Biography
An avid lover of sports and writing from a young age, I’ve known most my life I wanted to combine the two to make money. It took me 24 years, however, to know that I wanted to get out of Indiana. Buried under 17 inches of snow in my Marion, Ind., apartment in February 2007, I promised myself that would be my last winter in the Hoosier State. As soon as the snow thawed, I packed up my meager belongings and drove 1,200 miles south. I started writing for the Daily News in August 2007, and I still swear I have the best job in the world – I get paid to watch sports. When I’m not on assignment you can find me on the basketball courts of the Naples YMCA or the flag football fields of East Naples Middle School. Or I’ll be at home cheering on the Indiana Pacers, the Buffalo Bills or my Ball State University Cardinals. Sports isn’t my entire life, though, just most of it. I also enjoy traveling, including my annual birthday trip home to Indianapolis (the greatest city in America).-
PrepZone: A look at the officiating changes at end of sports year
Published 05/21/2012 at 9:23 p.m.
When Collier County's football teams wrap up their spring games Friday, it will mark the end of high school sports for the 2011-12 school year.
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CSN's Grimes overcomes setbacks to earn chance to run with Boston College next fall
Published 05/18/2012 at 5:46 p.m.
Following her first two years playing varsity sports at Community School, Vivian Grimes was on pace to become one of the most decorated athletes Collier County has ever seen.
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Naples' Connolly shipping off to Stetson as Eagles seniors make college choices
Updated 05/17/2012 at 3:59 p.m.
Sarah Connolly is thankful she’s still playing lacrosse. To do it in college — and for a Division I program at that — is just icing on the cake.
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Prep football: Estero, Neumann are first up as exhibitions begin
Published 05/16/2012 at 8:31 p.m.
While the games are just exhibitions, St. John Neumann and Estero will have their hands full as they play the area’s first spring football contests this week.
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Prep football: Eight Golden Gate players sign with colleges
Published 05/15/2012 at 3:52 p.m.
In two years Golden Gate went from one of the worst football teams in Collier County to making the playoffs for the first time last season.
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Prep sports: Gulf Coast's Parker, Beaubrin sign for football, Kendrick for baseball
Published 05/15/2012 at 1:20 p.m.
Despite heading more than 1,200 miles away to play college football, Vince Parker and Rick Beaubrin won’t be alone.
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PrepZone: Barron Collier wins CCAC all-sports trophy
Published 05/14/2012 at 11:33 p.m.
On the strength of 10 conference championships, Barron Collier won the Collier County Athletic Conference all- sports trophy for the 2011-12 school year.
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Prep football: First Baptist's Bueltel overcomes leg deformity to play game he loves
Published 05/14/2012 at 9:57 p.m.
Cole Bueltel was determined to play football one way or another.
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Prep girls soccer: Lee becomes first First Baptist player to commit to college
Published 05/14/2012 at 1:35 p.m.
After helping the First Baptist girls soccer team make history this season, Ana Lee did it again Monday.
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Prep baseball: Defending champs knock out Naples in regional finals
Published 05/11/2012 at 9:50 p.m.
To beat the defending national champions, the Naples High baseball team needed to be perfect. The Golden Eagles were anything but Friday in the Class 6A regional championship.
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