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I hate to vary from the subject but its not just weak competition which drives up a players stats but also weak scorekeeping. I know of teams who give their hitters credit for hits when there was clearly an error. Our own statman tends to be just the opposite- if the defensive player is anywhere near a hit ball its an error. The variation makes most stats worthless. It is hard to fudge strikeout numbers though.

They could start their own team and fill that last slot in the Soddy tournament!

Public to public transfers should matter. I can’t think of any justification for treating the two differently. I know players have transferred for many different reasons. They range all the way from moving to a weaker team just for a better chance to play, to moving to a strong team in order to advance their “career”. I have been told that there are approximately 200 zone waivers at each of the Murfreesboro High Schools. I’m sure that not all are related to sports. But it seems to me that the end result is a move away from teams that truly represent their community. How would I feel if my program won a state championship when half of the players were from another area? Probably pretty good. But I would know that the word would be out there, that the championship was tainted, that we needed that extra help to get there. Color me naive, but I believe that duty is a lesson that is more worthy to teach than “just win baby”. In this case, following the letter of the rule, I’m sure the decision was correct. Was it right? No, and I believe the TSSAA needs to look closely at what is really happening in it’s programs, because its getting more like the NCAA every day.

Oakland was cancelled at Columbia State for Friday night. I assume the others are as well.

Thanks for the feedback. Let's hope the school board blesses this thing quickly so everyone can get started. Good luck to the new coach and welcome to the Boro!

I assume that he has worked with the Coffee County team in some capacity. Can someone please tell me something about his background there. I was starting to think we would just roll the ball out there and let the girls run the show.

Mom27, The game will be played at Frost Field at Warner Park at 7:00. I don't know why its being played there but I think its great! GO PATS!!

Hey Coacht, Terri Simmons from Oaklands is not in the 2004 class. She graduated in 2002 and is doing quite well in college.

Yes, they are cancelled for today. Everything is moved back to Thursday.

Our Friday night games were cancelled. To my knowledge, they are still hopeful for Saturday.

It's a shame really. I too checked out those fields and they seemed very playable to me. I can only imagine the debacle of trying to fit in the district tournament during a rainy week. May be time to start talking real nice to Coach Hawkins over at Cumberland! From an outsiders vantagepoint, the staff and players from Lebanon seem to work hard and represent their school very well. They deserve better. On the bright side, have you ever had a rainout on a prettier day?