Chip Davenport
Chip Davenport

Chip Davenport


Chip Shots: Writing About Writing

“Some things are hard to write about. After something happens to you, you go to write it down, and either you over dramatize it, or underplay it, exaggerate the wrong parts, or ignore the important ones. At any rate, you never write it quite the way you want to.”

Chip Shots: Spring, Ugh!

I hate the first six weeks of spring. I also woke up on the wrong side of the bed Friday morning.

Chip Shots: NAIA Basketball, For A Change

Looks like the three-week “real” NCAA Division I (D1) season starts this coming Tuesday.

Chip Shots: No Matter What, Appreciate

Friday night, the last Friday night for high school boys’ basketball games this postseason, the Times-Union readership had six teams in IHSAA boys’ basketball sectional semi-finals. Each had either a clear shot or a puncher’s chance at making and advancing last night and even winning its sectional title tonight.

Stifling Defense Earns Manchester Sectional Final Berth

The Manchester Squires boys’ basketball team tipped off at 6 p.m. in Wabash’s Coolman Gym for the first of two IHSAA Class 2A Sectional 38 boys’ basketball semifinals’ games last night, ending the Rochester Zebras’ season with a 71-46 win.

Chip Shots: The Day After

I’m five full days ahead of my print deadline. I certainly hope nothing in the world of sports takes the spotlight from the Sunday afternoon following the Warsaw Lady Tigers basketball team’s 67-61 win over Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) for the North Semi State title.

Chip Shots: Here Ye, Here Ye

What a fun-filled, action-packed weekend. I might, for starters, just sound like I’m the town crier for local sports’ scheduled events at first, but I’ll find an unsolicited opinion to share before I exceed my word limit.

Chip Shots: Get Off My Lawn!

I’m six months shy of 61 years old. When I hear someone my age say something crotchety, I enjoy replying ironically, “Get off my lawn!”

Chip Shots: As I Type…

I shamelessly brought my laptop to the Northridge-Goshen IHSAA Class 4A Sectional semifinal last night to complete my column. There were so many options for today’s thoughts.

Chip Shots: February... You Know What That Means

This first full week of February signals the beginning of the end in the winter scholastic sports season. Area schools competing in swimming and diving, wrestling, and girls’ basketball will fight starting today and on through the week to survive, advance, and earn one more week of practice.

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