COLUMN: March Madness and Blue Fields

I'm an avid sports fan and my absolute favorite time of the year is the NCAA Basketball Tournament, especially the first four days.

I grew up at a time when the University of Wyoming basketball team had an amazing program and their eclectic player Fennis Dembo even graced the cover of Sports Illustrated. I was able to experience the magic of the tournament watching the Cowboys play in Salt Lake City and those are experiences I will never forget.

Unfortunately the success did not last long, but every once in a while the Pokes make the tournament and all seems right with the basketball world.

It...