Happy New Year!

How will you ring in the New Year? Jayhawk fans I'm sure will be settling early for the Insight Bowl...you know games started today at 11 a.m. Kim and I have friends coming in (welcome Jimbo and Stacy). And we are actually going to a Jayhawk watch party...thanks for the invite Jordan's. Now it's a guarentee we won't be wearing crimson and blue; but I am looking forward to watching Todd Reesing play once again; I think he's amazing. Then it's on to the Clay Center Country Club's New Year party.

Everyone; have a great time; let's bring in 2009 in style...Be Safe!!

Rocky Downing

A Friday Night WIth Family????????

Well the ice has put a halt on all activities around the KCLY Community...I hope I know what to do with myself. The Road Trip show we do on Friday night was going to be at Clifton/Clyde high school with Joe Woodyard--that's cancelled. The (4-1) Clay Center Tiger girls and boys were headed to Wamego--that's cancelled. The #1 ranked Clay Center Tiger wrestlers were at home against Wamego--that's cancelled...are you getting the picture?
Soooooo; how about all of us use the time that would have been spent traveling, cheering, playing, coaching and broadcasting at home with the family...hibernating!

Stay Warm and have a great day.
Rocky Downing

Sparkling Snow

I can tell you now I'm not a big fan of winter (I mean give me 95 and humid every day...seriously); but on the way to work this morning it was a very 'calm' look and feel with the snow shining in the headlights and streetlights...it had a very pure feeling to it.
SNAP--then I stepped out into the 4 DEGREE weather and all the calm was out the door.

Be careful out in this stuff...let's all enjoy it's beauty (?) from inside with your favorite cuddler!

Have a great day.
Rocky Downing

Friday!!!!!

I just thought I should remind you it's Friday...have a great weekend!!!

Rocky Downing

Congrats to the Phenom!

Nicole Ohlde; a.k.a. the Phenom; has just been named to the Kansas State High School Activities Association Hall of Fame Class of 2009! Along with four coaches named to this year's list; Edward Kriwiel of Wichita; Tamra Strano a longtime coach at Leavenworth; Leslie Davis of Sedan and Layton Kaiser of Hays she will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at a sporting event sometime in the second semester. Nicole who started her career as a freshman at Clay Center was truly Phenomenal on the basketball court; the volleyball court and in track and field. Her 'smile' while playing may be as legendary as her playing abilities. Of course the success for the Lady Tigers was then continued at Kansas State as a Big 12 Player of the year and still today in the WNBA for the Minnesota Lynx. I was very honored and priviledged to have been asked by her family to be one to write a letter of recognition for this selection; which I believe is well deserved. Congrats Nicole...The Phenom!

Rocky Downing