Greetings Lynx Fans!

Welcome to the first installment of the Horton Report. I'm Alan Horton your new radio play-by-play announcer. And let me start by saying how thrilled I am to be joining the Lynx organization. This is a tremendous opportunity to cover a young, dynamic team that is clearly on the rise under head coach Don Zierden. I'm already looking forward to seeing what this team can do in the 2008 season.

To give you a little background on myself, I grew up in a small town in Western Massachusetts, went to school at Syracuse University, then spent close to a decade in Southern California. My play-by-play experience includes the San Diego Padres, San Diego State University football, men's and women's basketball and baseball, as well as high school football and basketball.

In 2006 I had the opportunity to move to Seattle and work for the Sonics and Storm. I was the studio host and executive producer for the Sonics radio network and play-by-play voice for the Storm. It was my first year in the WNBA and I came away thoroughly impressed with the level of play, the competitiveness and the passion of the fans.

I can still vividly recall one of the most exciting games of the year, it was late June at the Target Center, the Storm and Lynx were tied in the closing seconds until Seimone Augustus drained an 18-footer from the top of the key to put the Lynx up two. But there were still a few seconds left for the Storm to answer. Betty Lennox took the inbounds pass and raced down the floor all the way to the basket, where her last second lay-up was rejected by Nicole Ohlde's outstretched arm. Game over, Lynx win 78-76. I'm looking forward to more games like that in 2008.

Here on the Horton Report I'll keep you up-to-date on the latest in Lynx basketball all season long. And as we get into training camp and the regular season, I'll file daily reports from practice and the road. This is an interactive blog so your comments, thoughts and questions are always encouraged. I look forward to hearing from you throughout the offseason and seeing you at the Target Center in 2008.

Go Lynx!