Sports Columns

Anyone take notice of the name of New Albany’s opponent in the 4A boys’ semifinals last week?
St. Stanislaus College-- It’s a private boarding school that’s allowed to compete with the public schools in the MHSAA.
Puzzled as to how this can be allowed?
You’re not alone, and the topic of these schools, that recruit their athletes, are on the minds of many throughout the state.
But this is a problem that has been going on for longer than the isolated incidents of this year’s State Basketball Championships.

Since 1978, the McDonald’s All-American game has been a staple in high school basketball. The nation’s best seniors are selected through a rigourous process that includes several committee votes, narrowing down a list of roughly 1,500 athletes nationwide.
Today, New Albany honors one of its nominees for the boys squad, Tadarious Coburn. I recently wrote about the ‘Dawgs’ elite post player and his contribution to  Brad Gray’s program, but it was after that story that I learned of his nomination.

  An activity that often gets overlooked, even by myself, is bowling. Like archery, these are sports that are growing in popularity in the area, and Union County is no exception, boasting talented squads each year from both West Union and East Union.

While the county has crowned three champions in bowling in as many years, I have yet to actually make it to a match, which is a shame and something I hate to admit.

Jaylon Mosley and Brandon Cook just want another chance on the gridiron. 

The former New Albany standouts have not played since high school, and despite an absence from the game, will now have a shot at their dream of playing at the next level, as they are charter members of the Lee County Tiger-Cats football team.