It's very easy to sit on an internet chat board, send a fax or call the Metro Sports general information line and complain about our lack of coverage of the Johnson County Tournament AFTER IT'S OVER.

What is more difficult -- apparently -- is actually calling my direct line or emailing me information about the tourney BEFORE IT HAPPENS.

There are 83 high schools in the Metro Sports coverage area, and they average about a dozen sports per school. That's almost 1,000 sports in the metro area, and we have one person -- me -- to keep track of all the schedules, results, stories, etc.

I love my job, but even I can't keep up with 1,000 sports over 9 months without missing a thing or two.

For the record, Metro Sports is the only television station from the metro area to send a camera to the Kansas State Wrestling Meet, and we have done it five straight years. Metro Sports has televised the MOKAN meet each of the last four years.

We strive for excellence in coverage in everything we do, and if you have stories ideas, big-time meets we should be at, or things we should know, all you have to do is contact me.

And despite what someone else posted on this board, I respond to every single one of the 50 or so Metro Sports emails I recieve daily.

Happy Holidays,

Chad Harberts
Metro Sports
chad.harberts@twcable.com
816.222.5549