As we start the 76th version of the PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships, we reflect on some doings from this week and wonder if it only gets better?

This weekend through the efforts of FLO Wrestling, PCN, the GIANT Center and our own Melissa Mertz, fans have the opportunity to watch every bout of the 2013 PIAA Wrestling Championships through web streaming. Take a look at www.flowrestling.com.

The finals will be web streamed on www.pcntv.com. This is a welcome addition to our championships and hopefully will provide many wrestling fans who cannot get to Hershey the opportunity to view our best wrestlers from across the state.

Further, by the end of the weekend, will have approximately 50,000 people attend the PIAA Wrestling Championships and see 28 newly crowned state champions in 14 different weight classes and 2 classifications. Hail to the champs; respect to all qualifiers; and congratulations to all eight medal winners per weight class.

Let's shift gears to baskets. We get this story from the District 4 AA Boys Basketball Championship game; Wellsboro vs. Loyalsock. Loyalsock senior, Dan Temons, who is autistic, scored the final two points of the game on an assist from Wellsboro sophomore, Dawson Prough, as Loyalsock defeated Wellsboro, 57-37, at Mansfield University's Decker Gym.

You say, "Did I hear that right?" "How can that be?" Well, try this on for size.

With less than 30 seconds to go, Temons enters the game for Loyalsock and has an opportunity to take a shot and does. He misses.

The shot is rebounded by Prough from Wellsboro, who passes the ball back to Temons to shoot again! This time the shot is true; 2 points. And then, the horn sounds to end the game.

How about that??!

Temons, whose team wins; scores 2 points and earns a varsity letter by playing in the district championship game; a long standing coach's policy. This all occurred, in part, through the actions of an opponent, who he does not know, but rose to the occasion in a true act of kindness and good sportsmanship.

Who says athletics doesn't build character?

High school athletics: Achieve greatness; daily.