Before We Begin, Why Even Start?

Our 28-day jaunt through every boys and girls WIAA volleyball sectional starts later today.

We said it last year at this time and we'll say it again this year: We absolutely need to make one thing abundantly clear: It will quickly become obvious that what we don't know clearly outweighs what we do. And our self-imposed deadline of a new sectional each day is more than we can handle. Great players will go unmentioned. Up-and-coming teams will slip through the cracks. Embarrassing factual errors will occur. And we apologize in advance. We know this year's previews will be more thorough than last year's, but they will still fall far short of good.

So why even try?

Three reasons: We want to promote the sport in the state, we want to promote the sport in the state and we want to promote the sport in the state. And trying this again in 2009 seems like a great way to get everyone excited about the upcoming fall seasons.

We would love it if the parents of a girls team in one part of the state started to half-follow a boys team clear on the other side of Wisconsin (and vice versa). The more each of us supports the sport, the more the sport grows. Once the posts start, don't hesitate to help us fill in the many, many blanks. Just remember that we always stay positive.

One last thing: As many of you know, our desire to remain anonymous is rooted entirely in the fact that we have a cheering interest in some of the teams and players we're covering. When we're blogging, we try to be as objective as humanly possible. Period. The blog is about the sport and the state. Now that we've we've laid the groundwork for these previews, let's all get ready to enjoy the thrill ride that is high school volleyball.