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Zach Bigalke
Zach Bigalke is a managing editor
of Informative Sports. With a background in debate theory, Bigalke has been a
freelance writer for the past
several years, taking a look at some of the
lesser-heralded stories in sports and the greater world through his dispatches
from The
Cerebral Vortex...
Born in Wisconsin, his first
sporting loves were the teams of his birth state -- the Packers, the Brewers and
the Wisconsin Badgers. After moving to Jackson Hole at age five, his interests
diversified to include winter sports as well as a rooting interest in the
Wyoming Cowboys.
Now based in Eugene, Oregon --
home of the Oregon Ducks -- Bigalke offers his take on both traditional and
non-traditional sports. From football to cycling, baseball to swimming, hockey
to tennis, there is always a unique take up for offer.
Whether using the skills which led
him to two National Forensic League national tournaments for high-school debate
to tackle an opposing viewpoint with a fellow writer or investigative skills
learned from years of extemporaneous speaking competition, there’s always sure
to be something which stirs up the emotions which only sports can!
Article List
02/2010
2010 Australian Open preview
Zach breaks down the big stories and offers his
predictions as the first Grand Slam of the 2010 season
gets ready to begin!
4/2009
Cycling: Boonen
Rises Above in Roubaix
2/2009
Skiing: Finding
Their Ski Legs: Success in Liberec for Nordic Team
1/2009
MULTI: 2008
Year in Review
NHL Draft 1963
Canadiens
NCAA F Utah:
How Cinderella Lost Out Despite 13-0
NCAA F Oregon
Finishes in Top Ten with Win in San Diego
2008
Tennis:
Chasing
the Calendar Grand Slam
Multi: Iberian Invasion
NHL: Short-Lived Spectacle:
The Winter Classic Adversely Affects the NHL
NCAA F
Joe TIller
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The Non-Traditional
Sports Fan is a weekly article by Zach, and takes a view at the sports
that do not get major coverage in US Media, plus anything else that comes
to mind.
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Zach gets sucked into a flashback from his
"sporting" past and anxiously awaits the upcoming
week...
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Zach dives into a couple of open-wheel controversies and
wades through the muck of another week
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Zach settles into an April filled with cobblestone
classics, Masters coverage, the start of the Formula 1 season and
more! |
| NTSF 54 |
Zach marks his move across town with big news on world champions, the world of soccer and more! |
| NTSF 53 |
Zach uses his home state as a catalyst to spark the start of the second year of his column at
ISC! |
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A year is complete, and Zach talks about the value of planting roots... |
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Zach brings you his first edition of a hectic March before the
post-St. Patrick's Day return of the column... |
| NTSF 50- The Nifty fifty edition! |
Zach breaks down all the action from everywhere but
Vancouver here, plus a link to the extensive coverage. |
| # 49- Almost 50 |
Zach goes non-traditional in his own
respect when he takes in college basketball this week in addition to
his usual spate of international delights. |
| #48- Vancouver |
Zach dives deeper than Vancouver to get a world scope
on sports in this week's issue.. |
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There's a world of things to discuss this week as Zach tackles
World Cup qualification, the ATP Masters Final in London, Manny
Pacquiao's defeat of Miguel Cotto, and more! |
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11/5 All it took was basketball to help organize some of Zach's continuing thoughts on globalization in sport! |
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10/28 Zach takes a departure from the normal format to begin a discussion on how globalization affects sports. |
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10/21 Zach comes to you this week from the newly-established Non-Traditional Sports Desk at
ISC, with all the news from the world's hottest events. |
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10/14 Zach fights off illness to bring all the news of the week, from a globe's worth of World Cup qualifying to the retirement of an alpine legend to the never-ending Tour de France loop. |
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10/08/09 Zach talks about the shouting
match in France, the Olympic bidding in Denmark, the minefield of
World Cup qualification and the return of retirees in this week's
edition. |
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10/1/09 Stirring the pot of controversy,
Zach calls upon a fascinating example of innovation butting heads
with tradition in the world of sports. |
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9/24/09 Fortunes rise and fortunes fall... retirements get cut short and
postponed for a return to the action... a renaissance of sorts is upon
us in the world of sport. Zach dives in this week to tackle these
subjects and more... |
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9/10/09 US Open and World cup coverage! |
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9/3/09 Zach's plate is full this week, with a smattering of the traditional to go with all the tennis, cycling, soccer and Fomula 1 action you'd expect... |
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8/27/09 Zach wanders down t he rabbit hole to discover a new
sport and a new spin on things... |
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8/6/09 Zach delves deep into the myth of the equal playing
field in this week's edition |
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7/30/09 Zach reviews how technology and team have affected
events throughout the sports world |
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7/23/09 Zach examines the age-old debate of youth v.
experience in his twentieth edition! |
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Zach can be reached at Zach_bigalke@informativesports.com
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