On Saturday, I covered the last Surrey Eagles game of the regular season. Next up are the playoffs, beginning this upcoming weekend. In my last post I mentioned I needed one more significant hockey-related achievement to get a “hat trick.” And last week, I got just that. My recap of the Eagles vs. Coquitlam Express game…
Tonight was my first opportunity to cover a Canucks game. It was an away game against the Minnesota Wild, and because of my class schedule, I had to write my recap solely off of the box score. It may not be spectacular, in fact it isn’t. But for a pageant-gal like me, I am still…
Life has become exponentially busier. Our house is for sale, meaning I’ve had to give up my messy habits cold turkey as my basement suite must remain spotless for showings. And assignments, homework, tests and school in general are taking up a lot of my time. That being said, I’ve still had time to cover…
Many years ago when I was in my all-girl band (with a male drummer), I learned an interesting lesson. Our “managers,” the lead singer’s parents and my extended family, were very involved in the promotion of our band, and took their kids to casting calls of all kinds. They explained that you never say no,…
Sports are not my writing “niche.” I know enough about hockey, football, baseball, soccer, tennis and golf to get by, and that’s good enough for me. In my second semester of first year journalism, one of our instructors taught us about covering beats, like music, entertainment, business and yes, sports. As a class we watched the…