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There have been some colossal mistakes throughout history – the British wearing bright red coats during the Revolutionary War; the captain of the Titanic giving the order for full-speed ahead; and Rick Pitino not guarding the inbounds pass against Duke with 2.1 seconds left.

Another major blunder took place last Sunday night when yours truly put pen to paper for the 2010 NCAA Tournament bracket and then decided to make my picks public by putting them in the newspaper.

I wonder how many times you have heard this question since Monday, “Have you filled out your brackets yet?” What am I talking about? You know, your NCAA tournament bracket. The madness is officially here.

This weekend may be one of the best weekends of the year. Starting Thursday at noon and ending sometime Sunday evening, it will be nothing but wall-to-wall hoops. There will be blowouts, upsets, drama and plenty of nail biting as the NCAA Tournament tips off.

Who do you like to reach the Final Four?

Two streaks continued on the night of March 1, 2010 in Independence.

The Owen County Lady Rebels entered the eighth region tournament having not won a first-round game since 2002.

The Simon Kenton Lady Pioneers went into the game having never lost a first-round game since playing in their first eighth region tournament in 2006. 

Simon Kenton, having the luxury of playing the tournament on its home court, jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the first three minutes.

The Lady Pioneers were having success getting the ball into the paint and scoring.

The Owen County Rebels in one week felt both the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Unfortunately, the latter came Saturday night in the 31st District Championship game.

On Wednesday night, the Rebels needed a pair of Blake Lewis free throws to take a 34-32 lead with just under five seconds remaining. Then they had to watch as a Henry County three-pointer just missed in order  to advance to the championship game.