Playoff time (again)

I spent the last couple of weeks covering CIF-Southern Section playoff games for the Orange County Register. Mostly Division 3 baseball, but also a softball game and a Division 6 baseball quarterfinal.

Here in one convenient place (although now stuck behind a paywall for no apparent reason) are links to the stories and a thought or two:

I covered Loara once in the regular season and made a return trip to Anaheim on May 16 for a first-round upset. Technically speaking, this may be the best story I wrote for the Register so far. http://www.ocvarsity.com/articles/hits-37575-loara-saxons.html

The next day, I only had to drive up PCH to cover Estancia at South Torrance. I was starting to think I was a jinx for the Orange County teams. http://www.ocvarsity.com/articles/south-37597-torrance-great.html

I once again got to stay in the 310 on May 21 when Westminster traveled to Peninsula, which is either in Rolling Hills Estates or Rancho Palos Verdes. http://www.ocvarsity.com/articles/second-37663-westminster-lions.html

Having found Peninsula, I went back on May 23 to cover a Division 3 softball quarterfinal, and it was a nail-biter. http://www.ocvarsity.com/articles/ciocatto-37692-inning-akles.html

The next day, I traveled to Glendale to cover a Division 6 baseball quarterfinal. Considering the lack of scoring in many of these playoff games, I thought Crean Lutheran was in a pretty good place going to the seventh. As Lee Corso would say, not so fast.... http://www.ocvarsity.com/articles/run-37719-third-game.html