High school sports reporter, Savannah, Ga

HoopsMcCann · Jul 7, 2006

dorothy mantooth is a saint!

2underpar · Jul 7, 2006

glad to know that you've got a live-in. I was thinking that it was just you and budweiser and the drive-bys, with a little wilco sprinkled in.

dixiehack · Jul 8, 2006

bigbadeagle said:

From what I hear, Pinky's has been taken over by the SCAD crowd. It is not the haven for politicians, journalists and other such derelicts it once was.
The Morning News has a swanky new office, away from downtown.
But there ain't a lot of championship caliber teams in the area. Two or three in boys hoops, one or two in girls, one or two decent football teams, a couple of pretty good baseball teams, and that's out of approx. 60 high schools in the area (seems to me back in the day that the Morning News used to cast a wider net than the 45 mentioned, but that could be chalked up to a failing memory.) A few years ago, Savannah was a hotbed for great boys basketball, but for some reason, that has cooled off considerably.
I believe the paper just did a big redesign a couple of months ago.
I think Don was there a year before he jumped on the GSU beat. That's quibbling, so suffice to say he's been doing it a long time and has been doing it well. (And I do not envy him having to do the Teddy Craft story.)
Tim Guidera is as good a golf writer/columnist as there is and he's not above writing about prep events and people.
And if whoever gets this gig wants to do it well, be prepared to spend hot days and stuffy evenings from Darien to Swainsboro and a hundred points in between and eating at Willie's Wee Nee Wagon in Brunswick, Jones Kitchen in Jesup and Vandy's downtown in Statesboro. (Sorry, I happen to have grown up down that way and remember it fondly).
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My bad on Donald. I will say this - he doesn't half-ass it on prep hoops. That's how I met him, then later saw his byline on Ga. Soouthern.

I think they have de-emphasized the high schools from Brunswick south. They still take call-ins, but the Florida Times-Union is the dominant Morris rag in that area. (To say nothing of the good work Bud Ellis and the gang does at Brunswick). That might change if, say, Camden County makes a deep football run, but that's about it. Statesboro High is the other big football power in the area, but other than that a solid assesment by eagle.

buckweaver · Jul 8, 2006

dixiehack said:

bigbadeagle said:

From what I hear, Pinky's has been taken over by the SCAD crowd. It is not the haven for politicians, journalists and other such derelicts it once was.
The Morning News has a swanky new office, away from downtown.
But there ain't a lot of championship caliber teams in the area. Two or three in boys hoops, one or two in girls, one or two decent football teams, a couple of pretty good baseball teams, and that's out of approx. 60 high schools in the area (seems to me back in the day that the Morning News used to cast a wider net than the 45 mentioned, but that could be chalked up to a failing memory.) A few years ago, Savannah was a hotbed for great boys basketball, but for some reason, that has cooled off considerably.
I believe the paper just did a big redesign a couple of months ago.
I think Don was there a year before he jumped on the GSU beat. That's quibbling, so suffice to say he's been doing it a long time and has been doing it well. (And I do not envy him having to do the Teddy Craft story.)
Tim Guidera is as good a golf writer/columnist as there is and he's not above writing about prep events and people.
And if whoever gets this gig wants to do it well, be prepared to spend hot days and stuffy evenings from Darien to Swainsboro and a hundred points in between and eating at Willie's Wee Nee Wagon in Brunswick, Jones Kitchen in Jesup and Vandy's downtown in Statesboro. (Sorry, I happen to have grown up down that way and remember it fondly).
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My bad on Donald. I will say this - he doesn't half-ass it on prep hoops. That's how I met him, then later saw his byline on Ga. Soouthern.

I think they have de-emphasized the high schools from Brunswick south. They still take call-ins, but the Florida Times-Union is the dominant Morris rag in that area. (To say nothing of the good work Bud Ellis and the gang does at Brunswick). That might change if, say, Camden County makes a deep football run, but that's about it. Statesboro High is the other big football power in the area, but other than that a solid assesment by eagle.
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Bud Ellis! Now there's a blast from the past!

Well, not too far past, because I'm still young (and he's not that old, either.) He left my first rag just before I got there, but he worked with all the guys I did, and I got to hear some good tales. Wonder if he reads this site ...

HoopsMcCann · Jul 8, 2006

bud is the motherfuckin' man

bigbadeagle · Jul 9, 2006

I will second that. You'd be hard pressed to find a nicer man in the business than Bud Ellis.
Back to Savannah - there are no laws. I mean, there are no laws. When you get a to go cup, that ain't Dr. Pepper in it, mister. It's amazing there aren't more traffic fatalities because everybody is a poor driver to start with and they're all drunk to boot. I'm not kidding.
Through the years, I've met my share of disgruntled SMNers but I won't turn this into thread de bash, so I'll stop right there.

WSKY · Jul 9, 2006

Ledbetter said:

buckweaver said:

I was heartbroken at no Blue Sky. Didn't know that was gone til I went back.

But Athens is (and always will be) among my can't-miss towns if I'm within driving distance of the place.
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Some of us were even lucky enough to grow up there. The place has changed a great deal in the past 10 years -- not necessarily for the better -- but it's still one of the best college towns in the country.

I like Savannah a lot, always enjoy visiting though I don't get down there much. I did the Tybee Island marathon about 10 years ago. I don't know what Tybee is like now, but back then I described it to my brother as "If Steverino's was an island, it would be Tybee."
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Tybee is still pretty low key.

ATLHawksComeback · Jul 19, 2006

Any news here?

letshugitout · Jul 19, 2006

While the earlier posts about a 'short list' were fabrications (there was no such list), Tony Stastny has been wading through the pile of resumes he recevied for the opening. There are about three names on the list now, and the first candidate will come inteview next week. Stastny is still going through resumes, and no decision has been made regarding a hire.

The present prep writer leaves August 1st, so time is a factor with football season approaching.

Miles O'Toole · Jul 19, 2006

letshugitout said:

While the earlier posts about a 'short list' were fabrications (there was no such list), Tony Stastny has been wading through the pile of resumes he recevied for the opening. There are about three names on the list now, and the first candidate will come inteview next week. Stastny is still going through resumes, and no decision has been made regarding a hire.

The present prep writer leaves August 1st, so time is a factor with football season approaching.
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The SE called a friend of mine asking him for clips and his interest in the job before there was ever a job posting. If that's not a short list, then I don't know what is.

Barsuk · Jul 20, 2006

Don't know whether it technically qualifies as a "short list", but they definitely had some folks put out some feelers well before this job was posted. I know at least three people were contacted before the posting.

You wanna hug it out? LHIOB.

GlenQuagmire · Jul 20, 2006

Sorry, but there was a "short list."

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