Since the McHenry Marlins team won first place at the Rockford regional swim meet this past Saturday, I’ll be you think that trophy is the one I’m featuring today.

Here’s a picture of it, but it is not the star attraction.

It’s the trophy some of the swimmers gave almost-18-year-old coaching assistant John Sherman that caught my attention.

It was dedicated to the ”Number One Muffin Man.”

Besides that message, the small trophy had two muffins in it.

Somehow I missed the interplay between the kids and Coach John at Boylan Catholic High School.

I think John had muffins he shared.

It caught at least one parent’s attention, as you can see from the photo on the bulletin board that John can be seen looking at.

At the bottom of the photograph you can read this line, if you click on it:

And the first place North Central Swim Conference Team Championship trophy won on July 21, 2007, that the McHenry Marlins won in Rockford?

You can see it here.

Click to enlarge it or either of the photographs of John Sherman.