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August 24, 2005
We've got game
In my mail today was a copy of a personal letter to the Monitor’s sports editor, Sandy Smith. I won’t disclose the writers' names, but I will quote briefly from the letter. The writers are an athlete’s parents who have seen Smith working the local sports beat for three years.
“(We) watched the incredible dedication and enthusiasm that you bring to your profession,” they wrote. “. . . How many sports editors attend games an hour away on their day off? How many writers know the players by name and are known by name to these athletes?”
Even outside of Concord, the writers said, the Monitor’s coverage of sporting events and athletes is known to be “THE BEST.”
It makes me blush to pass on such high praise, but I agree with the writers about Sandy and her department.
The kind words come at an opportune time: The sports staff is gearing up for another year of high school coverage. Maybe you read Tim O’Sullivan’s column in today’s paper on three football teams – John Stark, Newfound and Gilford – that are about to enter their second season. Tim also previewed Class L girls’ soccer. More previews lie directly ahead.
Our sports staff – Sandy, Tim, Jeff Novotny, Ray Duckler, Dave D’Onofrio and Donovan Burba – will soon be in the thick of it. We cover 22 high schools, and there are nine fall sports. On a typical weeknight, we’ll write up 40 games.
The sports staff has two kinds of help in meeting this challenge. We have long relied on local coaches to call us on deadline with scores and details. And we typically have a crew of part-timers – “monkeys,” we affectionately call them – who take calls and write game accounts. Some of the “monkeys” are high school students. I have a soft spot for them because this was my own first job in journalism back in the dark ages of hot metal and letterpress printing.
The demands on our sports department have grown immensely in recent years. New Hampshire International Speedway, the Quarry Dogs, the Fisher Cats, the Monarchs, the success of the Boston pro teams, interest in UNH hockey and football – these are only a few of our burgeoning coverage challenges.
High school sports have been the biggest growth area of all, and they remain the heart of our sports mission.
Let the games begin!
Posted by Mike Pride at August 24, 2005 02:43 PM
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