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"The way in which they lost to Cathedral" is the way most teams on their schedule lose to Cathedral. It is going to take a special group of players to beat Cathedral on any given Friday. I'm not sure the "higher standards" thing applies. Penn was ahead of the curve for many years. I just think many programs have caught up. It is not that Penn is doing anything wrong. How would those teams of old done if there was a success factor back in the glory days?

Maybe I'm missing something in translation, but Penn is 8-1 and their only loss is to Cathedral. Last I checked, they are pretty good. They are probably going to be in the sectional championship against Carroll. I know Penn seemed to have a standing seat at the in the state finals back in the day, but they are still competitive. If they beat Carroll in the final, they will have a great chance against whoever comes out of sectional 1. The staff at Penn is doing fine.

Valley has a 60 man roster. They will play between 7-8 players both ways.

Under bylaws established by the IHSAA, its board of directors may designate a sport as a recognized sport if the following requirements are satisfied: • One-hundred fifty or more member schools representing a minimum of 40 schools from each district have each sponsored a full program in that sport, and have participated in that sport two consecutive years (there remains the very real possibility the rule could be lowered to 100 schools). • The sport has gone through the emerging sport process, and an updated emerging sport application is submitted to the board with the request for recognition. • Provided the prior requirements are satisfied, the board at its annual meeting may, by a majority vote, recognize the sport as a recognized sport. Currently, there are 87 Indiana high schools that have boys volleyball programs, including three in Johnson County with Center Grove, Franklin and Whiteland. There are 118 high schools that had at least one girl wrestling this past season. "Boys volleyball might soon be a sanctioned sport in Indiana" By Mike Beas Daily Journal -March 28, 2023

I could be wrong, but I don't think volleyball has as many recognized teams as girls wrestling does.

Not sure where you have been, but it is closer to becoming an IHSAA sanctioned sport than you think. It takes one girl to make a team for wrestling. It is just around the corner. Boys volleyball came in as an emerging sport at the same time as girls wrestling. Girls wrestling will get there first.

Can the ball be moved to the middle of the field or to a hash? For example, the ball was caught on the left hash at the 40 yard line. Can that ball be positioned in the middle of the field for the free kick? We practice this every Thursday night, but this is always a question for us.

The MVP Sprint is the same model as the Dartmouth robot I believe. I think that Rogers bought the rights or licensing of the product. We purchased ours for 3450 each. Allows us to full speed tackle every Tuesday and Wednesday.

Rochester has now worn Guardian Caps for a season in practice from Monday through Thursday. We are starting our second season. We wore them all summer at team camp and scrimmages. Here is all I can tell you about our experiences so far. No concussions in practice. We had one in a game situation last season. But on top of that, we do a tackling circuit two days a week. We emphasize near hip/near shoulder, trailing the back hip, seeing what you hit, hawk and roll, sliding the head off to the side on in the hole type of contact. We also do not tackle live in practice in our circuit or in team time. We tackle a robotic MVP dummy from Rogers. I cannot tell you that Guardian Caps help for sure, but I can tell you that our community, stakeholders, boosters, parents, and players appreciate that we have them. Somebody asked why they are not used in games. They are legal to use in games. We have not gone to that yet.

So I'm guessing that each AD also has a secretary. That is sometimes like having 6 AD's on the job. Many secretaries could do the job by themselves.

I could not imagine what this guys typical day looks like. I am sure he has many assistant AD's, but he still must be a very organized man. Actually, any of these guys doing both are very busy and organized men.

There isn't a second moratorium.

One area school bragged that they played 50 basketball games May-June! Irishman is wrong. It is 12 days for football in the summer with 5 being competitive. Helmet and shoulder pads may be worn on those 12 days or not, but both count towards your days.

Not sure what that means. We do have indoor plumbing in most of our homes.

I have a feeling Rochester is going to be on that schedule somewhere. Maybe the Vikings can get Kokomo on their schedule when Logansport jumps to the hoosier.

I am not sure if the Hoosier makes sense for the Berries but the Berries make sense for the Hoosier. Western is 4A, Logansport is 4A, and West Lafayette is more 4A than both of them. I know they are 3A. Heights is a strong 3A roster wise and have physical kids that can handle 4A competition. I think this makes really good sense for the Hoosier. Does it make good sense for the Berries? They might call it an even trade off with the exception of the loss of Jeff on their schedule. Not sure how the Logan/Peru game figures in, but maybe Logan can keep Jeff on their schedule.

I don't ever recall NW being in 4A.

Poteet is 40 minutes south of the heart of San Antonio.

What is that supposed to imply?

That would be a long drive for NM and NJ...Honestly it's a long drive for everyone.

North Miami accepted its invite to the HNAC.

A couple things will need to happen first. I know that two teams have expressed interest in joining the TRC. So not a done deal by any means. If this Northwestern move would happen, it creates a different scenario for Cass. Cass is taking over TV's schedule. That hybrid TRC schedule rotates NM off of it every two years. NM is the only other team currently thinking of accepting an invite to the HNAC. NW could slide into that slot. That would mean that Cass and NW would not be able to play each other for a two year stretch at different times. Cass will be able to have one out of conference game scheduled. It must be game one. This makes it impossible for Cass and NW to continue to play each other every year. Northwestern's non conference game would be week two. Cass will be able to maintain Pioneer as their game one. It just adds a different twist.

I believe its people like you listening to people like you! Cry me a river, poor Frankfort has it rough. I am not sure that is a great argument anymore. Every community has fallen on hard times. Let's take a look at your alma mater, Maconaquah, for instance. Economically that area was on top of the world in the 80's with great athletes. The base was booming, Square D was in full swing, GM and Chrysler were doing well, and farmers were struggling a little. The schools athletics were ok. Nothing super special, but they were always competitive and produced some top athletes. In the 90's the base starts a transition and GM and Chrysler start slowing down. By the 2000's things start getting rough. The base is closing, GM is a shadow of its former self, and Chrysler takes a dip. Square D lays people of and eventually closes by 2019 or so. But somehow a school goes from something like 4% free and reduced lunch to around 70% free and reduced and we don't hear any crying out of them! Cass would be in a very similar situation. There was no industry keeping those communities afloat or breeding new life into the area, and yet they keep chugging along and doing ok in sports. I suppose you can bring up the higher Latino numbers in Frankforts area, but those numbers have risen at Logansport. Yet they are not complaining! Their sports aren't dominating, but they are't lobbying for a move to a 1A conference either. Then again, maybe your right...

So...join a smaller 1A and 2A conference and still be bottom feeders? At least they have an excuse now. What are they going to blame if they make the change to the HH? Socioeconomics? Really? Frankfort is the only town feeling the crunch? Please Muda!!! Just call a spade a spade.

That is not the Eastern agenda. They would not like playing Eastbrook, Oak Hill, and Miss every year for a conference championship. It is why they got out of the MIC.