aces in a row. Warriors up 19-17. #Loosplayerofyear?

• Morgan Mammosser just bumped a ball but none of her teammates react. Sterling wins Game 1 25-20. #RFbetterplaybetter

• Jenn Rahn has 3 kills in first six points. Sterling up 5-1. #thiscouldbeover

• I think I could return an Addy Nailor serve, but Sterling struggling with it. RF up 17-10. #rallyrockets

• Jordan Giddings going wild. RF looks more aggressive than Sterling. Warriors not used to teams handling big hitters. RF wins Game 2, 25-15. 

• Outside hitters Mammosser, Linsey Brown starting to find angles. RF picking up where they left off. #upsetbrewing 

• Some guy just yelled that the refs are missing a good game. I've never covered a game won by players. #alwaysrefsfault