March Moves in and I’m Sad!!
I’m writing this award-winner sitting outside in Florida, inspired by the 80-degree temperatures, sunshine, and light breezes, trying to remember why Kathy and I...
Lanes, Hoops, Agriculture, and Juries
Before we get into the high school basketball tournament brackets let’s spend some time talking about the young bowlers who’ve reached the district and...
Seedings, Skiing, and a Salamander Spring
Are you ready for some high school basketball, bowling, and wrestling tournament
action, along with a side helping of swimming and gymnastics? Let’s begin with...
Defense, Reds, Refs, and Intrigue
Besides the sighting of the proverbial first Red Robin heralding the onset of spring there are a few other harbingers that remind us that...
Shoe Laces, Wooden, and Hot Dogs
Super Bowl LX (that’s sixty for you non-Latin majors!) takes place in Santa Clara, California, this coming Sunday between the Seattle Seahawks, representing the...
Snow, Wind, and Titles
I’m assuming everyone’s been hunkered down the past 24 hours or so as Mother Nature vented her wrath on West Central Ohio, along with...
College Football, a Young Ref, and Ermal
As the college football playoffs championship game is getting ready to kick off Monday evening in Miami, an interesting item caught my eye that...
A little bit of this and a lot of that
We spent some time in last week’s column taking a look at high school basketball league and conference standings, both boys and girls, so...
A Busy Start to January Sports and Statistics
As the old saying goes, “And now we welcome the New Year, full of things that have never
been”. And I know that 2026 will...
Football, Zone Defense and New Year Wishes
Well, we’ve arrived at that time of the year when events of 2025 are remembered, and the promise of 2026 is looked forward to...
