Article Archives: Sports Voice

School Choice

June 1, 2017 | by CJ Woods III

U. S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ May 22nd visit, and her advocacy for “school choice,” reminded me of an incident of school choice with my eldest daughter. When her parents hauled Lisa away from her friends in Madera, California, to her new home in Clarksville, Indiana, she was not … Read More

The Checkered Flag for the Month of May

June 1, 2017 | by Steve Nicewanger

The 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 mile race is now in the record books. The event started it’s second 100 years with a bang….so to speak, with a history-making winner. There was a crash that was horrifying to watch and miraculous in that no one was seriously hurt. A … Read More

No Triple Crown

May 25, 2017 | by Steve Nicewanger

Long shot three-year-old Cloud Computing with jockey Javier Castellano on board took the 142nd running of the Preakness stakes at Pimleco last Saturday, May 20 with an upset victory to shoot down any possibility of a Triple Crown champion for 2017. Derby winner and the race favorite Always Dreaming started … Read More

Mid May Sports

May 18, 2017 | by Steve Nicewanger

Cathedral Wins City Baseball Championship The Cathedral Irish won  their sixth straight city high school baseball championship Monday night at Victory field 8-3 over Heritage Christian. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that three of those eight runs were driven by my grand nephew Seth  Link. Seth is … Read More

Always Dreaming Wins the Kentucky Derby

May 11, 2017 | by Steve Nicewanger

The Kentucky Derby is like the Super Bowl, Indianapolis 500 the opening of the Olympics, the Masters, and Wimbledon. It’s not just a horse race, it’s an international event, where people come to Churchill Downs on Derby Day. For that one day of the year, the eyes of the world … Read More