Well ... he gave it his best -- and so did you!

I wanted to let you know that Record sports reporter Ed Weaver lost in the "Sweet 16" round of the Tri-City ValleyCats Media Bobblehead Bracket Buster Tournament.

My thanks to all of you who voted for Ed, who came in seventh in the first round of voting but lost to  Steve LaPointe of CBS 6 in the Sweet 16.

Here are the results from the round of voting that ended Sunday:


Greg Floyd (CBS 6) defeats Doug Sherman (CBS 6)
Rodger Wyland (News Channel 13) defeats Bruce Jacobs (104.5 The Team)
Tim Wilkin (Times Union) defeats Quinn & Cantara (PYX 106)
Benita Zahn (News Channel 13) defeats Drew Brill (News 10)
Marisa Jacques (YNN) defeats Sean & Richie (107.7 WGNA)
Bob Kovachick (News Channel 13) defeats Mike Bono (YNN)
Steve LaPointe (CBS 6) defeats Ed Weaver (The Record)

Chuck & Kelly (News Talk 810 & 103.1 WGY) defeats Ken Schott (Daily Gazette).

A lot of good people -- and some tough choices -- remain in the competition, so don't stop voting now!

The next round of voting goes through Sunday, March 24 and the pairings follow:

(1) Greg Floyd of CBS 6 vs.  (9) Chuck & Kelly of News Talk 810 &103.1 WGY;
(2) Rodger Wyland of News Channel 13 vs. (10) Steve LaPointe of CBS 6;
(3) Tim Wilkin of the Times Union vs. (6) Bob Kovachick of News Channel 13, and
(4) Benita Zahn of News Channel 13 vs. (5) Marisa Jacques of YNN.

The winner will be announced on April 8.

If you want to pick up one of the media bobbleheads, you'll have to be among the first 1,500 fans through the gates at The Joe Bruno Stadium on Monday, Aug. 1.

On Sunday, the madness begins for college basketball fans when the teams selected to play in this year's NCAA Basketball Tournament are announced.

Here at The Record, our version of March Madness has under way for more than a week.

Sports reporter Ed Weaver, who has covered RPI hockey and the Tri-City ValleyCats for us for several years, is participating in a special brand of March Madness as part of a promotion for local New York Penn League baseball team. He is competing in the ValleyCat's 2013 Media Bobblehead Bracket Buster Tournament.

Ed is one of 16 personalities from local print, radio and television media competing for the bobblehead honor. Each personality has chosen a charity to represent throughout the tournament and Ed is competing on behalf of the American Heart Association. The winning personality's charity will receive $1,500 cash and partial game sponsorship of the bobblehead giveaway night. The second place charity gets $1,000; the third place, $500.

At the end of the preliminary round of voting to determine the bracket seedings for the tournament, Ed came in in seventh place.

We're thrilled that Ed, a true baseball fan and a constant at the ValleyCat games, has been asked to participate in this event on behalf of a worthwhile charity.
 
The current round of voting for the 2013 Media Bobblehead winner goes through 9 p.m. Sunday, March 17. The winner will be announced on April 8.

We're all voting for Ed and we hope you will, too. Click HERE to a link to the BobbleVote Round of 16. You'll find a lot of worthy candidates and terrific charities who will benefit from this effort.
 
By the way, the winning media personality will be given away to the first 1,500 fans through the gates at The Joe Bruno Stadium on Monday, Aug. 1.