The time of year I love to hate is upon us.
When spring football practice ends Thursday, the 2013-14 sports seasons end as well. And it will be, for all practical purposes, summer.
Mid-August to mid-May, it's easy to fill a sports section with local news, and I usually have more going on than I can get to.
The truth is, there is a wide world of sports out there that vary greatly from the more traditional sports local athletes enjoy.
Summertime is when I can tell the unusual as well as the individual and team stories of local athletes young and old; stories I don't usually get to tell during the school year.
I just need your help identifying these stories.
Just what I'm I looking for?
Maybe an elementary school kid running in their first 5K race and finishing well.
If you know a junior (or senior) golfer who is competing in or won a local, state or national tournament, that's also something I'd like to know about.
In fact, we would be happy to do a story about a golfer of any age who's doing well or has a unique story like, perhaps, that first hole-in-one.
If you are into kayaking or canoeing and most of the time feel left out of the sports scene, this is the time to let me know about your passion.
Tell me about your traveling baseball, softball, volleyball, basketball or soccer teams that are doing well. So if you have an AAU team with a large number of athletes from the Crestview, Baker and Laurel Hill communities, we are interested.
If your park or recreation league is hosting a tournament or a camp, that's news.
Whether your passion is archery, bowling, wrestling or any of the countless other sports and recreational activities available in the area, chances are good that there is a story to tell about that passion.
If you provide stories, photos and scores from your local league's games, those photos and scores will be used in print, online or both, as space allows.
I want to fill the paper with that local content that is, in part, driven by reader participation.
Just email your ideas and content to sports@crestviewbulletin.com.
Thanks for your help!
Randy Dickson is the Crestview News Bulletin’s sports editor. Email him at randyd@crestviewbulletin.com, tweet him @BigRandle, or call 682-6524.
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