J's World, by Jeremiah Bartz

My Halloween costume ideas

It is the time of season where children, and some adults, are still looking for last minute costume ideas for Halloween.

Rather than going with the normal scary costume choices such as vampires, ghosts, goblins and Elvis, it may be time to try a new idea.

One can take many ideas straight out of the sports world. Many of these costumes are easy to make and some can be quite scary.

If you are missing some teeth, going as a hockey player is a great idea. Although you may not want to go as Marty McSorley, especially if you are planning to trick or treat in Donald Brasher's neighborhood.

With a wig and a basketball jersey you can be one of many NBA basketball players.

For example if you don a 'fro and a Pistons jersey you can be Ben Wallace. Tighten that hair into cornrolls and wear a Knicks outfit and you can be Latrell Sprewell. Just don't choke anyone.

If you are bald, that just opens up so many more options. Bald white guys can be Matt Gieger and bald black guys can be, well, most of the NBA.

There are also choices for those skinny white folks out there. You can be Denver's Ed McCaffery or a host of tennis players.

Get a few piercings and a tatoo and you can be the average Oakland Raider fan.

With a beanie and plad pants you can be a golf pro. Add a flannel shirt and be a female golf pro.

If you get an urge to run around in shorts and a sports bra, you can say you are Brandy Chastain and you just scored a goal for the US women's soccer team.

With little creativity and a jersey, you can pretty much be any sports hero you like. You can impress, or confuse your friends and family.

Jeremiah Bartz is the sports editor for the Frontiersman (sports@frontiersman.com). Jeremiah decided to go as a local celebrity. He is going to wear a green

t-shirt and say he is Casey Ressler.