OPINION
Chip Shots: Reflections Of Spring
I’ll cover the two regional track meets this week where Times-Union area athletes have earned berths to keep their seasons alive.
The Penalty Box: The Search For Blame Chokes Us
There are a lot of things wrong with the world we live in. Only a fool, or a politician, would claim to be able to fix them all.
Chip Shots: IHSAA Proposed Class Tranches O.K. With Me
The IHSAA Board of Directors and Executive Committee didn’t produce a classification solution for basketball exactly the way I proposed in a column a few weeks ago. I like what is currently proposed nonetheless for not only basketball, but for each four-class-structured IHSAA sport.
The Penalty Box: Betting Is Taking A Bite Out Of Us
I am not at all a person who says “I told you so” much.
Chip Shots: Until They Aren’t
I’ve figured out things well enough since fall 2019 to realize when athletic schedules get their tightest, a sudden inevitable lull will follow. I probably wrote a handful of columns among February, October, and May in previous years kvetching to each of you about the pace, and the packed schedule.
Chip Shots: Is The TRC Creating Problems Vs. Solving Them?
There are people who part ways with their employers, and those employers will say something like, “this gives us a chance to improve the position,” or “we aren’t going to stand in your way.”
The Penalty Box: Rhodes Leaves Legacy Of Excellence
Al Rhodes announced last week that he would no longer be coaching varsity boys basketball teams.
Chip Shots: Even In Spring, It Comes Back to Football
The NBA playoffs are in full swing, joined this week by the NHL postseason, but my interests and thoughts end up falling back against the comfort of discussing football among most weeks’ column topics.
The Penalty Box: Character In Focus During Summits At Grace
I get a lot of opportunities to speak to people.
Chip Shots: To The Sports Fans, And To The Writers
The beautiful weather this week launched a flurry of spring sports action throughout the area, and this very pleasant side of nature uncustomary in mid-April has inspired more than my opinions on sports.
The Penalty Box: Giving It And Taking It
I, like many of you, love watching basketball.
