TSC’s Notable Articles, 2017

We published hundreds of articles this year. Here are the Managing Editor’s picks of some of the most notable contributions of 2017. 

Quiana Fulton

Let’s start with the most-read article of 2017. It’s Quiana Fulton’s piece on Colin Kaepernick.

Raffaella Keshishian

Raffaella Keshishian wrote the most-read article of 2016 and then followed it up with a second article on the same topic–De’Andre Johnson.

Samuel H. Johnson

Personal experience stories make for good reading. Samuel H. Johnson’s reflection on his youth–listening to a Joe Louis flight with his grandfather–was one of our best.

Lerche Njang

It’s always enjoyable reading about young people who excel at sports. Coach Lerche Njang’s piece on freestyler Jess Alquino was just that.

Ravi Mandapaka

Another article of that genre was Ravi Mandapaka’s profile of rugby player, Michael Morris.

Michael Morthier

Insights flow when writers focus on their own lives. A lifetime passion for weightlifting came to life in Mark Morthier’s autobiography.

Matthew Paris

Our writers write about how mentors influenced them. In this piece, Matthew Paris expressed it in a eulogy.

Brady Grogan

Sometimes our writers write about obscure issues in sports–often issues related to famous sports stars. Brady Grogan did just that when he wrote about Wilt Chamberlain, who played under a pseudonym at age 16.

Cameron Brown

Transitions are part of life, points of departure for reflection. Cameron Brown took the time to reflect on his career as a high school basketball player.

Adam Jeffrey

No stranger to sports commentary, I value others’ perspectives on social issues in sports. Adam Jeffery’s conversation with his 16-year-old son is worth reading.

W. Stirling Wright

You’d expect writers to express opinions about players, teams, and games. W. Stirling Wright wrote an especially soulful piece about what happens when your team leaves town.

Frank Fear

In closing, I figured it would be a good time to look at the many pieces I contributed to TSC in 2017. What was my favorite? It was an article about Roy Riegels, “Wrong Way Riegels,” of Rose Bowl fame. The story is mostly about how Riegels ‘ran the right way’ for the rest of his life.