TRR photo by Richard A. Ross In an instant, our world can be upended by unforeseen events just like that experienced by Olean’s Joe Palumbo (24) in the NYS Class B final against Malverne. This past weekend, some of the mighty fell in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, and lessons abound in the distinctions between truth and fiction.

My View

Topsy-turvy

By RICHARD A. ROSS

TAMPA, FL—Biff, bang, boom, kapow.

Some of the mighty fell in this past weekend’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament in shockers that informed us, once again, about several universal truths.

Trying to predict what will happen is, at best, a crapshoot.

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Fallsburg Winter Athletic Awards

Something of value

By RICHARD A. ROSS

FALLSBURG, NY—The true value derived from sports is measured in terms of one’s personal growth. While some people deem performance to be the only real standard to evaluate an athlete, the truth is that every young person, who applies himself or herself to becoming better, forges something that endures a lifetime, regardless of how his or her performance ranks against others.

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Track

Tri-Valley teammates Fiedler and Khan place as well; Roosa runs two-mile

By RICHARD A. ROSS

NEW YORK, NY—Tri-Valley weight throwers Garret Grey, Tanzeel Khan and Bob Fiedler, as well as long-distance runner Courtney Roosa, all qualified for this year’s nationals held at the Armory Track and Field Center on March 14 through 16. Roosa ran the two mile and finished 38th with a time of 11:52.20, which was her lifetime best.

The girls four mile relay of Roosa (5:21), Rachel Sanborn (5:41), Caroline Berthols (5:42) and Shannon Hornbeck (6:02) set a new school record of 22:49.61. They broke a prior record set in 1983.

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Also in this issue:

• Two more Port grapplers earn honorable mention and Jared Kahmer is named coach of the year