Losing is the worst, no question. This kid knows, as he misses the last shot, the last chance seconds before the buzzer, to tie up the district finals. As a senior its the last time he’ll wear his high school letters, maybe the last time he’ll play basketball for anything but pleasure.
But there is also a bittersweetness to winning, I’ve found. In all definitions, I won. Miraculously in this cut-throat recessive world of journalism I landed a job without turning in an application. In the whirlwind hurricane I call life I’ve found myself leaving my internship at The Lima News earlier than expected to start as a photographer/multimedia/reporter at The Ashland Times Gazette. While thrilled at the promise of a salary (gasp) and medical insurance (gasp) I find myself with mixed emotions of leaving. Leaving the place I had just started to feel comfortable in, leaving the coworkers who made me laugh till I cried, the newsroom that gave me a chance when no one else even bothered to send a rejection letter, the community that embraced all of my northeastern charm.
As I sit here, 14 hours before I start work unable to sleep, I find myself editing through photos from the internship looking at how much I’ve learned and grown more than anyone, mainly myself, expected.
So here is to Ashland, and the continuations of the adventures in this thing we call life. Loosing. Winning. Or somewhere inbetween.
-SG
March 12, 2011: Ottawa Glandorf team members celebrate after winning Saturday’s District Final Game at the Elida Fieldhouse. Photo by Sarah Gordon/The Lima News.
March 12, 2011: Lima Central Catholic freshman Bruce Hodges cheers during Saturday’s District Final Game at the Elida Fieldhouse. Photo by Sarah Gordon/The Lima News.
March 12, 2011: Ottawa-Glandorf senior Adam Henhberger grabs a rebound during Saturday’s District Final Game at the Elida Fieldhouse. Photo by Sarah Gordon/The Lima News.
March 12, 2010: Students who participate in the Northland Afterschool Bowling wave from their bus during Saturday morning’s Saint Patrick Day Parade on Main Street in Lima. Photo by Sarah Gordon/The Lima News
March 10, 2011: Delphos Jefferson senior Chelsey Fischer is trailed by Arlington senior Tina Brunswick as she rounds a corner during Thursday night’s Regional Semifinals game at the Elida Fieldhouse. Photo by Sarah Gordon/The Lima News.
March 10, 2011: Delphos Jefferson junior Kennedy Boggs slides across the floor going after a ball during Thursday night’s Regional Semifinals game at the Elida Fieldhouse. Photo by Sarah Gordon/The Lima News.
March 10, 2011: Dr. Craig Nicholson, Director of Robotic Surgery, shows members of the middle school Shawnee Science Club, some of the new robotic surgery equipment at the St. Rita’s Medical Center on Thursday afternoon. Photo by Sarah Gordon/The Lima News.
March 9, 2011: Members of the Ottawa Glandorf team gather in a huddle during Wednesday night’s Division III District Semi-Final Game at the Elida Fieldhouse. Photo by Sarah Gordon
March 9, 2011: Ottawa-Glandorf head coach Josh Leslie talks to his team during Wednesday night’s Division III District Semi-Final Game at the Elida Fieldhouse. Photo by Sarah Gordon/The Lima News.
