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If Grace is that good maybe they will play Knoxville Catholic, Webb and CAK next year?

Catholic 2 Anderson Co. 0

I hear some DI private school are planning to sue the TSSAA over the multiplier. There are DI public schools that charge tuition for out of zone kids, why don't they have a multiplier? I guess we will have to see what happens

Yea all those public school heads are going to vote to put a private head on the BOC, give me a break

There had to be rules defining financial aid prior to the creation of D2. Prior to D2, there were limits to the number of athletes receiving financial aid who could participate in a given sport.

Yes the limit was 14 for the whole school in all sports, with certain numbers per sport, I think like football was limited to 3, One big private had like 93 when they got put out of one the state sport tournaments

This is my understanding of the rule. Was curious how long this has been the rule, whether it has ever been challenged and whether it is likely to change. Thanks

When DII was created, the rule was put in place, and may have been before the split, I don't know, but what the really big private schools do is to give a kid way more then he needs in the freshman year, thus good to go after setting out freshman year.

To get around that rule, some DII schools load kids up on finical aid their freshman year, making them ineligible that year, but good to go the three years after

We will all know in 10 days when the tssaa meets. Is it better to dance with the devil you know, or the one you don't know?

You are right, Irish D was very stong and "BIG" D (Derosa) did not have to work as hard....we all love you Joey

The Irish lost some big names, but have got a lot of big names coming back, Leader will have the Irsh in the hunt!

good point Catholic has only 605 kids in school, about 285 are boys

Forrest does not have a Jr. pitcher, Shelby Stinnett is a sophmore and has not committed to anyone. You must be thinking of Trinity who has the Renfroe girls who have committed to UT. Infact, Karen and Ralph Wheatly were there Fri. nite to see Forrest pound out a 10-4 win. The win today is special for everyone who has worked so hard to become one of the best public schools out there. We have come close several times and have been put out by privates each time. However, hard work, determination, playing physical and taking on any school that wants to play, builds the kind of character that will carry you thru tough games. Today, all that hard work was rewarded.

Now could you please tell the rest of the public schools that hard work, determination, play physical and taking on all any school that wants to play really does pay off in any sport!! Darn the secret is out!

This is the third year we have been in DI, no one has ever been recruited to KCHS while we were in DII or DI. we were placed in DII because kids getting help from their parishes (Church) to attend KCHS. We have and always will be above the table, we are Knoxville CATHOLIC High School not Baylor or McCallie or any other rich boy school

That is fact not opinion.

Way to go Irish, thanks for bringing home KCHS first state team title! Go Steven in your doubles match!

Well said Larbare (Hoya) thought I forgot that nickname, Good Luck Irish! and bring a 2nd State Championship home this spring fling

Hoya you are right, Luke Mishu is probably in the top ten players ever to play for the Irish

Catholic 2-1 or 3-1

Sorry, No Sweep, leave the brooms at your home

don't think he said that, put a better product out there and people will come for the right reasons or the wrong reasons, but it is their choice to make, not yours or the t$$AA.

now back to issues, is it fair? yes or no

I guess one could look at it like that, but "Private" schools and "Parochial' are really not in it for the money. infact anyone in education would know its not for the money.

Its about fairness, how is fair for a 1.8 multiplier for all private schools, that don't give scholarships, It is not up to the TSSAA to decide who is in or not, aslong as schools fallow the rules.

go teachem public schools, teach your youth, if you can't win, just go legislate a championship, water down and try to force the "competion" out. Don't try teaching them work ethic, decipline, or dedication

I think the multiplier will come off, ole T$$AA does not want to face another lawsuit for an Arbitrary multiplier, placed on schools just because they are non public, they would have to apply it to magnet schools, schools that accept out of zone kids and charge tuition, if they don't they will be sued yet again

oldwarhorse, Catholic pretends to do what? Got something to say, then say it!

First of all, The Knoxville area and East Tennessee, are hot beds for soccer, you have an unusal situation where Bearden, Farragut, KCHS and CAK are all within 10 miles of each other, they are all drawing off of great club teams in west knoxville, no one is cheating, they just have a lot of good players in west knoxville......end of discussion.

No!!!!!!!!!!!