With the year coming to a close it marks the time of the year when everyone looks back at all the events and happenings over the course of the year. We at Kanzaland radio thought there's no better way to close out a great year of Kanzaland area sports with a Top 10 countdown of the top Kanzaland area sports moments in 2012.

We will announce the top 10 on the Kanzaland sports reports during the week leading up to the number one announcement on December 31st. You can listen to the sports reports throughout the day on 103.9 KNZA and 92.1 KMZA to find out the top sports moments and also you can follow them online here, too.

Kanzaland Sports 2012 Moment #10:
Centralia Native, Bob Fischer Gets National Attention for His 14 Guinness World Records

He's not a pop-a-shot sensation, but more of a shooting guru, that is Centralia native, Bob Fischer who made it into the national spotlight this past year around the time of the NCAA March Madness tournament for his exceptional shooting skills that have allowed him to set 14 Guinness World records.

The shooting guru has perfected the art that many NBA players would like to perfect and that is the art of the free throw. Fischer, currently holds 14 world records for free throw shooting that he set over a 26 month span.

Perhaps the most impressive of the records Bob currently owns is the 2,371 free throws made in an hour which shattered the old mark of 1,968. Some of the more unique records Fischer holds includes most free throws made on one leg in a minute with 49 and most free throws made in one minute blindfolded with 22.

Fischer seemingly owns just about every free throw record out there or at least it seems that way, here is list of some of his records: 33 free throws made in 30 seconds, 50 in one minute, 92 in two minutes, 448 in 10 minutes,  most underhanded free throws in one minute with 28, most in two minutes using alternating hands with 62 and most in one minute using alternating hands with 35, also most free throws made by a pair and mixed pair with 29 made as a pair with Garrett Steinlage and 32 made as a mixed pair with Dana Kramer.

The 54-year-old, Fischer isn't a big time sports guy as he's worked for the Department of Agriculture for 24 years but he's known to have a great shooting touch. He has taught shooting skills to kids and also produced a secret to shooting video which you can purchase online at his website www.secretsofshooting.com.

Kanzaland Sports 2012 Moment #9:
John Riggins and Family has Centralia Football Field Dedicated to Them

Local football legend and NFL Hall of Famer, John Riggins is widely known around the area as a small town kid that enjoyed great success at a high level. John, of course got his start as a Centralia Panther and at this year at Centralia's 55-0 win over Troy, the Panthers football field was dedicated to John and the Riggins family.

John, of course is known for his great success on the football field as he was drafted in 1971 by the New York Jets and then went to play with the Washington Redskins in the NFL, amassing 11,352 rushing yards and 104 total touchdowns in his Hall of Fame career. Riggins, known as the "Diesel" for his bruising running style perhaps had the biggest moment of his career in Super Bowl XVII when he ran 43 yards for the game winning score for the Redskins in their 27-17 win over the Dolphins.

He got his start as a Centralia Panther as he was a three-sport athlete; earning All-American status as a football player, All-State honors in basketball and won the 100-yard dash state crown twice. His brothers, Bill and Frank also were great athletes at Centralia and in college like John.

At the field dedication for the Riggins family, NFL Films was there to document and film the proceedings as part of a documentary that aired on NFL Network, as part of their series "A Football Life" which documents former NFL players careers and were they are now.

To read the original article on the field dedication (click here) and to read the story on the NFL documentary and watch the video (click here).