How Tennessean high school editor George Robinson keeps passion toward sports

Could there ever be the day when you completely fall out of love with sports?It's a question that I've thought a lot about in the past few years.

But the answer I repeatedly come to remains unchanged.I'm George Robinson, The Tennessean's high school sports editor.I started my sports writing journey when I arrived in Bowling Green, Kentucky as a college student at Western Kentucky in the mid 1990s.

After seven years of working at a small newspaper in Hopkinsville, Kentucky I joined Gannett in Clarksville at The Leaf-Chronicle in 2006 before shifting gears to become the high school sports editor here in 2024.I'm sure at this point you know the answer to the question above.My job, over the past year, has moved me away from writing as much as I used to, although you'll still see my byline.

There are managerial duties.

That's been an eye-opening experience and one that I continue to adjust to.

It's hard to completely shut off 28 years of being a writer, but I'm evolving in this unique environment.

And isn't that the point?LOCAL JOURNALISM The Tennessean is committed to local journalism that matters: Why it's worth subscribingI've tried to find reasons to fall out of love with it.

The time it takes away from family, the toll it has on your sleep patterns, the responsibilities that it adds to an already full plate.

But there's something about watching a high school football game on Friday night or watching a basketball team hoist a state championship trophy at midcourt at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro.I'm unbiased, sure.

I have no rooting interest for any one team over the other.

I'm originally from Louisville, Kentucky so any allegiances were left there .

But I can't help smile, even if it's only knowing the joy a teenage kid feels for accomplishing a goal 300-plus other high school teams in this state set out to accomplish when their sports season began regardless of what school they attend.It's about people.

We get to tell their stories, whether they are celebrating state titles or overcoming a myriad of obstacles that would sideline most.

That's what never really goes away.So, yes, there are difficult days.

There are days I feel overwhelmed and maybe times I question if its worth it.

But I'll stand on a sideline, Aug.

22, to watch a football sail through the air during the first day of high school football and think, 'Yeah.

This is what it's really about'.That won't change.

I still love that.Reach The Tennessean's high school sports editor, George Robinson, at georgerobinsontheleafchronicle.com and on the X platform (formerly Twitter) @Cville_Sports.

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