COLUMN: Who will hoist Lord Stanley?

April 8, 2019

Hockey fans rejoice! After the long, grueling grind of an 82-game season, the most wonderful time of the year is upon us. The Stanley Cup Playoffs. Hockey, maybe more so than any other sport, is one where anything really can happen. A team that gets hot at the right time to sneak in the playoffs can upend a higher-seeded team, and maybe, just maybe, go all the way to hoisting the 35-pound trophy high over their heads come June. Case in point, the 2012 Los Angeles Kings, who won the Cup as a No. 8 seed under the old format. This season was an incredible one to follow, since it nearly ...

COLUMN: Local swimmers deserve spotlight

January 7, 2019

When one thinks of local high school sports, it is quite likely that swimming is not the first athletic competition to come to mind. Maybe it should garner more attention. Last Wednesday night at the Big Red Natatorium, local teams competed during senior night. The balcony bleachers were ...

COLUMN: High school hoops can improve

January 1, 2019

There is just something about high school basketball — boys or girls — that cannot be matched in many aspects. Yes, high school football in this area is king, and nothing comes close to it. But, one cannot deny the intensity and impact of basketball. The back-and-forth momentum ...

COLUMN: It’s time to change high school schedules

December 17, 2018

Snowing during local baseball and softball games, sizzling hot conditions on the gridiron, basketball players contending less than a week after football season concludes? Anyone from this area knows these are all legit possibilities. Depending on what school one hails from, any one of these ...

COLUMN: Playoff is in need of changes

December 3, 2018

It is time to take a long, hard look at the College Football Playoff system, because simply put, the current model just is not cutting it. Every season since its inception, the criteria used to determine the four teams seems to be completely different. In 2014, the first season for the ...

NASCAR is need of changes

July 22, 2018

Anyone who follows NASCAR knows things are headed in the wrong direction. It seems there is another story every week about the troubles the sanctioning body is having with ratings and attendence. Everyone seems to have their own set of solutions, some more valid than others. Even the drivers ...