We don't know who is responsible for the scheduling of football games in the Vermilion Valley Conference, but that person deserves a rousing ovation.

How did you spend your Saturday? Watching another last-second Illini football loss? Maybe you were attacking the leaves in your gutters?

Isn't it a shame?

Five is the magic number, but it might not be the correct number.

Area radio stations do a great job of providing play-by-play of their local high school football, basketball and, occasionally, volleyball games.

Fans who were a minute late to Friday night's football game at Danville's Whitesell Field missed a lot.

I'm often asked why the articles in the newspaper the day after events I cover have only a limited about of detail about the particular game itself.

It seems there is seldom a game that passes -- whatever the sport -- where the men or women officiating the game are not criticized for a call, or lack therof.

An awesome statistical night by itself doesn't make a performance sensational.

There is a special appeal in traveling to the smaller high schools in our area for athletic events.