Observations from the Glens Falls Civic Center Press Box

Hi There. I don't what is more tiring. Spending 3 straight nights calling high school sports at the Civic Center or 2 days of morning drive fill-in. I discovered early in my radio career (if that's what you want to call it) getting up at 4am is a pain in the posterior and not my thing.
Congratulations to the Lake George girls and Ft Ann boys for winning the Adirondack League titles. I'll be honest with you, neither game was a thing of beauty. They were downright double bag ugly affairs. I haven't figured out yet if the girls game was a great defensive battle or the offenses were really that inept. I'm thinking it may have been a little of both. One more point to make on the girls game. Lake George has won 6 straight league titles. That's 3 classes who have started as freshman and finished as seniors and all they know is winning the Adirondack League. Rob Tefft is a good guy and I like him a lot, but where was the dance to "Low Rider" Friday night? I hadn't seen the Lake George girls play all year. Talk about a letdown.
As for boys game, did Jake Nelson get fouled after receiving that inbound pass with 2 seconds left? Probably, but the officials let the teams play and you never want to see a game end like that on the free throw line. Gotta give Ft Ann credit though. Switching up the defense from a 2-3 Zone to a Box in 1 and isolating Nathaniel Miller was good strategy on Kevin Nassivera's part.
The Civic Center is a tough place to play at. When you're used to shooting and playing in a tight gymnasium setting to going to the Civic Center where its open and at least 30 to 35 feet from the back of the baskets to the end of the dasher boards, depth perception becomes a big problem. I was telling someone I know who I saw at the Civic Center that the normal on court pre-game routine should be thrown out the window and teams should concentrate during the 15 minute warm-up on getting comfortable shooting free throws and playing a little Around the World working on shots from different spots on the floor.
With sectional basketball seedings coming out Wednesday, I'm starting to believe that there is not a great local team who can make it past sectionals. Queensbury hockey is best choice for a run at a state title. I thought at the beginning of the season that their goaltending maybe questionable, but Travis Marlow and Dylan Hafner haven't missed a beat. Props to Evan Greenwald of South Glens Falls for making the all CDHSHL team as its goaltender. He saw a lot of rubber this year playing for a 1-21 Bulldog team that was young and over matched in every game. Don't ask me about wrestling. I think I've said once before I don't understand wrestling and lacrosse.
If you had A-Rod's press conference and apology lasting more than 35 minutes...You lost!
Mets fans if you want to see something really depressing, log onto wfan.com and click on the photo gallery section. The demolition of Shea Stadium is just about complete. Next year another stadium of my youth will be rendered obsolete when Giants Stadium is replaced in the Meadowlands. Thank heavens Madison Square Garden still exists.
After watching repeat episodes of "Big Bang Theory" and "How I Met your Mother" again last night, I thought February was a sweeps month. Hello CBS? It's time put some new episodes on. It was bad enough last year with the writers strike. What's your excuse now? The water cooler is lonely. Dan, John and myself need something to talk about on Tuesdays.
I must be getting old or something must be wrong with me when I didn't get excited about the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. In fact I called the magazine up and asked not to receive one. Kathy Ireland will always be my favorite model. I'm still waiting for my digital radio S.I. Did you lose it somewhere in the warehouse with all those leftover football phones you used to give to new subscribers?
My seeds from Burpee and Cooks Garden came today...Leccese out.