Local teams in a dry spell

Winning isn't only fun for the ahtletes and the fans, it's also fun for the sports reporters.

It's nice to watch the kids have smiles on their faces. It's good to have a light, bouncy conversation with the coach, rather than one where I'm trying to find something nice to say and walking on egg shells with every word I say. It's also nice to write stories about wins, rather than losses.

But, sometimes games happen. The Sullivan Lady Redskins volleyball team have fallen a bit flat and have faced some tougher teams since the conference play has started. I have seen the Arthur-Lovington Knights football team hardly even compete against two of the top teams in the LOVC, which is bad for playoff aspirations, The Sullivan-Okaw Valley Redskins football team has had such a tough season and has played such a tough schedule that at this point a 48-20 loss is celebrated, and though the Lovington Lady Panthers were raising eyebrows everywhere with an unexpected 8-3 start and it looked like they could only get better, they lost their premier player to a leg injury and have since gone 1-3.

Tough luck for a tough team.

The other hard thing is that you start to get attached to these teams. You end up rooting for each team and when they win, it's good, and when not, it's bad. I nod my head in approval when the Okaw Valley Lady Timberwolves volleyball team when they slam down a spike for a score, and cringe with the best of them when they misfire a serve.

I love this position because it's fun to watch sporting events and get paid for it, and I just hope these teams can break out of their funks and make things even MORE fun.