The Front Row with JASON ELLIOTT May 1, 2013

At the end of this month, someone will likely come up short of their goal.

Whether it be winning a state high school championship, or bringing a team back to the Northwest after a long time away.

Whatever the case may be, those involved appear to be pulling out all the stops to make those dreams come true.

IN WHAT turned out to be an entertaining game on Saturday, the Coeur d'Alene Vikings baseball team bounced back after an earlier 9-2 loss in the first game to beat the Lewiston Bengals 4-3 in 10 innings in the second game at Ted Page Field.

Granted, a few errors were committed in that second game, and the wind at times was creating havoc for any fly ball, but isn't that how baseball is supposed to be - dealing with the elements and finding a way to win?

Well, maybe not.

However, after neither team could score in the eighth and ninth inning, Coeur d'Alene junior Kolby DeHaas untied the game with a walk-off home run in the 10th to give the Vikings the win.

The winning pitcher in that game was Levi Pereira, who signed with Gonzaga to play right field, first base and catch.

But nowhere in that letter does it state that he'll be pitching for the Bulldogs anytime soon.

When he threw against Lake City last Tuesday, it marked nine years since Pereira had pitched in a game. After pitching two innings of scoreless relief on Saturday, he now has his first win of the year.

And barring another appearance in next week's 5A Region 1 tournament, it could be his last for a long time.

MONDAY'S UNANIMOUS decision by the NBA relocation committee to recommend that owners reject the application for the Sacramento Kings to move to Seattle came as no real surprise.

The committee is made up of 12 league owners, but the final decision will come in a few weeks when all 30 owners will weigh in on the subject.

Chris Hansen, who agreed to purchase 65 percent of the team with the intent on moving it to Seattle, will now have to wait again.

The former Sonics franchise moved to Oklahoma City in 2008 and they've since qualified for the playoffs the last four years, losing to the Miami Heat in the NBA finals last year.

The Kings, meanwhile, haven't been to the playoffs since the 2006-07 season.

And unless it is an expansion team - which NBA commissioner David Stern has been adamant won't happen - the next two weeks will be Hansen pulling out all the stops to get the team to Seattle.

Chances are, the other owners will keep the Kings in Sacramento and Seattle will be left out in the cold again.

It’s a shame, but if you think about it, had fans continued to turn out to home games in Seattle and support the team with as much enthusiasm as has been displayed for the one they haven’t had in five years, maybe they wouldn’t be in this position right now.

Jason Elliott is a sports writer for the Coeur d’Alene Press. He can be reached by telephone at 664-8176, Ext. 2020 or via email at [email protected].