Someone asked me the other day what were the best sporting events Ive covered in my 23 years working at the Herald. There have been a lot of them.
But I always enjoyed covering the state wrestling tournament in the Tacoma Dome, and for that matter, the state track meet when it was in Tacoma (I never covered the event when it was held in Pasco).
What made both events so fun was the shear volume of athletes you had to keep track of, the never-ending action, and the individual accomplishments that could be heart-warming, and the failures that could break your heart for the kid who couldnt get it done.
I really enjoyed the four seasons of covering the Tri-City Chinook CBA franchise. Players on both the Chinook and the visiting teams didnt hold back when they talked, so I got a lot of good stories.
I remember one game in which a Chinook center, in the middle of a play, turned and cold-cocked the 7-foot center for the Fargo-Moorhead Fever. Of course, he was ejected.
After the game, I asked him why he hit the player.
He kept pinching my nipples, he said. I warned him once, then hit him. Only one person can pinch my nipples, and thats my wife.
Only in the CBA.
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Bet on this: Vegas loves Super Bowl Sunday
Today's Super Bowl is expected to be the most bet-on sporting event ever for Nevada's sports books.
According to bleacherreport.com, the Nevada Gaming Control Board expects total wagers on today's game between the New England Patriots and New York Giants (kickoff at 3:30 p.m. on NBC) to exceed the record of $94,534,370 that was bet on Super Bowl XL -- which coincidentally was the Seahawks-Steelers title game a few years ago.
And after my friend Matt brought back the betting sheet from MGM Resorts last weekend, it's easy to see why.
On this date in Mid-Columbia sports history
On this date in Mid-Columbia sports history
On Sept. 3 in ...
* 1993 -- Tri-City Chinook guard A.J. Wynder had 11 points and four assists to help lead a team of CBA All-Stars to a 102-90 win over All-Star Franca of Brazil in the Legend Trophy tournament in Paris, France.
* 1977 -- Kennewick High freshman George Fraga shattered the 13-14 age group record at the Lake Padden Cross Country Run held near Bellingham. His time of 64:05 broke the previous mark by 7 1/2 minutes.
Chinook season looks strong for 2012
Chinook season looks strong for 2012
It's only a matter of time before the first migrating spring chinook is hooked by a lucky angler in the Lower Columbia River.
We already know this fish will be among a strong forecast of 414,500, which could lead to the fourth-largest return of upriver spring chinook on record.
Fishing is open daily from Buoy 10 in the Lower Columbia up to I-5. The fishery expands upriver to Beacon Rock from March 1 to April 6 (closed March 20, March 27 and April 3), and possibly longer depending in the catch rate.
MOUNT RAINIER: No sign of missing climbers, campers
MOUNT RAINIER: No sign of missing climbers, campers
Two helicopters and a plane joined 40 searchers on the ground, but failed Monday to find any signs of four people stranded on Mount Rainier for more than a week.
The first real break in the weather Monday morning allowed a Chinook helicopter from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a Bell 206 helicopter from Northwest Helicopters and a Washington State Patrol plane with heat-sensing technology to search the upper mountain.
“There are no signs of either party,” said Mount Rainier National Park spokeswoman Patti Wold.
Chinook salmon fishery opens near Chelan
Chinook salmon fishery opens near Chelan
OLYMPIA -- The state Department of Fish and Wildlife will test whether anglers can successfully catch summer chinook salmon in the tailrace of the Chelan County PUD's hydroelectric powerhouse in Chelan.
The new fishery is scheduled to run through Oct. 15.
"This opening will test whether we can conduct a fishery in such a small area," Jeff Korth, regional fish manager for the WDFW, said in a news release Friday. "Starting this year, a lot of hatchery-reared fish will be moving through the tailrace, and we'd like to give anglers a chance to catch some."
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