Whew! Finally got a few moments to myself at the office to breathe.

Heading out the door, but checked my e-mail at home and saw the All-CBBN teams were announced.

The state volleyball championships came to an end as Seattle Prep finished off Camas in three sets in the 3A fourth/seventh-place match.

There are four media members who have slogged through all three days of the state tournament:

I've been so busy this week with the state volleyball championships, I've been remiss about a trio of basketball signings that took place in the region.

Twelve first-round matches down so far at Toyota Center.

Ran out of time last night to do my football and 3A/2A volleyball predictions, so with a little time before the start of the volleyball action today, let's rip through them.

There is no joy in Mudville.

The Tri-City teams can't catch a break on Court 1.

What an incredible match between Richland and Auburn Riverside.

Been buried at my desk the past 24 hours, wading through 4A state volleyball material.

Here are the final AP football rankings for the fall:

One more week of AP voting to get set for the playoffs.

As I drove home from Spokane on Saturday night after the 4A Eastern Regional volleyball tournament, two things consumed my thoughts:

Anyone who knows me -- and even those who love me -- would agree with the following statement:

Heading out shortly for Othello and the CWAC showdown between the fourth-ranked Huskies and top-ranked Ellensburg for the conference title.

Very quick picks for the Thursday night crossover games.

Here are this week's Associated Press football rankings

Yes, it's way late in the evening, but that's what I get for getting a few extra hours off and then heading out to the Southridge-Richland district soccer game.

Boy, have I had a productive couple of days off?

Here's this week's Washington volleyball coaches association rankings:

What a cornucopia of prep events this weekend!

How about the Othello football team?

Getting in my vote for the AP football rankings while listening to the Blazers' opener against Houston.

Here are this week's state coaches association volleyball rankings (records are in regular-season matches only, not including tournaments):

A highly entertaining game at the Lamp tonight between Pasco and Kennewick.

It's the final week of the CBBN regular season, which means a couple meaningful games and a couple of dogs to finish out the slate.

First off, can I have some of the good luck the Kamiakin football team has had at Lampson Stadium this season?

Just walked in the door after a furlough day off ... so much fun!

Erps. Almost forgot.

Nice to see that Tanya Campbell, the coordinator of the state volleyball coaches rankings, is a night owl just like yours truly.

Or so Kamiakin coach Scott Biglin said after Friday night's 21-14 CBBN Cascade victory over Richland.

But first, a quick update on Kristi Beyer, the Kamiakin senior who suffered a knee injury in Tuesday's volleyball match against Southridge.

Here are this week's AP football rankings

It was a frightening sound.

Real quick listing of my vote in this week's AP football poll:

An unexpected three-day weekend at that, because I forgot I'd requested Saturday off.

Got about 20 minutes before gotta head to my kid's soccer practice, then to Fiker for the Ellensburg-Prosser showdown.

Southridge gets another Thursday night matchup this week.

Here are this week's AP football rankings:

But first, let me wipe the egg off my face.

It's hard to believe we're already at the halfway point of the football season.

An update on the Wahluke volleyball team ...

I've got a few minutes, so let's look at the Thursday night games:

It wasn't just particular teams that were exposed this week.

Did you feel a chill in the air?

It may not be quite appropriate to liken a Wahluke volleyball victory to a Haley's Comet sighting.

Just got off the phone a little bit ago with Riverhawks coach Steve Graff.

Here's this week's AP football rankings:

Quite a few changes after Week 3 of the prep football season.