Usually I'd be writing a column today about the start of spring football practice. Spring football, at least for today, will take a back seat to the Crestview High School baseball team. The Bulldogs,…
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FROM THE PULPIT: Question your motives before acting
Someone once said, “The people who do things that count don’t usually stop to count them.”
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: American spirit remains strong
Last Monday was a typical busy day for me. I got to work around noon and knocked out a story about the Old Spanish Trail Rodeo. I then went about some afternoon tasks before heading to the District 2…
FROM THE PULPIT: Stay strong, despite adversity
People react differently to adversity.
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: The rodeo calls me
The 24th annual Old Spanish Trail Rodeo is coming Friday and Saturday at the Barnhill Arena on Highway 4 in Baker. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. nightly; action gets underway at 7:30 p.m. s much as I love …
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Many kinds of teammates
I've been thinking a lot about teammates lately. Maybe it has something to do with last week’s story on Dakota Dean and Tyler Henderson (“Dean and Henderson, teammates for life,” March 27). Or perhap…
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Spring break memories
This week, local students have a week off for spring break.
As a sports writer, I haven't been able to enjoy too many spring breaks. It’s a busy time for me, with the job going full throttle, but th…
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Hatten leaves good first impression
It’s been said that you never have a second chance to make a first impression. If my first impression of new Crestview High School athletic director and head football coach Tim Hatten is on target, t…
FROM THE PULPIT: Two families, different outcomes
Atheist Max Jukes, born in 1700, married a woman who dabbled in the occult.
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Some things are bigger than stories
Being the News Bulletin’s sports editor can occasionally be time consuming — to say the least. I often plan my schedule and days off around games or college scholarship signings. Sometimes, like last…