It is so hard to believe we are in the final throes of the high school basketball season for 2012-13.

Every time we pass the New Year, I always kiddingly tell my colleagues up here in the newsroom that we only have 11-plus months until Christmas and they get a “kick” out of that — they’d like to kick me!

Then we look up and it’s 9-plus months!

My, does time fly!

Congrats on Ottoville getting to the Division IV Final Four in girls basketball and on Dave Kleman winning his 400th game as the coach of the program.

Win or lose, these young ladies and this coaching staff have done very well for themselves.

The one thing I will guarantee about their game: the Lady Green will have far more fans there than nearly everyone else.

Putnam County in particular and this area in general support the locals; fierce competitors become fast friends due to AAU, club ball, camps, work, etc.

The comings and goings in the NFL now that free agency has begun has had some surprises.