Well, what a year it has been. We’ve had the highest of highs and some of the lowest of lows in Western sports, but all in all it was another successful year.

As for me, it was my first chance to write columns for the Herald, and I had a great time doing it.

Former Western offensive lineman Greg Ryan said he had about 25 new friend requests waiting for him on Facebook Monday. Apparently, that’s what signing a free agent contract with the Baltimore Ravens will do for you. “I was really relieved,” Ryan said. “I didn’t expect to be drafted.”

Western men’s basketball team added two more signees on Wednesday afternoon.

Former St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck sent three-foot, seven-inch Eddie Gaedel up to bat in 1951.

Men’s basketball coach Ken McDonald announced Wednesday that both guard Terrence Boyd and forward David Laury have signed their National Letter of Intent to play at Western.

When Western’s football team takes the field on Sept. 5 next season at Neyland Stadium against Tennessee, it’ll send a quarterback out on the field who has zero career starts.

It seems like somewhat of a daunting thought, but also ironic that as the newest team in the Football Bowl Subdivision, it’ll bring a very new quarterback.

First-year offensive coordinator Walter Wells paced the south sideline of Smith Stadium on Saturday.

For Wells, it was his first opportunity to call plays in a live-situation in Western’s first scrimmage of spring practices.

“It’s a new experience calling plays and doing things like that,” Wells said.

Yesterday morning when John Calipari was introduced as the 22nd coach at Kentucky, it ended five days of rumors, speculation and laughter.

Before Iowa State’s trip to the NCAA tournament this year, coach Bill Fennelly’s last memory of Bowling Green was a loss in 1995 to Paul Sanderford’s Lady Toppers in the NCAA tournament.

Fennelly brought the loss up multiple times during the Cyclones’ stay in Bowling Green.

For every 5.7 seconds, there’s 7.9 seconds.

For every Ty Rogers buzzer-beating three-pointer, there’s a Tyus Edney-style runner by Gonzaga guard Demetri Goodson.

For every image of a team running around the floor celebrating, there’s an image of coach Ken McDonald running toward the officials, reminding them he wanted a time-out in the final seconds.