Whatever dubc, you're a Warrior hater. If you wanted to just say congrats to all the local girls, you would do just that. But you have to start each post with a bash to an excited Warrior fan instead of just keeping your mouth shut then after the bash you throw in a "great job girls" haha. Trust me, I've been to the big dance; in more ways than just a spectator. Myself along with many others were happy to see the Warriors pull the upset. Yes, Riverdale had a great record going into State. But the record didn't show how close they were to having a few more losses. They lost to Siegel 3 times, almost lost to Cookeville, White Co they only beat 2-0 the second time around, Oakland played them to a 1 run ball game, and there were plenty more close calls. The Warrior team struggled to hit on all cylinders. Their bats fell silent quite a few times this year, and they got lucky on the other team making errors. So, their record is great, but it wasn't as smooth of a ride as it might show. But once they hit state and got put down in the losers bracket, Riverdale was back on track and not missing a beat with offense, pitching, and defense. Now to the DNJ. Like any other local paper, they're going to profile the most dominant team. So, in most cases, YES Riverdale was always in the press. But for this 2009 season, the Siegel Stars got a lot of press. Which they should have. They were a power to be feared by any other 7AAA school and finished 4th in State! GO STARS!! So, you want the press...try winning more ball games and tournaments throughout the season!! Riverdale won the MTSCA Gold Tournament, Lincoln Co Border Battle, 7AAA Regular Season, and 7AAA District Tournament. So, if they got the press, they deserved it.
To the comment about Kat pitching every game that Beech played...Kat pitched in 37 games and Riverdale's Hoadwonic pitched 34...so, only a 3 game difference.