Saturday it was 106 degrees in Madison and I was sitting in press boxes broadcasting section softball and baseball. It was a fun day of sweating. My week working at the radio station was a busy one. The reason I love my job so much is that everyday it is something different and exciting! I learn new things and meet new people and have fun … Continue reading RADIO IS FUN
I was in Granite Falls Saturday to broadcast three baseball games! Whenever I go to the ballpark to watch baseball I always see something or experience something new. I have broadcast hundreds of baseball games over my career and it is always fun to call a game. Baseball is America’s pastime. Richter Field in Granite Falls is one of the nicest baseball facilities around. It … Continue reading BASEBALL FUN!
March is my favorite time for high school sports. You have section tournaments for both boys and girls basketball and wrestling. I love the section basketball tournament no matter who is playing. I covered both Section 3A Basketball Championship games this week. Of course this year was different because of the pandemic. I really missed being in Montevideo for the Super Saturdays and at the … Continue reading MARCH IS FOR BASKETBALL
Tears welled up in my eyes sitting in my recliner Friday afternoon watching the LQPV-D-B Shadows win the State Dance Jazz Championship. It was an emotional afternoon for me. So proud of the Shadows, but sad that I couldn’t be there covering them on the radio. Covid had caused that to happen, but Friday was also my last day of quarantine from contracting the virus. … Continue reading SHADOWS CHAMPS! QUARANTINE OVER!
When I received the news before the high school basketball season began that Lac qui Parle Valley had hired former LQPV graduate Dylan Erickson as the new girls basketball coach I got pretty excited! I thought that was a great hire and couldn’t wait to work with Dylan on the Coaches Show and broadcasting the girls games. Dylan’s hire reminded me of when my son … Continue reading NEW COACH
Saturday afternoon I was busy watching many high school and college athletic events on my phone and television. Online video streaming of high school sports has been a valuable service during this pandemic. I have been able to watch some of my grandkids play basketball from Montevideo and Wichita Kansas. Since large gatherings of people aren’t permitted in school gyms video streaming has become very … Continue reading VIDEO TIME
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