Barstow Sports Blog

As a sports writer, traveling and learning different towns and cities becomes part of the gig in the quest to move up the ranks in the highly competitive business of being a sports journalist.

Through all of my travels, I’ve learned a lot from living in different areas such as Tracy, Taft and Scottsdale, Ariz., and Lake of the Ozarks, Mo. In addition to my travels, I’ve also had opportunities to interview a lots of interesting and famous people such as Wayne Gretzky, Dave Winfield, Fergie Jenkins, Arizona Diamondbacks young up and coming players Chris Young and Justin Upton and had the fortunes of meeting and doing feature stories on players like Albert Pujols when he was a Class-A player in Peoria, Ill.

As a music journalist and publicist, I’ve gotten a chance to learn about different aspects and perspectives of how business is conducted and had a chance to interview some of the best in the business including Vanessa Carlton, DJ Skribble, and Blue October.

In addition to hobnobbing with celebrities, I’ve also gotten an opportunity to meet many great and interesting people through my experience, and although I’ve only been in Barstow for a week, this place has been no different.

One observation that I’ve made about this city’s sport teams is that people in Barstow and the surrounding areas are passionate about their sports and the people that play in it. I’ve gotten a chance to cover the Silver Valley softball and baseball team, the Barstow Community College baseball team and you can tell the relentless enthusiasm that the teams and fans have.

As a person who loves music and sports, the two things the two industries have in common is the amount of passion involved in each. I look forward to translating my passion for sports into giving you the readers a great product and content the passionate sports fans will crave.

— Jason Blasco, staff writer

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