Womhoops Guru

Mel Greenberg covered college and professional women’s basketball for the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he worked for 40 plus years. Greenberg pioneered national coverage of the game, including the original Top 25 women's college poll. His knowledge has earned him nicknames such as "The Guru" and "The Godfather," as well as induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Hawks Top Mountain Hawks as St. Joe's Edges Lehigh

By Mel Greenberg

A game-time last minute decision and clear weather spurred us to drive 60 miles North to Lehigh for St. Joseph's season opener.

And so it was as the Hawks were about to receive a reporter's last rites -- also known as start writing a story before the actual game ends -- that if we had continued to type away on the computer, our coverage would have been right up there with the "Dewey Beats Truman" headline, which, in a way reveals how old we're getting.

But we were smart enough to pause during a rally from a 15-point deficit and also pleased we were smart enough to make the trip. To read an enhanced version of the roundup lede that's in the print edition of Sunday's paper, just hit the link and go right over to Women's Hoops Guru.

And thanks for stopping by.

--Mel

posted by Mel Greenberg | 5:04 AM