With the start of a new year, I thought I’d do a little JIC (just in case) research.

The JIC I mention is local teams or athletes making it to a state championship and the distance coaches, athletes, local media members and fans would have to travel to those championships.

There’s nothing like a new year to bring hope.

As I look back on 2022, I have to say it was a very good year. The best part was the opportunity Sandi Kemp gave me to return to the News Bulletin to write sports as well as a few other things that have stretched my outlook on journalism and made me a better writer.

I can’t believe Christmas has arrived.  Where has the year gone? 

As I reflect on this season of giving, marked by the greatest gift of all, the birth of Jesus, I want to renew a tradition I had when I was previously with the News Bulletin.

I ran across a documentary about basketball legend “Pistol” Pete Maravich on YouTube the other day and it reminded me of how good a player he really was.

I felt as if I took the final step of my journey home on Thursday night when I covered the Paxton at Laurel Hill boys basketball game.

I’ll admit my first two loves in sports have always been baseball and football or football and baseball. My favorite of the two might depend on the time of year or simply how I feel on any given day.

Today is the first day of the last month of 2022.

If you are like me, you’re probably wondering where the year has gone. The next few weeks will be filled with all things Christmas and New Year from the joy of spending time with family and friends to the stress of getting year-end projects finished at home and at work.

Today is Thanksgiving.

Wow! Where has the year gone? As I stop and think, there are many things for which I am thankful.

I once read that a sports official was the only job in the world where one had to be perfect and improve from there.

Sometimes there seems to be more truth than fiction to that remark.

Title IX is 50 years old.

Title IX, for those who might not be aware, is the law that has given women greater opportunities to participate in sports.

I can’t believe fall sports are winding down.

The volleyball and golf playoffs are here. This is the last week of the regular season for football.