MINOT — In my mind, I've written the first sentence of this column thousands of times.

FRISCO, Texas — Cinderella story? Not quite. The cardiac kids? Kind of. Undisputed national champions? Most definitely.

MINOT — Walking into the Minot High School gymnasium on March 28, there was this aura of optimism and anxiousness to get outside.

BLAINE, Minn. – I couldn’t believe what I was watching.

BISMARCK — Driving north through pockets of thick fog engulfing U.S. Route 83 in the wee hours of Sunday morning, my mind was still racing.

WATFORD CITY — The Little Missouri River swivels its way around exposed layers of rocks.

BISMARCK — The greatest Magicians never run out of tricks.

ALLENDALE, Mich. — “Our new center fielder, Alexandria.”