Penn Wood waiting

So now I know what it's like to be a real reporter - a lot of waiting.
I'm working on a story about the Penn Wood boys basketball team - last year's PA state champions for Class AAAA. My task was simply to call the coach and get the lowdown on this year's team, then write up a 500-600 word preview on the season.
I called before I left for the office, hoping I'd have the interview done before I even came in. That way I could just write it up and leave early. The coach didn't answer, so I left a voice mail.
When I arrived in the office, I spent time doing research on the team, waiting for the coach to call m back. Three hours passed and still no call. It was time to call him again.
This time he answered, but I could barely hear him speak. It was clear he was in the midst of practice. He said practice would be over at 7 o'clock and he would call me then.
Now all I can do is wait.
I began working on the story at about 2 pm. It's been over four hours and there hasn't been one interview question or word written for the story. The story will get done - but I will be in Philadelphia late. Sometimes being a reporter isn't as fast-paced as journalists would like to think.