[old_school_hero]

Guys, since its state tournament week I decided to add a different touch to the article that I wrote this week. I actually wrote a little on the 1996 Paintsville team. However, I wrote about the bond that formed between our team and some from the 1996 Magoffin County team that we had to beat for a district and regional titles in 1995 and 1996.

The article is about how a few of their players celebrated the state championship with us. Check it out:

http://dailyindependent.com/localsports/...ampionship

Really enjoy your articles on the Daily Independent website. As a former high school player (Raceland, early 90's) I have very vivid memories of our games with Paintsville....tough and very physical....especially the games @ Paintsville. The gym there always made me feel like we were playing in a deep hole, and I don't mean that in a bad way. With the bleachers only on one side, usually not an empty seat in the house and with the bench side against the gym wall, it was always one of the more imposing places I ever played.

Again, great work on the articles....can't wait for the book to come out.