“When you’re not practicing, remember, someone, somewhere is practicing, and when you meet him, he will win.”

That above quote was said by former National Basketball Association player Ed Macauley, who played for the Boston Celtics and a pair of St. Louis franchises – including the forerunner of the modern Atlanta Hawks.
Macauley, nicknamed “Easy Ed,” was the youngest male player ever inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame at 32 years old.
After his basketball career, Macauley was ordained a deacon in the Catholic church and co-authored books. Ed was tall for a 1950s hoop star, standing 6-foot-8½. He scored 11,234 points in 10 NBA seasons.
What Macauley said holds complete merit.
Why? Simple, it’s the kind of quote that says one must always work hard. As the grandson of a brick and cement mason, I understood the value of hard work from an early age.
Earlier this month, a person unknown to me said with the sports season winding down, maybe I’ll be able to wind down.
I smiled, but then I said “there’s no offseason for me.”
That’s so true. The next news cycle is in sight. The next deadline looms on the horizon line.
In the next couple of weeks, I’ll be helping write stories for the Montague County Guide, which will include a story on hunting and fishing opportunities here.
During the month of June, the sports editor will be busy taking photographs of summer camps.
This week, I emailed school administration to find out coaching changes that took place throughout the region.
Look for feature stories on new coaches coming to school districts here in future weeks.
There’s a general story on coaching changes in this edition of The Bowie News. For the second straight year, there’s plenty of turnover in Nocona. Saint Jo and Gold-Burg have two major changes each. Read more of this column in the weekend Bowie News.

Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.

Last year at this time, The Bowie News staff worked in a temporary office at 318 Sanders in Bowie. It’s amazing how much of a difference one year can make. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)