Running away with spring sports

This season, besides the weather has been the busiest spring I have ever covered for Heritage Newspapers. I have been to countless baseball games, softball games, track meets, golf matches and even lacrosse this year.
If I missed any sports I am sorry but to this point it has been very active and exciting. I have done numerous player profiles (features) on my teams and a few others. What amazing me when talking to the student athletes is the different personalities and all the different answers I get to the same question.
My favorite question to ask at the end of the interview is: What would you tell someone who is younger than you and wants to be successful at the varsity level or at the next level in college? I get a who variety of answers to this one.
I like to cover games live because I get a chance to meet players and do some of these types of interviews. Recently I interviewed a pitcher from Ypsilanti softball, Megan Winkelseth, and she was perhaps one of the most interesting and intelligent interviews I have ever had at any level of sports (professional included).
Belleville's JaVaunte Mackson will have a feature in the paper soon. He is a great kid and I wish him luck in the future. There are not many athletes who I would want to go to their graduation parties but his in one of them I would definitely attend if I was invited.
Last week I made it out to Grass Lake to watched Manchester and do a couple of features. It was interesting and the weather was very nice. I even went with my former Heritage sports colleague Don Richter.
This past Monday I went out to Lincoln and watched the Splitters take two from Chelsea and coach Wayne Welton. It was cold, it was raining and by the end of the game I was froze. The worst thing about this kind of weather is not knowing how to dress for it. I was not dressed for it on Monday.
At least in football you know it will be cold. You expect it. I didn't expect it in the middle of May. My bad, I guess.
Hopefully summer will be here soon because the sport season is almost over and graduation is near.