Something had to be done with the sports section, so I decided to put my talents to work. Okay, maybe not talents, but I put a great amount of energy into changing the sports section. I’m not going to take all the credit though. We had interesting stories to report this quarter. From the San Jose Sharks preview to the NorCal soccer preview, I had fun working on the paper, even when it meant spending the night on Thursday night.

Even though we had a somewhat decent football team, you have to credit the guys on putting up some interesting games, especially the game versus Hartnell College at the 35-year football reunion. The football reunion itself was an interesting story to cover. I had fun reporting, taking pictures and almost getting run over by the players on the sideline. Hey, that is what sports is all about; being in the middle of the action.

Talking about being in the middle of the action, the San Jose Shark game that I covered is a great example. With the front row seats that I had, I was able to not get great pictures but one great story to cover. This quarter we have been blessed with great photographers providing us with excellent pictures.

We have to also thank the San Francisco Giants for bringing the World Series to the Bay Area. If they didn’t, we may have not have ran some sports pages in many of the early issues. Enough about outside De Anza sports, let’s talk about the Dons and Lady Dons who brought the spirit of De Anza to the field.

The Athletic Department has been a great help this quarter, providing us with many assistance in bringing the best sports articles possible. If it was profiling Athletic Director Charlie Elder or covering the men’s basketball game versus San Jose City College, the staff helped us put out very informative articles.

What would’ve made this quarter a more interesting one, was if the men’s or women’s soccer team would’ve gone all the way. Hats off to you guys for playing a very excellent season.

As the Fall quarter ends, we look to the Winter and Spring sports to provide us with more excitement as well as great games to cover. Maybe even this year Scott Hertler might have a season full of victories rather than

losses.