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I disagree about the parents thing, I think the chanting looks like poor sportsmanship. A sports team should want to win based on their ability to play not on their ability to distract the opposing team. I follow high school baseball and Powell is the only team I heard do this. I was at a game last year and when the opposing team put a young sophomore pitcher in to relieve they got even louder. I didn't have a dog in the fight and I was sitting in Powell's section in the bleachers. It probably just fires up the other team and their parents all the more to beat Powell. But like I said I wish Skeen, and Owenby all the best in their future baseball endeavors. I hope they both go far. I agree these athletes are kids and name calling is wrong on every level.

Read the post again. Most say positive things about the players. The issue is the program. There were very talented athletes on the team and as the original post said they just seemed to implode two years in a row. Whether it was coaching or team chemistry things just didn't come together for Powell in the end. They were a great team for sure! But as they say, "that's baseball!"

The chanting from the dugout only worked to annoy the fans and did nothing to distract the opposing team. It made them look like poor sports and their coach as if he did not have a well discleplined team. Skeen, and the Owenby brothers are great athletes, to bad things didn't come together for their team. Hopefully there will be alot more baseball in their future.

Painter should get the award this year, good post.