Missing my friend Randy Giannini
Sports
April 21, 2026
SPORTLIGHT

Missing my friend Randy Giannini

By By JEFF OLIVER MVI Sports 

One of my favorite stories about Randy Giannini? Sure. It goes this way … Randy would often stop in at my desk at The Valley Independent to say ‘hi’ or talk local sports because there was no bigger local sports junkie than him … especially when it came to basketball.

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