Kennett High senior Ashton Coleman finished in a tie for third in the giant slalom at the Division II State Alpine Championships at Pat's Peak last Thursday. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
Kennett High senior Ashton Coleman finished in a tie for third in the giant slalom at the Division II State Alpine Championships at Pat's Peak last Thursday. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
February Follies — not March Madness — is the highlight of the winter sports season for me. During this month the true amateurs from Maine and New Hampshire high schools culminate their seasons with a win or go home tournament games, races and competitions. Call me unAmerican, but I have never filled out an NCAA college basketball bracket, nor do I have any desire to,
The Division I college basketball game, as governed by the NCAA, is a joke upon the amateur sporting ethics of competing for the sheer joy of playing. Recognize that pundits seriously suggested that Zion Williamson, Duke's wunderkind LeBronesque basketball superstar, should sit out his freshman season and the NCAA tournament, for fear of any injury which might hurt his NBA draft stock, which was fantastically cemented within the first 10 games of the Blue Devils season.
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