I agree that the adminstrators should be there to keep the students in line, but parents go to sporting events to watch the game not babysit their children.
My guess is that most of the kids aren't the parents' kids. The parents are probably the players' and the kids just go. This makes confronting them slightly more awkward/difficult. I'd think that a school administrator would be there.
TJ, that kind of attitude is part of why we have as many problems as we do among teens.
I don't care where I am. I am always a parent. I don't leave my parenting responsibilities on the kitchen table when I leave the house.
I have as much a responsibility to my children at a public venue as I do at home. And if they are not acting properly, regardless of the location or purpose of the event, I owe it to THEM to correct them.
To fail to correct wrong behavior just because I am at a ballgame would be to FAIL my children.
DT, back when I was a kid and the dinosaurs roamed the earth, any parent in town would put a stop to any significant misbehavior by anyone else's kid. And do so without hesitation.
How did we kids react when that happened? We hoped with all our might that it didn't get back to our own parents. Because if our parents found out we were misbehaving & some other parent had to correct us... Hoo boy would we REALLY catch it when we got home.
I don't care where I am. I am always a parent. I don't leave my parenting responsibilities on the kitchen table when I leave the house.
I have as much a responsibility to my children at a public venue as I do at home. And if they are not acting properly, regardless of the location or purpose of the event, I owe it to THEM to correct them.
To fail to correct wrong behavior just because I am at a ballgame would be to FAIL my children.
DT, back when I was a kid and the dinosaurs roamed the earth, any parent in town would put a stop to any significant misbehavior by anyone else's kid. And do so without hesitation.
How did we kids react when that happened? We hoped with all our might that it didn't get back to our own parents. Because if our parents found out we were misbehaving & some other parent had to correct us... Hoo boy would we REALLY catch it when we got home.
A resounding "Here, Here!!!" to you Texan.
I truly believe it all starts at home, but it does take a village.
just got word its 7-1 wax..
dont know what inning.
cain hit a 3 run bomb in the first.
dont know what inning.
cain hit a 3 run bomb in the first.
Anyone have the final yet?
Heard Wax up 11-5.
Congratulations to the Waxahachie players. I like Midway's team, but they'll have their hands full with Wax next week.
Does anyone know if and how much Cain pitched?
Does anyone know if and how much Cain pitched?
Hey OldDude, I guess green is just not your color. (Sorry. Couldn't help myself--Congrats on a good season nonetheless.)
Hey Beast,
Green might be HP's kryptonite..
Green might be HP's kryptonite..
Great series by Waxahachie, the guys didn't get down about Game 2 (by the way, that Joey Hainsfurther from HP was great). Hachie came out in game 3 and took care of business from the start, jumping out to a 5-0 lead after 1 and never looked back.
Beast/P1---we were thinking of changing colors next year to a nice green and white. When we floated the idea we were accussed of trying to show-off as it was deemed to close to the color of money ($20 and $100s I'm told). Thus, I guess we'll have to stick with blue and gold.
Congrats to Wax going forward. While HP didn't play their best, Wax beat us twice. No excuses. No whinning. Wax has some great players (CC and Boomer come to mind) and their fans were gratious in winning and losing. Congrats to the Indians and go win a state title.
I'm not going to sink to the level to even respond to the earlier comments re HP students. All I will say is that I've been to countless sporting events over the years (f-ball, b-ball, baseball, s****r, heck even a LAX game or two) and I have never ever heard anything resembling the remarks attributed to HP students set forth above. I will also say that at virtually every baseball game (home and away) the HPISD AD and often the HPISD superintendent were in attendance and I'm confident that if they heard any such remarks there would have been action. Its often in vogue to throw rocks at HP and other traditionally successful programs whether they deserve it or not.
CC pitched in excess of 120 pitches in both game 1 and game 3. The guy is amazing.
Congrats to Wax going forward. While HP didn't play their best, Wax beat us twice. No excuses. No whinning. Wax has some great players (CC and Boomer come to mind) and their fans were gratious in winning and losing. Congrats to the Indians and go win a state title.
I'm not going to sink to the level to even respond to the earlier comments re HP students. All I will say is that I've been to countless sporting events over the years (f-ball, b-ball, baseball, s****r, heck even a LAX game or two) and I have never ever heard anything resembling the remarks attributed to HP students set forth above. I will also say that at virtually every baseball game (home and away) the HPISD AD and often the HPISD superintendent were in attendance and I'm confident that if they heard any such remarks there would have been action. Its often in vogue to throw rocks at HP and other traditionally successful programs whether they deserve it or not.
CC pitched in excess of 120 pitches in both game 1 and game 3. The guy is amazing.
OD,
I have been to many games at PHS. I have heard just as much bad stuff from the students at those games. Kids will be kids. HP is a great program with great kids.
Heck who cares about green and white. P1 ver 2 is maroon and white now anyway.
I have been to many games at PHS. I have heard just as much bad stuff from the students at those games. Kids will be kids. HP is a great program with great kids.
Heck who cares about green and white. P1 ver 2 is maroon and white now anyway.
P1--a little sensitive I guess.
I now get a year off before OD version2.0 starts to run through the system again. Perhaps I'll be wiser the second time around.
I now get a year off before OD version2.0 starts to run through the system again. Perhaps I'll be wiser the second time around.
quote:Originally posted by OldDude:
Perhaps I'll be wiser the second time around.
(just kidding OD)
obviously a very low threshold my friend
just funnin' you a little bit...i would be the last one to critique wisdom.
i am not much wiser with the brat#2, but i am considerably calmer.
congrats on a great playoff run...i hope ODver.1 enjoyed the ride. when you get a second, update me on both versions.
i am not much wiser with the brat#2, but i am considerably calmer.
congrats on a great playoff run...i hope ODver.1 enjoyed the ride. when you get a second, update me on both versions.
Players appreciate fan, community support
Waxahachie one of eight teams left in Class 4A
By ALBERT VILLEGAS
Waxahachie Daily Light sports writer
Published: Monday, May 26, 2008 1:15 PM CDT
COPPELL – The worse thing than losing in the playoffs is losing by a wide margin, especially when playoff expectations are riding at all-time high.
So when it appeared that the outcome of the Waxahachie Indians’ regional semifinal game was in the bag halfway through the contest, Highland Park Scots fans and players let it be known they weren’t appreciative of what was happening.
Highland Park infielders made choices remarks to some Waxahachie base runners every chance they could.
Fans, young and old, jawed near the Indians dugout and in between, tension could be felt as Waxahachie and Highland Park fans sat near each other at Coppell’s Cowboy Field.
“I don’t like you, you’re not very nice people,” said one young boy to Indians pitchers warming up in the bullpen.
He joined dozens of Highland Park fans that had seen enough as wave after wave of fans wearing blue and gold-colored shirts, left the facility.
Scots coach Sam Roberson said it best, following his team’s Game 2 win.
“The better team will win this series,” Roberson said.
That team turned out to be Waxahachie in an 11-5 romp.
At one point, the Indians had taken a 7-1 lead in the third inning.
Some Indians players let it be known how important it was for themselves, the team and the Waxahachie community alike.
“This is something I have never done to get to the fifth round . . . just getting to the fourth round was something I had never done,” pitcher Colton Cain said. “To have our fans, and the community back home means a lot to us. We didn’t want to let them down.”
Cain certainly didn’t as he had the opportunity of pitching twice in three days, both times coming out a winner and with authority.
In the first game, the junior struck out 12 batters and in the second game, went the distance on the mound.
Just as impressive was the offense.
Cain joined Boomer Collins and Zach Macon to hit home runs in a game that decided which team would advance to the Region II final later this week.
Now the Indians are scheduled to face Hewitt Midway, beginning Wednesday, in another best-of-three series.
Game 1 begins at 7:30 p.m., in Waxahachie. Game 2 is Saturday at 2 p.m. at Midway High School. If necessary, the third game would begin after Game 2.
“We proved something. We put Waxahachie back on the map,” said Marshall Davis, one of 15 seniors on the team. “I hope the community is proud of us.”
It has been a long time since Waxahachie fans have had reason to cheer this late in the season.
They are one of eight teams still playing in the state, among Class 4A programs.
The last time any Indians team had gone this far in the postseason was the 1999 team, which reached the state semifinals.
The Indians reached the state final in 1988.
Waxahachie is still in the hunt for its first state title since 1965.
E-mail Albert at albert.villegas@wninews.com
Waxahachie one of eight teams left in Class 4A
By ALBERT VILLEGAS
Waxahachie Daily Light sports writer
Published: Monday, May 26, 2008 1:15 PM CDT
COPPELL – The worse thing than losing in the playoffs is losing by a wide margin, especially when playoff expectations are riding at all-time high.
So when it appeared that the outcome of the Waxahachie Indians’ regional semifinal game was in the bag halfway through the contest, Highland Park Scots fans and players let it be known they weren’t appreciative of what was happening.
Highland Park infielders made choices remarks to some Waxahachie base runners every chance they could.
Fans, young and old, jawed near the Indians dugout and in between, tension could be felt as Waxahachie and Highland Park fans sat near each other at Coppell’s Cowboy Field.
“I don’t like you, you’re not very nice people,” said one young boy to Indians pitchers warming up in the bullpen.
He joined dozens of Highland Park fans that had seen enough as wave after wave of fans wearing blue and gold-colored shirts, left the facility.
Scots coach Sam Roberson said it best, following his team’s Game 2 win.
“The better team will win this series,” Roberson said.
That team turned out to be Waxahachie in an 11-5 romp.
At one point, the Indians had taken a 7-1 lead in the third inning.
Some Indians players let it be known how important it was for themselves, the team and the Waxahachie community alike.
“This is something I have never done to get to the fifth round . . . just getting to the fourth round was something I had never done,” pitcher Colton Cain said. “To have our fans, and the community back home means a lot to us. We didn’t want to let them down.”
Cain certainly didn’t as he had the opportunity of pitching twice in three days, both times coming out a winner and with authority.
In the first game, the junior struck out 12 batters and in the second game, went the distance on the mound.
Just as impressive was the offense.
Cain joined Boomer Collins and Zach Macon to hit home runs in a game that decided which team would advance to the Region II final later this week.
Now the Indians are scheduled to face Hewitt Midway, beginning Wednesday, in another best-of-three series.
Game 1 begins at 7:30 p.m., in Waxahachie. Game 2 is Saturday at 2 p.m. at Midway High School. If necessary, the third game would begin after Game 2.
“We proved something. We put Waxahachie back on the map,” said Marshall Davis, one of 15 seniors on the team. “I hope the community is proud of us.”
It has been a long time since Waxahachie fans have had reason to cheer this late in the season.
They are one of eight teams still playing in the state, among Class 4A programs.
The last time any Indians team had gone this far in the postseason was the 1999 team, which reached the state semifinals.
The Indians reached the state final in 1988.
Waxahachie is still in the hunt for its first state title since 1965.
E-mail Albert at albert.villegas@wninews.com