Marquette's Tim Bailey is surrounded by Streator's Bill Vogel, Dave Nawara, and Cory Rogers during the teams contest at Bader Gymnasium in 1986. (Shaw Media)
I worked for 25 years as a CNC operator and in 2005 answered an ad in The Times for a freelance sports writer position. I became a full-time sports writer/columnist for The Times in February of 2016.
I enjoy researching high school athletics history, and in my spare time like to do the same, but also play video games and watch Twitch.