Blake Sebring

A native of Fort Wayne, Blake Sebring covered the Fort Wayne Komets' beat for 28 seasons, covering more than 1,500 games, and is one of only four men to cover the team over 60 years for The News-Sentinel. Besides legendary sports editor Bud Gallmeier's 35 years, no one in newspapers has covered the Komets longer. He started working at The News-Sentinel at age 15.

"Brave at Heart" is his 17th book. He is also the author of nine sports nonfiction books, including ``Fort Wayne Sports History,'' ``Tales of the Komets," ``Legends of the Komets," ``Live From Radio Rinkside: The Bob Chase Story,'' ``The Greatest Mistake I Never Made," ``On To The Show" and "Fort Wayne Stories." His first novel was ``The Lake Effect,'' followed by "Homecoming Game," "Lethal Ghost," "Lethal Family" and "Lethal Justice."