April will be a  big month on the national sports scene for two people with ties from Columbia.

 Saturday when West Virgina takes on either Duke or Baylor in the Final Four, Billy Hahn is an assistant coach to West Virginia's Bob Huggins.Hahn, a former assistant coach at Maryland and head coach at LaSalle, is married to the former Kati Sheehy of Columbia.

Later in April, the eyes of Columbia might be focussed on the NFL Draft in New York City where Georgia Tech defense end Derrick Morgan is expected to be a top first round pick.

Morgan is leaving GA Tech after his junior season.

He started his football career as a youngster in the CBAA program and played on the hll as a seventh grader before moving to Coatesville, where he starred for the Red Raiders.