I’ve made it this far. It’s taken me eight months to get to this spot and it’s been a well-worth-it eight months. Allow me to introduce myself, though anyone who reads the papers might know who I am already. I’m the new sports editor. I’ve spent the last six months as the assistant sports editor Read More
Every team has a leader. In football, all eyes stay on the quarterback, and in basketball it’s all about the point guard. Coaches lead from off the field or court while teams name captains to lead during regulation play. Seniors often lead through experience, and sometimes it’s the unspoken leaders that do the most and Read More
The saying goes “It takes one to know one,” and if it weren’t for my recent eureka moment, I wouldn’t know what this meant. I’ve said before that I didn’t mean to end up in sports and it was all by accident that this happened. From the time I was able to walk, I have Read More
I joke about a lot of things – almost everything, in fact. I can make light of almost any situation. It’s a quality in myself that I both love and despise at the same time. Some find it endearing, others find it obnoxious, but such is my personality. I so frequently say “my life is Read More
Seven seconds left on the clock, Racers are up by two points, Belmont has the ball and a 3-pointer is made. Racer fans are silent; Steve Prohm hangs his head and Jarvis Williams’ jaw drops in shock. You know the Racers lost the OVC Championship, but did they really? Just because I believe they deserve Read More
After months of covering Racer basketball, there are a few phrases I’ve heard nonstop. “Our league is so underrated,” “We’ve been slept on,” and “There’s a chip on our shoulder,” are a few quotes I pull from interviews weekly. As a journalist, I get frustrated with sports rhetoric. Players and coaches tell me the same Read More
Someone told me once that it doesn’t matter how hard you fall; if you want to, you’ll get back up. Imagine this— there’s five seconds left on the clock, your basketball team is trailing by three points and it’s your possession. Your shoulder starts to buzz and you can feel it in your neck, your Read More
I’ll be celebrating one of my favorite holidays Saturday. But it definitely isn’t Valentine’s Day. With Fat Tuesday quickly approaching, my weekend will be filled with green, purple and gold, rather than red and pink. While most girls will be eating chocolate and receiving stuffed bears, I’ll be eating king cake and receiving feather boas Read More