Notes from the Sports Desk by Tyler Julson

Summer sports season is officially coming to a close and that can only mean one thing — fall is nearing.

Not that I don’t like covering summer sports — baseball is one of my favorite sports to watch — but there’s something special about the fall. There seems to be something different about the atmosphere at the beginning of September.

As a former player, I am probably a little partial toward football season, but I enjoy all of the sports I will get the opportunity to cover. Being a fan and graduate of Iowa State University, football season can be a little rough, but I am confident that the program is on the up and any year now they’re going to be a great team. I feel like I say that every year.

Going to school in Northwood, I was only familiar with football and volleyball for nearly all of my early years. Spanning the years after high school I’ve learned quite a bit about the other sports, as well.

I’m pretty excited to start covering soccer. I recently started watching it during the 2014 World Cup and it was some of the most compelling television I have ever seen. I have some experience covering tennis from my days at Iowa State, so I think I’ll be able to jump right into that with little trouble.

Cross country and swim and dive will be completely new to me. I have never so much as even seen either sport live, but I think that makes me even more eager to cover them.

In the short time that I’ve had with the Tribune, I feel like I have already developed so many great relationships with the coaches and fans that I have met at the games. I look forward to creating many more during the fall season.

If you see me at any of the games, don’t hesitate to come up and chat. I would love to hear your ideas on topics for the newspaper and suggestions for our “Meet the Athlete” articles, and I’m always ready to talk about sports.

Go Cyclones!

Tyler Julson is the Tribune’s sports writer. He can be reached at 507-379-3434 or tyler.julson@albertleatribune.com.