One of the biggest obstacles in trying hard to create a user friendly site that shares all the results available on a given night 🌙 is getting scores and information from folks after one of our teams comes up on the wrong end of the scoreboard.
I am coming at this from the standpoint that even when we don’t win a game the following things still happened – our Student Athletes still put on their uniforms / jerseys, gave of their time.
The parents still blocked 🚫 off their day to watch their beloved children. They pay admission costs, eat Concession Stand food and arrive back 🏡 late.
There’s no need to breakdown the game, match or meet in great detail or point to a player or Coach as the reason the team didn’t win. But not even acknowledging the game took place isn’t the answer, at least not in my mind.
The most read story on the site yesterday came from Alleghany, where the JV Softball team dropped a double header to a talented Lady 👩 Cougars team. Even though we lost both games, young Bayliegh Allen connected on a pair of Home Runs and that in itself makes for a story.
Obviously I am fighting an uphill battle on this one but its a battle worth fighting in my mind.
Tonight , I celebrate our new friend, Coach Martin McKenzie !!! In our very first conversation last week I encouraged him to use the platform we have provided as often as possible, win – lose – or draw.
The number of tennis 🎾 matches that have been postponed will make the playing of double headers a very common thing for the balance of the Spring. Both of our teams played twin bills today and the Girls came up short in their efforts but their Coach still was comfortable with the efforts of his squad, enough to put pen 🖊 to paper 📃 and that Sir, makes you my Hero !
A.S.P.N on The Hill 