Things I thought about this week! Random thoughts going through my head! The Summer solstice happened this week which means we are losing daylight each day. Sunrise is at 5:39 today and sunset at 9:16. At the end of July 6:02 sunrise, 9pm sunset! Bring on my favorite season, winter. I golfed in the Madison Healthcare golf tournament Monday during an extreme heat warning. The … Continue reading RANDOM PAUL THOUGHTS
Saturday was an end of a era for Lac qui Parle Valley baseball. Coach Bart Hill has been head baseball coach for the Eagles for 27 years and with Saturday’s loss to Murray County Central in the Section 3A playoffs it was the last time he will put on the number 10 uniform and walk to the third base coaching box. Lots of emotions from … Continue reading BART
April is just about over and the LQPV softball team hasn’t played a game yet. I think they have been practicing since March 14th! That is 6 weeks of practice and no games! That has got to be tough. The weather conditions for spring sports this year has been horrendous. Discussion on Twitter has been to move some of the spring sports like golf to … Continue reading APRIL AND HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
I was asked to lead a class on how to take good selfies! I was flattered to think people think I’m good at taking selfies. Someone said to me “Well that’s what you’re known for and you’re good at it”. I was taken back. On the 4th Wednesday of the month there is a Social Media Luncheon held at Madison Merchantile. It’s a time to … Continue reading TAKE A SELFIE LATELY
State basketball at Williams Arena in March is an amazing time. Thanks to the Minneota Vikings girls’ basketball team I’ve been lucky enough to experience broadcasting state basketball in the cities for many years. Last year we were at Target Center in downtown Minneapolis, this year we were back at Williams Arena on the campus of the University of Minnesota. I much prefer Williams Arena … Continue reading BAD COLD AND STATE BASKETBALL
March Madness!! For me nothing is more exciting than being at the RA Facility at SMSU in Marshall this time of year. I have been broadcasting high school basketball games at the RA for years. When that gym is full of people and quality basketball teams are on the floor it doesn’t get much better than that. The best part is I have a front … Continue reading MY FAVORITE SPORTING VENUE
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