I found the ESPN Rise Fab 50 high school baseball rankings, and lo and behold, there's Richland at No. 9 in the final set.

Having coordinated the voting for the spring sports all-state teams for a few years now, it's becoming a lot easier to run.

Having coordinated the voting for the spring sports all-state teams for a few years now, it's becoming a lot easier to run.

Having coordinated the voting for the spring sports all-state teams for a few years now, it's becoming a lot easier to run.

Richland's state champion baseball team received another accolade this week.

Steve Graff ambled off the Lampson Stadium turf, shook my hand, and a smile creased his face.

The Washington State Baseball Coaches Association announced its all-state teams Tuesday.

ESPN HoopGurlz put out its list of the top 100 high school basketball players, and the Mid-Columbia's own Danielle Walter made the cut.

The Tri-City Team Football Camp kicks off its second year Monday with sessions at Hanford, Lampson Stadium and in Walla Walla.

It wasn't always the case.

The Red Light District -- Annie Fowler's Ams blog -- has taken a day trip to the Out of Bounds blog after listening to Rene Ferran bemoan the listings of all-league teams from throughout the state.

Another high school sports season is in the books.

The unwritten rule of sportswriting is No cheering in the press box.

I'll reserve final judgment until after Saturday's final races about Mount Tahoma's facility.

In the past 48 hours, I've had the privilege of interviewing the best junior golfer in the nation and the best high school sprinter in the Mid-Columbia.

Whew! What a weekend at Spokane Falls Community College.

Today is the proverbial calm before the storm of spring sports postseason washes upon us at the Herald.

OK, yesterday I poked fun at the CBBN soccer coaches for their generous all-league voting.

The phone call came into the Herald sports department about 9 p.m.

Our fearless leader, Jeff Morrow, pointed something out to me the other day.

Those who know Craig Beverlin best knew he wouldn't last long in retirement.

Just finished writing up my story on Pasco's new football coach: Dustin Lamb.

Got a quick note from Hanford football coach Rob Oram on my day off.

Looks like the Fever weren't the only Mid-Columbia football program filling a head coaching vacancy Monday.

As our newspaper industry continues to get battered by the economy, every once in a while, it's nice to take advantage of a perk that comes your way.

Boys basketball in Washington finally entered the 21st century today.

Yesterday, the Kennewick School Board took a step toward loosening athletic eligibility within the school district.

Whew!

There was a time where my picks would find their way into the Herald's news pages.

The final set of basketball awards for the season were released Wednesday as The Associated Press announced its all-state teams.

OK, got done early here at the TCH on a Tuesday night shift, so decided to wander the World Wide Web to see what is going on in the preps world ...

A couple of items of note to pass the time away ...

The CBBN athletic directors' meeting minutes used to yield plenty of interesting nuggets.

This is what happens when the westside papers get information but the eastsiders get shunned.

The WIAA Executive Board had its March meeting this week, and among the agenda items was the approval of the spring sports state allocations for the next two years.

It seems so strange that in the span of about eight weeks, two legendary football coaches with long-standing ties to one another have called it a career.

Without further ado, here are this year's All-Area basketball teams, selected by a panel of Herald sportswriters:

Well, between the additions sent to me by readers and the updates to this year's list, here's what I hope is an even more up-to-date list of all-time area scoring leaders.

Grandview senior Kinzi Poteet announced Monday that she will sign a letter of intent next month to play basketball at Boise State.

Judging from the vast sea of empty seats at the afternoon games today, the WIAA will continue to consider ideas about changing the format of the state basketball tournaments.

Here we are at the Tacoma Dome for the third day of the 4A state basketball championships.

About five minutes to go before tipoff between Pasco and Kentwood girls.

The first word out of Steve Davis' mouth when I interviewed him after Pasco's 59-26 win over Mount Tahoma in the Bulldogs girls' opening game of the 4A state tournament?

The Walla Walla boys held off Todd Beamer 54-49 in their opening game of the 4A state tournament.

A win is a win is a win.

You know the visual effect in the old Star Wars movies when a ship was about to go into hyperspace and the white dots zipped by as it moved into a black vortex?

Whew! Another 4A Eastern Regional tournament is behind us, and the road to Tacoma lays before three teams from the Mid-Columbia.

It's not a category for any of the leagues in the region, but perhaps with the influx of freshmen into the girls basketball ranks this season, it should be.

First off, here are Tuesday's three stars of the night:

The CBBN released the all-league basketball teams Sunday night.