Nobody who follows the league was surprised when Holy Cross' extraordinary sixth-man, Keith Simmons, earned first team all-league honors. Sure it is unusual for a guy off the bench to get that kind of recognition, but as Jen Toland points out in her profile of Simmons in the Telegram&Gazette, Simmons is not your usual reserve.

There's a lot of good stuff in this story. This morning the T&G site was very slow to load. If you encounter that when you click, don't give up, it's worth the wait.

The part we liked best was the talk about how hard Simmons has worked, in the gym and in the weight room, to get his game where it is.