Congrats to NCC! Good luck! With regard to the All A, I have question. This will anger my friends who are All A advocates, but such is life. What's the big deal about winning an All A championship in any sport? Isn't the goal to win a regular KHSAA Championship? It's my understanding that the All A was initiated so that small schools could compete for a so-called state championship in a sport that they normally could not win on a state wide level. Now that there are several small schools/teams that can compete with the larger schools on a state wide level, hasn't the All A outlived its usefulness? It seems to me that the All A is like the NIT in college basketball.

 

Isn't the answer to this question that there are still several small schools / teams that have difficulty competing with the larger schools ?

 

Obviously this post is a set up question Veritas, your second post and a registered user….speaks to several posters comments about open registration….good effort on your part. Let's see who takes the bait. RCC 9 is obviously out.

Congrats to NCC! Good luck! With regard to the All A, I have question. This will anger my friends who are All A advocates, but such is life. What's the big deal about winning an All A championship in any sport? Isn't the goal to win a regular KHSAA Championship? It's my understanding that the All A was initiated so that small schools could compete for a so-called state championship in a sport that they normally could not win on a state wide level. Now that there are several small schools/teams that can compete with the larger schools on a state wide level, hasn't the All A outlived its usefulness? It seems to me that the All A is like the NIT in college basketball.

Welcome to BGP, Veritas! Glad to have you join us.

 

We have a couple of threads already started about the All A discussion. You could jump into one of those threads if you like, or feel free to start a new thread on the topic to voice your opinion on the All A. You will find many others will join in the discussion.

 

But let's keep this thread about the NCC/St Henry softball game.

Thanks! :thumb:

Who pitched for St Henry?

For those that are already asking yourselves...no, this is not me! Nor is this person related in any way!

 

However, I do admire their intelligence!

 

And the comparison would be correct. Except in college, when they win the NIT, the banner they hang says NIT winner, not NCAA champion.

 

Okay I'm not going any further in the softball forum!

 

The NIT argument is apples to oranges. NIT is played after the regular season for teams that dont qualify/or are selected for the NCAA tourney.

 

The ALL A is a tournament in the middle of the year and participation is based on the population of the school. There is an ALL A Regional and the winners go to ALL A STATE. If you win this tourney you are considered the ALL A STATE Champion.

 

Im not sure why anyone would have a problem with this tourney. I dont see any argument that makes sense. All A is just a mid season tourney. Its not recognized by KHSAA as a state championship tourney since fastpitch is all one class (which is played at the end of the year...not the middle). If you win this tourney I dont understand why you wouldnt recognize this at your school as winning the ALL A State championship.

 

For those schools excluded from ALL A...if you are so worried about this tourney and how it is celebrated...then make your own BIG TIME LOOK AT US WE HAVE MORE STUDENTS ALL 6A STATE UNDISPUTED UNIFIED CHAMPIONSHIP. Set limits on who you include and have at it. Hang a banner if you win it.

BTW....Congrats to NCC!!! Represent the 9th well and bring home the hardware!!!

Congrats to NCC!

Who pitched for St Henry?

 

Jordan Kramer