George Ferguson Column: First day of the 9C was worth the wait

After covering the District 9C boys and girls basketball tournament since 2002, it was interesting to wait until Thursday night for this year's 9C extravaganza to begin.

I was a little unsure of the new schedule, simply because the 9C tournament is so big to so many people, and besides the basketball, it's generally a week-long celebration of our area, the communities, the fans and the kids. So to wait until Thursday seemed a little odd. And, basketball at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning? Ouch!

But it didn't take more than five minutes into the first game for me to realize that while game times may...