Back in my younger days, I played a lot of softball every summer while I was living in Morris. We traveled the three-state area and usually played over 100 games a year, including our league schedule. One of my favorite all-time trips was to Wabasso to play in their tournaments. The organizer ...

Moving to a new area you have never visited prior, and where you have no connections, is always intimidating. But, I’m a firm believer of trusting the process. As I will be departing from The Marshall Independent after two years, my last day being Wednesday, I’ve been reflecting on my ...

It feels like just yesterday that I was packing as many of my belongings as I could fit from my Boston apartment into the backseat of my Honda Accord, preparing for the 23-hour drive to Marshall. It was the start of a new chapter for me, leaving behind everything I’d ever known to start a ...

It is that time of year where we are going to a lot of open houses celebrating graduations. I have listened to many warm, funny and nostalgic stories of senior years in high school. That took me back to my last year of high school, which totally revolved around sports, since that was my ...

Not every great coach had great playing careers. In fact, some were better players in a different sport that the sport they ended up coaching in. Take former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. He was a better lacrosse player than a football player. He did become a sub-par ...

As a sports correspondent for the Independent the last three years, I have had the chance to watch several state championship teams from this area. A Facebook friend of mine put together some interesting stats that reminded me of all of the Section games I have watched in various gyms in the ...