Witnessing History
by For years, I just assumed Martensdale St. Mary’s (IA) was a small Catholic school with stellar baseball, bolstered by a non-boundaried policy that allowed players …
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Some Thoughts About D3 Baseball
(Bloomington, IL – May 19, 2011) – By the time he threw his first pitch, he’d already prepared the mound for play, something that’s become …
The Systematic Slaughter of a Soccer Program
Update: Illinois-Springfield Athletic Director Rodger Jehlicka submitted his resignation, effective August 15, 2011. I didn’t have the heart to ask him what he was thinking, …
A Spartan Experience
It was a Friday evening a couple weeks ago, but not an ordinary evening for me. I’ve tried to write about it previously, but some …
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Sweet Auburn and the Kings
Reading time: 4 minutes The neighborhood wasn’t alluring in a touristy sort of way. Despite those including myself that flocked there in respect of one …
A Shot I Still Hear
My dad was barely eight years old when the ball cleared the fence, but Bobby Thomson’s ‘Shot Heard ‘Round The World’ in 1951 was a …