Well, it's semifinal weekend for state football.

There were so many great moments at this year's state volleyball tournaments that didn't make the paper because of lack of space.

Very interesting news.

Kamiakin will be playing in its first-ever state volleyball final tonight after the Braves swept Olympia 25-12, 25-18, 25-16 in the 4A semifinals at Toyota Center.

OK, I'm dog tired already, and it's going to be a loooonnnggg day at Toyota Center for me on Friday.

Boy, when the Herald wants to jinx someone, we do it right.

I have so immersed myself in the world of volleyball for this weekend, I figured I'd try something foolish.

Yes, I know ... I've been remiss about posting to the blog this week.

Well, before I trekked out to Dawald for the regional volleyball today, I spent the afternoon at Paterson School for its career day.

I'm going to split my picks up this week into the Friday and Saturday games.

Well, this is the rare Wednesday night when I'm not slaving over getting the preps page out until a few minutes before deadline.

How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school football teams in The Associated Press poll of 2008, by WIAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

That would be a cool logo to put somewhere on this page to signify the weekly exploring of the e-mailbox.

Well, plenty of shakeups with the regional (or preliminary on the westside) round of the football playoffs complete.

I'm neck deep in cross country results and volleyball stories, so I'll make this short and sweet for everyone to talk about.

Just got back a little while ago from a thrilling five-set CBBN district volleyball match between Pasco and Richland won by the Bulldogs.

Kickoff is in a couple hours up at Albi Stadium between Kamiakin and Lewis & Clark.

Fell asleep on the couch and almost forgot I needed to get my votes in tonight.

OK, three quick hits on my day off ...

I've been reading the Spokane blogs and talking to Tri-City football fans, and no one likes the current playoff format.

You know how you know it's playoff time?

Quick update about the Richland football games next weekend.

Survival. That was the name of the game for Southridge and Richland on Friday.

Got an e-mail from John in Kennewick today that I thought was interesting.

This will be a busy weekend for the Sorensen family in Kennewick.

Sorry for the late posting. There was a problem with the initial release and needed to wait for the correction.

Like the CBBN, the Greater Spokane League playoff picture is pretty well set going into the final week of its regular season.

Before we talk about Week 8 of the prep football season, got a bit of news to report.

Just about time to head out to Fran Rish for tonight’s Walla Walla-Richland game.

OK, real quick tonight, because I want to head home and wade through the DVR'd shows I have.

Good news for Prosser Mustangs fans.

How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school football teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2008, by WIAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses):

Sorry I'm a little late posting my weekly picks in the AP ballot. Fatherly duties intruded upon my days off from the office -- go figure.

There's only a few weeks left in the high school volleyball season, which leaves me in a quandary.

Boy, did I sleep well last night. After a couple days of tossing and turning, that was sorely needed.

All right, it's time to put the neck on the chopping block and make my Week 7 football picks.

How a state panel of sports writers rates Washington high school football teams in the weekly Associated Press poll of 2008, by WIAA classifications, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses)

I know I'm a lousy picker of NFL games.

So many storylines come to mind after Southridge’s 10-7 victory over Pasco in a CBBN Columbia Division thriller at Lampson Stadium.

OK, got a few minutes before heading out to the Lamp for Pasco-Southridge. Let's see how quickly I can crank these out.

Yes, I have promised you my Pasco-SR pick, as well as two other Thursday night games.

Here's this week's AP football rankings:

Ah, the mailbag filled up this week quite nicely, so I've got quite a few to respond to tonight.

Another week, another set of polls.

There are some things that, even after 13 1/2 years on the job, still don't make sense to me.

Yes, I am tardy this week. As a result, I’m staying after class to get my assignment done.

We call Wednesday my “day” shift at the Herald, but here it is, almost midnight, and I’m still here.

Here's this week's AP football poll:

The WIAA has posted the state allocations for fall sports.

OK, it's Monday night again, and time to review the plethora of polls all around the state.