‘Getting your bell rung’ isn’t so cool anymore
By BRANDON HURLEY
It used to be the ultimate mark of a tough guy.
You embraced bone-crushing contact, picked yourself off the ground and played the next snap. So what if you felt a little woozy or had a head ache?
Long-time Jefferson resident served as fill-in bat boy for the Great Bambino
By BRANDON HURLEY
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Whew, what an incredily, adrenaline-deying World Series game we all witnessed last night.
As it kicks into high gear, the most legendary baseball player of all time, Babe Ruth, is never far from conversation.
Youth football coach deployed for Puerto Rico hurricane relief
By BRANDON HURLEY
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Football took a backseat Sunday afternoon, and deservedly so.
Yes, a championship was being decided on the gridiron, but a celebration of a compassionate community member was the main event.
By BRANDON HURLEY
Sports Editor
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I won’t sugar coat it.
With a favorable schedule ahead, ‘valiant efforts’ are no longer acceptable
By BRANDON HURLEY
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The honeymoon – and brutal schedule – is over and it’s time for the Greene County football team to pick up some victories.
Can the receivers make an impact soon?
By BRANDON HURLEY
Sports Editor
The score may not show it, but the Rams were closer to an upset than you’d think.
A 31-12 defeat on the scoreboard doesn’t look to encouraging, but for those in attendance, it was much closer than the 19-point margin.
Particularly, thanks to the tremendous defensive effort.
By BRANDON HURLEY
It wouldn’t be a stretch to say Greene County outplayed Kuemper last week.
Week 1 picks and district winners
By BRANDON HURLEY
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Technology can often be a beautiful thing. Not on Mondays, it seems. When your entire day, interview and content relies on it and the internet and your camera decide to take a crap, it can be quite demoralizing.
By BRANDON HURLEY
Sports Editor
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It’s impossible to consume sports today without catching a whiff of the suddenly iconic phrase.
You hear it in the highest ranks of the NBA, in college football and even at the high school level right here in Jefferson – “trust the process.”