It's going to be a long day at Gillette Stadium, and I will be the only sports-side representative of The Sun Chronicle in the house, but it's for a very good reason.
Tonight in Worcester, long-time colleague Peter Gobis will be receiving the prestigious President's Award from the Mass. State Basketball Coaches Association for his contributions to the promotion and betterment of high school basketball in this state.
I was the recipient of that award in 1990 (just a year after my return to the Blue Ribbon Daily from two years at The Patriot Ledger in Quincy, in fact), and it's one of my most prized possessions. I'd like to think that it spurred me to do an even better job of covering the sport -- especially as we worked to equalize the coverage of boys' hoop and girls' hoop to reflect the improvement of the girls' game and the heightened interest in it locally.
Gobis' work ethic is legendary, and his respect for the game and those who play it is plainly evident in everything he writes. I couldn't be happier to see him honored in this way -- even if it means he'll be missing the game against the Jets tonight. Chances are his free meal is going to be better than mine, too.
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