Last Friday, I attended my first signing ceremony for a high school athlete in the area.

It had the usual pomp and circumstance that is associated with an event like that.

I recently attended my first high school baseball game in the area.

The weather was fantastic on a perfect day for baseball.

Recently, four teams from four different nations participated in a hockey tournament called the “Four Nations Face-Off.”

It pitted the United States, Canada, Sweden and Finland against each other as they played a round-robin tournament with the two teams remaining with the highest point total playing against each other for a championship.

It is a magical time of the year for high schools around the country.

With the basketball season heading toward its stretch run, champions are being crowned.

In every major sport in North America, teams with the best record get to host playoff games.

For teams in the NFL, they even earn a first-round bye at the start of the postseason.

In every major sport in North America, teams with the best record get to host playoff games.

For teams in the NFL, they even earn a first-round bye at the start of the postseason.

It is a very strange time around Northwest Florida.

A snowstorm hit the area last week.

Imagine that you have an important business meeting scheduled for 9 a.m. on a Monday morning.

It was a long weekend for you, so you aim to be at the meeting at least five to ten minutes early to be courteous.

A few weeks ago, a storm erupted on social media.

University of Miami quarterback and top NFL Draft prospect, Cam Ward, missed the second half of the Hurricanes’ bowl game against Iowa State.

Before I covered high school sports as a career, I played them.

I participated in football, track, basketball, weightlifting and soccer.