The thing I love most about covering track and field are the numerous storylines one finds scattered throughout the stadium.

Reading about the wide world of prep sports on the Web and found this column by Paul Valencia of the Vancouver (Wash.) Columbian regarding athletic codes.

As we reach the postseason in high school baseball, the pressure to win ratchets up seemingly tenfold on everyone -- players, coaches, fans.

OK, I admit it. My childhood sports achievements were few and far between.

Gosh, how time has flown this week.

Maybe Coach Rothenberger remembers the drill.

What a boring last couple of weeks in the prep sports world.

Lem Elway's latest statewide prep baseball rankings are out.

I consider it the least favorite part of my job.

Here's the latest Mid-Columbia track honor roll, including meets through Saturday, March 29. If you're a coach with a correction or addition, e-mail or call (582-1526) me.

Enjoyed my day off Monday in the Portland area, including a relaxing round of golf at one of my favorite courses in the Northwest -- Stone Creek in Oregon City -- with two of my favorite people -- Nicholas and Isabella -- tagging along for the ride.

The Associated Press released its all-state basketball teams, selected by a panel of statewide sportswriters.

Searching for tidbits for this week’s prep notebook, and stumbled across a few nuggets:

Whenever you have a cutdown -- of teams for the NCAA tournament, or players for an all-star team -- there’s always discussion about who should get those final spots.

I was at the 3A state basketball tournament when someone (I can't remember who right now; everything is still a blur from the past week, although it might have been Mindi Rice of our sister paper in Tacoma) broke the news to me.

What a fun last 24 hours. A trio of 3A regional basketball games. Witnessing a bar fight. A smashed-in window. And getting called out for not blogging on a 24/7 basis.

Sorry I didn't blog right away after Saturday's action. Wanted to pretend I have a semblance of a life away from the TCH.

What a game. What a finish.

OK, I figure that with the regular season over, it was time to update statewide leaders one last time.

I know exactly how Mindi Rice feels.

Make mental note: When listing my top games of the year, Othello-Prosser girls goes high on the list.

Some quick hits from Thursday night's basketball action:

The Columbia Basin Big Nine Athletic Conference athletic directors met in an all-day session Wednesday in Moses Lake.

The Columbia Basin Big Nine Athletic Conference athletic directors met in an all-day session Wednesday in Moses Lake.

Here are this week's Associated Press rankings (records through Monday)

So what do I do holed up in my snowbound house to celebrate my birthday?

So what do I do holed up in my snowbound house to celebrate my birthday?

Here's the latest update on what's happening with realignment.

The Columbia Basin Conference finalized its bylaws in an e-mail vote this week.

Realignment has been a popular topic on our sports forum and in my mailbag as well.

OK, here's the latest update of statewide scoring leaders.

Saw this story on the Seattle Times Web site detailing how the KingCo went about realigning after reclassification shifted several schools because of rising or falling enrollments.

OK, now we know what Hanford is going to do.

Whenever I write now about the ongoing reclassification saga, I have several soap opera themes run through my head.

One thing I haven't been able to find on a consistent basis on the Web is a set of statewide scoring leaders in basketball.

It turns out today's meeting in Moses Lake was short and sweet.

I can't wait to see what comes out of Tuesday's meeting in Moses Lake.

It's hard to imagine we're only about a month away from the start of the basketball postseason.

For those of you español-challenged, that means Happy New Year!

In the latest installment of As The CBL World Turns ...

The 4A athletic directors in the Columbia Basin League have never been fond of the arrangement the past two years in which they have been teamed with the 3A schools under one umbrella.

For those of us who would like for the Columbia Basin League to be one league again, this week's news that Eastmont's enrollment is just over the 4A cutoff comes too late to be any good.

Dang this change of weather.

What a day of semifinal action Friday at the Tacoma Dome!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

Kevin Anthony and I walked out of Toyota Center around midnight after filing our stories following Saturday's championship matches at the state volleyball tournament, and it was time to scrounge for food.

I've been a little remiss this week answering the e-mailbox, but as I watch the first-round 4A volleyball matches, I have a little time to catch up.

Traveled up the Valley this afternoon to watch a couple of district volleyball matches and do a little research for upcoming stories.

OK, looking at the standings before heading home Friday night, here's how things stand as far as I can tell:

I can't believe we're almost at the end of the regular season already in football.