Archive for March, 2009
Making the best of it
I’d like to take a moment to tip my hat to a trio of Walla Walla High School sports teams for achieving positive results on Saturday. The three teams – representing Wa-Hi boys soccer, and boys and girls tennis, took the long bus ride to Wenatchee for Big Nine Conference competition. The boys soccer team opposed Wenatchee, [...]
Kudos for Summitt
I want to take a moment to applaud University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt for the message she sent to her team following its shocking first-round exit from the NCAA tournament on Sunday. Less than 48 hours after a loss to Ball State, Summitt held a practice that stressed fundamentals and scheduled a strength-and-conditioning [...]
Warriors upbeat
“Our body of work is pretty good.” So stated Walla Walla Community College baseball coach Mike Cummins after his team completed non-league play over the weekend with a 3-1 showing during an East Regional Invitational at Warrior Field. The Warriors, ranked No. 5 in the latest NWAACC poll, will take a 13-4 record into their [...]
Misleading
I came across a story at ESPN.com on Saturday night that summarized the third round of the CA Golf Championship – an event won on Sunday by Phil Mickelson. The headline of the story read, “Lefty Tied at Top; Tiger Makes Push.” Talk about misleading, especially when you look near the end of the story and a sentence states, [...]
Wa-Hi boys ‘Golden’
Just a few weeks ago, I wrote about the success of the Wa-Hi girls basketball team. The Blue Devils’ outstanding campaign – accomplished with mostly underclassmen – and deep run in the postseason came to an end Saturday night, though, at the 4A Regional championships in Kennewick. While this disappointment saddened Wa-Hi basketball fans, the boys regional [...]
