Love them or hate them, a school\’s mascot is deeply imbedded in it\’s high school sports tradition. They\’ve been around almost as long as the games have been and they\’re going anywhere. In fact, the high school mascot is becoming more dynamic and present at prep sport events than ever before. Some schools are even […]
Early Spike Lee movies became famous for their weird endings. In 1988’s School Daze, Laurence Fishburne, weary of the internal prejudice within the Black race, urged Blacks to “please wake up.” That plea for Blacks to wake up is still relevant today as our community still struggles with division and self-hatred. Like many sports fanatics, […]
The best way to enjoy life is through staying active in sports. Engaging in different sports activities allows an individual to keep himself active, to stay physically fit, and to enjoy the company of new friends and teammates. What else could you ask for when you are a sports enthusiast? There is a wide variety […]
We all know about the big three prep sport giants. There\’s football which dominates most fall Friday nights. Big flood lights, marching bands, and the distinctive pops of helmets crashing across that big 100 yard field. Next season comes high school basketball with full stands of fans going crazy. Quick moves. Sweet shots and if […]
There’s something completely demoralizing about them if you’re on the “other” team. From second to second in high school football, you have no idea what’s around the corner. That’s what we love about the game. Any play might average, huge, or a complete and devastating failure. The prep football interception falls in the last category […]
Don’t you miss the old days of chalk boards and coaches slamming down clipboards when a play goes wrong in high school football? Pretty soon, kids won’t even know what a chalk board is with the advent of Smart Boards and clip boards??? What is that..some kind of Ipad knock off? The times are a […]
For many high school football players, their coach was a big deal. It’s probably one of the few school faculty (or adults for that matter) that you remember. Maybe a few teacher make the grade if there’s more than that, you went to a great school. The football coach is different. They seem to come […]
Go to any high school football game and see what gets the crowd up out of their seat. It’s usually one of two things on the offensive side. A break away running play or a long, completed pass. There’s nothing we like better than when the high stakes, high risk pass play works out. It’s […]
It\’s a little unfair in the Prep Sport football world. The offensive players get all props while the defense goes about it\’s business winning games. Yea, you\’ll occasionally get a shout out in the paper for interception or sacks but that doesn\’t account for the full load of responsibility that sits your high school defense\’s […]
I coach two basketball teams for the YMCA. It\’s a ton of fun and we have a great group of kids. You start to recognize and even know the other coaches from prior years and the vast majority of them are great people. They really make it fun for the kids which is what sports […]
