JUST WHEN I THOUGHT....

...that basketball parents were bad, the softball parents of the area come back in and sweep the title right away.

OK, OK, so I'm exaggerating...sort of. 90 percent of the parents in sports are great to deal with and understanding of the situations that we go through on a daily basis. It is the other 10 percent that make it miserable.

Some comments are needed, but often mistimed and delivered in such a way that makes it impossible for any good to come of it. For example, if you leave a voicemail either (1) cussing or (2) telling me I need to wake up, do my job or some other form of attack criticism, chances are that your comments are less likely to be taken into consideration than someone that calls and explains politely their inquiries into the reasons why a story was or was not done on a subject.

It gets back to the Golden Rule...stuff learned in Kindergarten.

With that being said, I look forward to covering softball sectionals, which open this weekend. It is going to be a joy watching the sectional and regional battle here because chances are a state champion will come from the area.

I hope that the parents and supporters of the area put as much time into supporting their respective teams as they have flooding our office with calls over the last two weeks. If so, there will be record crowds and some softball venues.

Good luck to everyone and I will be there covering starting Wednesday.

GDT