Reflections on the 2012-13 Basketball Season – The SportsTalk Shop
High School Basketball Thoughts: Reflections on the 2012/2013 Season First of all, this is for amusement purposes only. It is simply based on my memory of the games that I saw in person this year, and not a collective decision of all games in our coverage area this season. There were some tremendous accomplishments by…
Read MoreMarch Madness – Behind the Mic
It’s March. If you are a college basketball fan, you know this is the week when many of the conference championships will be decided and the automatic NCAA bids are assigned. Then, every fan waits to see if their team will be part of the 64 that get in. Let the “madness” begin. For me,…
Read MoreTo Punkin’ & Stan – Behind the Mic – March 4th
I lost a couple of buddies within the last few weeks: Punkin’ Miller and Stan Sutphen. Both men were real sports enthusiasts and I really enjoyed talking and, many times, arguing with them. Punkin’ and I would chat at least once a week. He was not shy about telling me what he liked and didn’t…
Read MoreIs this the best time of sports year? – The SportsTalk Shop – March 4th
Is this the best time of sports year? Andy Williams (ask your parents about him if you don’t know who that is) may disagree, but if your sports-interests cross over many different areas, it’s hard to find a better several weeks of the calendar year than the time period we’re currently in – especially in…
Read MoreBehind the Mic – February 26th
“The Thrill of Victory; The Agony of Defeat” Ever since Jim McKay immortalized those words on the introduction to ABC’s Wide World of Sports, those eight words have perfectly described so many sporting events. They were the perfect words again on Friday night at around 9:10 PM. Let me explain: The Wilson Warriors were playing…
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