Things haven’t quite gone according to plan in Banks. Wymon Smith, Banks’ baseball coach since 2006 and athletic director since 2007, wasn’t pleased with his team’s performance. While he knew the boys were getting better every day, the situation just […]
Dreaming takes courage – it bears the potential for failure. Those who dream do not do so blindly because a blind dream is a wish. Dreaming takes patience, planning and persistence. Those words sound familiar to Brandi Dawson. The Forest […]
In life, circling the wagons and gathering the troops is often a last ditch effort. In sports, there is different verbiage. Some call it rebuilding. Others call it reloading. The Gaston Greyhounds call it finishing a puzzle. A puzzle with […]
It’s only fitting that in my review of the Flobots new album Survival story, I pick a fight. My beef is with someone named Jason Lymangrover – whom I’ve never met. “Why?” you ask? I’m getting to it, alright? Chill […]
Imagine the following statement shouted through a megaphone: “Excuse me! Hello!?! Record Company Execs? Pete Wentz? Decaydance Records? Kara Dioguardi? Anybody!?! Sign. M-lab. They are audio gold. Or no, eff gold. These guys are platinum. Or something even more valuable […]
Dedication breeds blandness. A dedicated player is focused, unwavering and persistent. If it doesn’t involve the game, it doesn’t interest the player. Talking with Pacific’s All-American golfer Max Bonk about his plans for the evening is like peeling a walnut. […]
Chad Johnson Ochocinco is my favorite player. Heck, my favorite person. Last year he went toe-to-toe with the most abrasive man in sports media.
The Banks girls basketball team had its best season in 13 years – finishing third in the Cowapa League – but last Friday the Lady Braves looked up at the scoreboard and realized their dream season was over. Seaside’s Anna […]
Inside a giant tent on the east side of Portland, 31 swim teams are vying for the top spot in the state. The Forest Grove Vikings have brought a handful of athletes and a single goal set by interim coach […]
I stumbled across this article on the front page of CNN’s website today. Yes, folks. H1N1. I’m going there. The headline of that article reads, “H1N1: Pandemic was emotional as well as physical.” Uhhh. Yeah. All I could think was, […]