Another year has passed and Good Ol' Santa is still burning that midnight oil making sure all of the good people on his list still find a spot on his long list that he's been working on to make the early deadline at the Times News so everyone on the clock can spend a little time with their families for the holidays.

As the years pass by, more and more Santa wonders where the elves are. He hears whispers and whispers about what to give certain people, but in order to get it done, it takes more than Mrs. Claus to fill this list.So on Dasher and Dancer and Donner and Blitzen, let's get this show on the road:KYLE SPOTTS - Hope you found what you were looking for when Santa spotted you at the Lehigh Valley Mall yesterday waiting for those last minute bargains…and Kyle, don't forget, today is also you wife's birthday.MIKE FEIFEL - A great time covering the Pinstripe Bowl for the TN on Saturday in what is one of his favorite venues…If you see Arod, tell him I said hello.PAUL BRUTTO - A healthy Fillies team as their jump up to AA is as successful as their Class A run.DANNY WILLIAMS - A strong finish for his Indian grapplers in their first year in the Schuylkill League.GREG KING - A smooth transition as he takes over for Erv Prutzman as head baseball coach at Northern Lehigh.JEFF READING - One more ride with Brett Kosciolek on the mound for his Tamaqua baseball team.ANDREW REMSING - Not sure you need anything since as the Palmerton AD has such a veteran group of announcers, clock operators and scorekeepers for every sport that have things run so smoothly. We'll wish you a Merry Christmas anyway.EMMETT McCALL - A chance to see a football game at South Bend next fall for his first trip to see the Irish play a home game.TIM ROBB - A trip to District Duals for his Panther Valley wrestling team.DOC FALLABEL - The third trip in as many years to the PIAA Volleyball Championship and another shot at that gold medal.MATT DAVIS - A good year in the weight room for his Panther Valley football game so it can sport a few more "W's" next fall.JUSTIN CARLUCCI - Mark Sanchez, RG3, Jay Cutler, take your pick as quarterback for his favorite NFL team, the Tennessee Titans.ROB KOVACS - A quick trip into the future so he can see what his Jim Thorpe girls basketball team will be like a couple of years down the road.TONY RADOCHA - The same success as Marian baseball coach that Jeff Nietz had throughout his tenure at the helm.NATE HUNSICKER AND KELLY BLEAM - A trip a little farther into the PIAA Soccer playoffs for their Northwestern Lehigh boys and girls soccer teams.MARK ROSENBERGER - Enough wins to get his Jim Thorpe football team into the post-season playoffs.ROD HECKMAN - A smooth transition for all of the stats he has compiled when we switch to a new editorial computer system after the new year.STEVE HLUSCHAK JR. - His own helicopter so he can make full use of the Slatington Airport to get from his teaching job at Stroudsburg to coach the Northern Lehigh wrestling team.CHRIS WALKOWIAK - Another winning season for his Palmerton football team.JOE DEANGELO - A nice playoff run by his Marian softball team.PAT CRAMPSIE - A 6-6 transfer so his Panther Valley boys basketball team can compete in Division I of the Schuylkill League.NADIA GAURONSKY - Patience with her young Pleasant Valley girls basketball team as it ventures through its first season in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference.SAM BONNER - A healthy quarterback to lead the Tamaqua football team back into the post-season playoffs.JESSICA FREW - A couple of underclassmen to fill the void left by Erika McKay and Jess Olewine on her Northern Lehigh field hockey team.JUSTIN PETERSEN - Some good luck for a couple of his Palmerton wrestlers once the post-season begins.T.J. ENGLE - A chance to sit down with Ruben Amaro before the G.M. dismantles the entire Philadelphia Phillies team.TOM McCARROLL - That turf field and new stadium for your Lehighton football team that we've been hearing about.JASON ZIMMERMAN - A new trophy case so he has a place to store some of the hardware his Northwestern Lehigh sports team have sent his way recently.TONY THOMAS - Continued success building the Northern Lehigh girls basketball program back to respectability.LEN BRYLEWSKI - A successful Marian golf team this fall.RODNEY STROHL - A good run with the Palmerton girls basketball team in a solid Class AA field.JOE TOUT - A chance for his Northern Lehigh Bulldogs to turn the Eastern Conference Class AA Championship into something big in 2015.LEIGH KEENAN - Maybe, just maybe a .500 or better season for the Palmerton boys basketball team so it can take the next step in a rebuilding process.JOHN COOPER - Some long ball hitters and a few good pitchers to make his Panther Valley baseball team competitive.PATRICK MATSINKO - A chance to run in the Spartan Race at Blue Mountain Ski Area this year and write about it.CHRIS DEUTSCH - A strong presence inside to go with his Northwestern Lehigh girls basketball strong guard play.STAN DAKOSTY - A competitive presence in the Anthracite Football League once again.BRIAN GEIST - More PIAA playoff games on his top of the shelf Turf Field next fall.BRAD HURLEY - More wins for his Panther Valley girls basketball team than the 76ers will have this year.CASZY KOSCIOLEK - A chance for his Blue Raiders to get by Pottsville, the biggest hurdle any Division I basketball teams in the Schuylkill League will face this year.BOB FORD - Photo galleries, photo galleries and more photo galleries…JEFF MINNICH - Another "Superman" like Austin Shupp for his Palmerton track team.KRISTEN BLACK - An entire year where she doesn't have to worry about hiring a new coach in any sport.And due to a space commitment, a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of those who didn't make the list in print but played a big part in making the Times News sports pages a big hit with local coverage to all of our readers....