The Daily Independent, Ashland, Ky.

Most of us won’t have the fortune of doing something we love for 42 years. Randy Anderson excelled at what he was always destined to do. The former Ripley High School and Glenville State College guard discovered a different route to stay involved in the game, and our area schools, young basketball players, and our community were better because of it. Anderson spent 42 years coaching basketball ...

Teams are defined by the sum of their parts. Brayden Coleman became the walking definition of what a quality teammate means to a group’s overall success. We don’t normally highlight game stories in this special section, but I’m trying to be more spontaneous. Nobody knows a game’s outcome before they arrive, unless you own a DeLorean with a flux capacitor, and the same goes for sports writers. ...

You could sit for hours listening to AJ Hacker talk about baseball and his passion for the game. During a phone interview over the summer, we chatted about a new venture he’s enjoying that lets him stay on the diamond. The Cosmic Baseball League travels around the country and plays to sold-out stadiums. The games are part traditional baseball, part sports entertainment. Our conversation ...