Blessed Sacrament Huguenot girls basketball coach Kristy Henderson also serves as the Girls Athletic Director at the small private school. In the latter function, she has been faced with some tough decisions over the past few years.

The first was to discontinue the varsity softball program at BSH. The Lady Knights were taking the field, basically getting crushed and obviously not having any fun. I thought it was interesting that Henderson and her coaches, Vicki Robben and Chris Stewart,… Read more...

Call it a senior moment or just plain stupidity - I’ll take ownership of either or both - I got my Deon and Dion mixed up in last week’s Extra Points. Deon Watts is Blessed Sacrament’s All-State linebacker/defensive back/tailback/punter and he is the “Deon” heading to Virginia Military Institute on scholarship. The other “Dion” is Powhatan High’s diminutive running back Dion Berry. Berry is the speedster who, along with Ray Brown, leads the Indians… Read more...

Normally coaches are very guarded when it comes to analyzing their players’ potential for an upcoming season. When asking about the strengths of this year’s team, you are likely to get, “well you know this is going to be a very tough conference this year,” or “We lost ten kids to graduation,” or “We don‘t have a lot of experience at the skill positions,” or “We might be alright, but we’ve had a lot of bad luck with injuries the… Read more...

It’s that time of year, when we have to adjust to an entirely new auditory assault on our senses. Most of us could be blindfolded and led onto a any field or court at a high school and quickly know what is going on . Balls coming off rackets and scuffing across macadam sounds undeniable like a tennis match. The occasional solid “thunk” and, if you listen carefully, cleats punching through solid turf, gives away a soccer match. A fat orange softball burying into a catcher’s… Read more...

With the melody and words of John Fogerty’s “Centerfield” still running through my mind I’ll turn on ESPN at to take in the experience of what I revere as the essence of sports. Forget the Yankees against the Red Sox, this is the real thing: Fairfield Connecticut versus Auburn Washington in the opening game of pool play in the Little League World Series. Eight US teams from Hawaii to Connecticut and eight International teams will compete from August 20 through August 29… Read more...