Going the Distance — Solution

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Author: Chris King

This puzzle contains some sport covabulary from several different sports. As the title hints to, and the phrase "long and short," it should be noted that these sports temrs refer to some pass/kick/throw/play, be it short or long, in that sport.

Baseball:
Upper Decker - LONG
Bunt - SHORT
Blast - LONG
Baltimore Chop - SHORT

Tennis:
Half Volley - SHORT
Drop Shot - SHORT
Big Serve - LONG

Golf:
Chip - SHORT
Drive - LONG
Gimme - SHORT

Basketball:
Free Throw - SHORT
Three - LONG
Layup - SHORT

Hockey:
Drop Pass - SHORT

Soccer:
Through-ball - LONG
Lay-off - SHORT

(American) Football:
Bomb - LONG
Spike - SHORT
Hail Mary - LONG
Screen Pass - SHORT

Ultimate Frisbee:
Hammer - LONG
Dump - SHORT
Huck - LONG
Hospital Pass - LONG

Now, having the phrases "long" and "short," as well as the words "dot" and "dash" appearing in the flavortext, these sports moves should be converted to Morse code.

SequenceMorse CodeLetter
LONG - SHORT - LONG - SHORT -.-. C
SHORT - SHORT - LONG ..- U
SHORT - LONG - SHORT .-. R
SHORT - LONG - SHORT .-. R
SHORT . E
LONG - SHORT -. N
LONG - SHORT - LONG - SHORT -.-. C
LONG - SHORT - LONG - LONG -.-- Y

Converting these Morse code sequences into English letters spells CURRENCY, our answer and something that matters greatly with sports.