He’s seen ‘em come, he’s seen ‘em go
Nov. 21, 2007 @ 11:31 a.m. by Kirk SeminoffDuane Frazier’s first day at The Eagle was in the fall of 1981. He was a student at South High and the newest member of our sports phone crew, the gang that answers the phones on game nights.
Twenty-six football seasons later, Duane’s last assignment at The Eagle will be covering Bishop Carroll in the 5A championship game Saturday. Duane’s leaving the paper for another job in Wichita, and we’re losing a friend.
Duane has been one of our high school sports beat writers for 22 years. He’s covered thousands of high school games in all sports and is a fountain of high school sports knowledge. He will be greatly missed.
Jeff Lutz will take over Duane’s role on an interim basis. He’ll be at Duane’s phone number, 316-268-6296, and you can also reach him at jlutz@wichitaeagle.com. Jeff has covered high school sports events for us since 2001 and in the summer was an Atlanta Braves beat writer for MLB.com. He’ll do great in this role.
But he can’t recite movie lines or Super Bowl MVPs like Duane.
November 21st, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Good luck, Duane. I’ve enjoyed your work.
November 21st, 2007 at 4:20 pm
he is the man
November 21st, 2007 at 4:51 pm
Just curious, why would the Braves beat writer live in Wichita?
November 21st, 2007 at 5:28 pm
not another Lutz–pc gets old on the sports page
November 21st, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Because the Braves beat writer is from Wichita. Remember the whole “been covering high school sports for us since 2001″ that was mentioned in the blog?
November 22nd, 2007 at 11:16 am
Gonna miss ya D
November 22nd, 2007 at 8:01 pm
DUANE–Great, great job over the years. Always positive with his writing. Team ratings and player evaluations have always been very accurate, very fair minded.
Always writes a story that is accurate and tells you something interesting about how and why the game came out.
Great writer, but even a better person. Good luck with your future goals.
November 23rd, 2007 at 12:32 am
Why would the Braves beat writer want to cover Kansas high school sports?
November 23rd, 2007 at 6:44 pm
Because the Braves beat writer was there as an intern for the summer. Any more questions?
November 24th, 2007 at 12:14 am
Does he prefer one school over another or one sport over another?
November 24th, 2007 at 7:31 pm
He’s a big water polo fan. He’s fond of rhythmic gymnastics and equestrian sports.
He will stress middle school sports and touch on sixth grade flag football.
The paper will have a whole new look. :)
November 25th, 2007 at 2:32 am
Thank you, finally the paper takes my advice and changes direction. Middle School is where all the money is at. Nobody reads about high school sports…
November 26th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
When does all state come out?