A total of 258 picks. Only 48 selected. You do the math. The odds of being a women’s pro soccer player aren’t quite slim to none, but they are only a few houses down the street in the neighborhood.

I always find it interesting when fans lose their minds over a football recruit flipping his commitment. In some cases, you would think the world was on fire. What’s really funny is I saw someone the other day mention on social media that they must not teach loyalty at certain high schools.

I couldn’t help but have a potential fight catch my eye as a high school basketball game played out at a tournament over the holiday season. Tis the season to be merry. Check that, angry.

A year ago, a new adventure began with covering sports in this area. Our company bought the Press Gazette, and I’ll admit that I had my concerns about the extra responsibility and work that was now staring back at me.

This is my last column of 2022. I’ve never been more thrilled to say goodbye to a year. It’s been a tough year to say the least. And that’s an understatement. Most of you know my dad died in early April. Meighan, who you often see recording my post-game interviews on the football field, lost her mom in late September.

Deion Sanders is good for college football. But not everyone sees it that way. The man best known as Prime Time is getting his share of criticism in the wake of his decision to jump ship at Jackson State and take the head coaching job at Colorado. He goes in hoping to restore the glory days of the Buffaloes.

There is a certain date on the schedule that needs to be circled this month. No, not Christmas. Santa Claus will get his night in the spotlight soon enough. I’m talking about Dec. 12. That’s round one of Navarre and Pace squaring off on the basketball court in the regular season, perhaps a preview of a potential showdown in the district championship game a couple of months from now.

Cold rain and chilly air made things less than ideal for the first ever NCAA Division II playoff game at Pen Air Field on the University of West Florida campus two weeks ago. But the result the Argos were able to get here a on miserable mid-November afternoon more than made up for the weather.

Give credit to Pace’s football team. Not much was expected of the Patriots when the season began. Especially after going just 4-6 the previous year. Yet, through hard work, a ton of heart and a will to battle through any sort of adversity, the Patriots found themselves still playing football during the second weekend of November.

It appears the way some of the officials who help run high school athletics in the state is about as laughable as a night at the comedy club. The humor never stops. I’m no weather expert, but hurricanes aren’t a new thing to Florida.