Is it just me, or has this summer flown by?

It seemed like it was only yesterday that Rhinebeck softball was on its quest for its third straight state title, while Kingston and Saugerties were going for their first state crowns in baseball.

And, starting today, practice begins for fall sports, with the high school sports season 17 days away. Kickoff for the football season starts a day later.

Maybe it's just that I'm a year older, so time seems to move even more quickly, or perhaps the scholastic sports calendar begins earlier or ends later.

In any case, the "offseason" gets shorter and shorter every year.