Robservations – Plenty of wins so far this spring

The spring sports season may be busy, but plenty of games also translates to plenty of wins for your friendly neighborhood sports section to enjoy.

That?s certainly been the case this year, as numerous teams on the middle school and high school levels are thus far turning in quality performances.

You might not realize this, but sports writers take great pride in covering a winning team, and when we get together with our counterparts from other papers, we take credit for those wins ? even though we have absolutely nothing to do with them.

So kudos are owed to those Pioneer, Lady Pioneer and Bronco squads who so far through 2007 have given Dale and myself something to brag about to our colleagues.

You?ve got to tip the cap to a pair of our local softball teams right off the bat (no pun intended). Boyd?s Lady Broncos are holding their own in their district, trailing just the always powerful Lady Rockets from Forrest in the league standings, and pitcher Cassie Wanamaker has already got three no-hitters to her credit.

Over at Warren County Middle, the Lady Pioneers have taken a pair of losses in recent games, falling to both DeKalb Middle and Coffee County at home in the past seven days. I have to confess that I was in attendance for both those losses, and at first I felt a bit guilty, as if I had somehow jinxed the Lady Pioneers? performances.

But then I looked at some records, and found that I just had the misfortune of seeing WCMS take on some heavyweight foes. Coffee County ? the victor in two of Warren County?s three losses ? hasn?t lost a game this year, and according to this week?s Smithville Review, DeKalb County?s varsity girls haven?t lost since 2004, and continued a winning streak that is now up to 29 games when they edged WCMS last week.

So could the future be looking bright for Lady Pioneer softball at the high school level? I think so.

The WCMS baseball squad is getting the job done in its conference, most recently taking a pair of narrow victories. How you perform in the close games is the most important sign of a team?s success. Could the Pioneers be hanging a CTC banner by the end of the spring? Again, I think that they might.

On the courts, the Pioneer boys tennis team is enjoying a great spring, with only two losses on the year. Tennis doesn?t get the great amounts of ink it probably should, but it?s nice to see these young men holding their own ? and even more ? against the ?big-city? schools.

And lastly, let?s not forget the Pioneer soccer team, who had its perfect record in district play snapped by Cookeville, but has already shown it has the talent to beat the big boys. We?re getting closer and closer to the postseason, and let?s hope WCHS rebounds from Tuesday?s loss and peaks at the right time.

No, I didn?t mention every program. But in an all-encompassing way, let?s say that even the teams which aren?t rolling past all their opponents are showing they can be competitive. And in an ?on any given day? way, that?s something else we can be happy with.

And as a result of all these wins, Dale and I can hold our heads high, especially when ?we? score a win over some other sports writer?s team.

And that?s what it?s all about, isn?t it?