I cover sports. That's primarily what I do. I pick up other stories and photos, as well, but mainly I cover sports.
Because of that, I get to see both the highs and lows of every season. Some of the teams I cover are not very good, but the athletes are out there giving their best. While it would be easy to slack off on their coverage, that wouldn't be fair. Those kids are working just as hard as the kids on the good teams - sometimes harder.
But then some of the teams I cover are outstanding. I've gotten to watch a basketball team that won over 100 consecutive games - that's four seasons without a loss and four state championships to go with it. I've gotten to write about a football team that hadn't lost a game in two seasons and has two championship trophies to show for it.
And I've been lucky enough to cover some really amazing athletes. This year, for example, I got to cover a young lady who won her school's first ever girls' golf championship. I got to cover a young man who won his second state cross country championship. And his team won their fourth straight title. Then there was the team I didn't expect to see atop the standings that surprised me with a win. Those are fun.
Among the schools I cover I've seen championships in football, cross country, volleyball, both girls' and boys' basketball, wrestling, track, golf and baseball. So far, my softball teams and my soccer teams haven't gotten to the top of the mountain yet.
And then there are the Concordia teams - I got to go to a men's national championship game several years ago and a women's national title game last spring.
A championship is just the icing on a cake, though. They are rare and therefore special, so to win one is pretty impressive. Two is off the charts, more is on beyond great. Every one is different. And every one is fantastic. So thanks to all the athletes and teams who have allowed me to witness and chronicle their journeys to the top. And here's to all those to come - I'm looking forward to them.
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