Criticizing officials who work high school games is not something I enjoy doing. They’re not making a fortune, they put up with a lot, and you really have to love doing it to devote so much time and energy to it. And in most sports there is a shortage of them. So criticizing them is usually inappropriate.
Almost invariably, politicians sound foolish when they wander into sports. They seldom know the context of the issues and certainly don’t know much about the background of the situations, and they just seem out of touch when they chime in.
Recently, a groundbreaking ceremony was held to kick off construction of the Las Vegas Raiders’ new multi-billion-dollar stadium. The stadium is viewed as the crowning jewel of efforts by Las Vegas to lure professional sports teams to the city.
I have started this three times. It was hard to get started on my last column for the Pahrump Valley Times.
The Southern Regional soccer tournament for all divisions needs to change. I went to the regional tournament and was really disappointed in how the tournament was held.
The Oct. 25 Commentary: National Anthem thing has finally reached high school level that I wrote generated some mail. Here are some of the comments our readers sent me about the goalie from Desert Pines taking a knee.
Kneeling at soccer games has finally reached the high school level and of course, I am going to blame the NFL for their mishandling of this issue.
The Southern Nevada Off-Road Enthusiasts invaded Beatty on Saturday for the PCI Radio 250, and I have to say it was a well-organized race and a great show for all who saw it.
Along with the Pahrump Valley High School team comes the future Trojans football players.
Obviously, the football season is weighing on my mind. The opening college games came with a flurry and they ran from Thursday night until Monday because of the Labor Day holiday. I loved it.
