In the long ago, Yours Truly played on a rec league basketball team. Saturday mornings meant going to the gym - and sitting on the bench for most of the game.

As many citizens throughout the country celebrate the Fourth of July this weekend, local sports teams and leagues are taking the chance for a much-needed breather.

Back to School Baseball Camp for boys and girls is 9 a.m. to noon July 28-31 at Roland's Baseball Academy on Holly. Fee: $75. Call 334-1049. Boys of Summer II tournament will be held Aug. 2-3 for players 5 years old and up.

You don't need me to convince you of our sports era's greatness. You've already YouTubed it, Googled it, blogged it, put it on TiVo or used one of the vast forms of mass media to become your own critic.

The landscape of Camarines Sur has changed since the establishment of the CamSur Watersports Complex at the provincial capitol in Cadlan, Pili, in 2006. CWC is a first world-class water sports complex in the country and in Asia. It is a six-hectare comple