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I'm not sure where that remark about St Patrick comes from but the st pat team I remember beating BB in the 2011 All A was not a team I would classify as a "weaker" team. They went on to play NCC in the first round of the All A State and only lost by 7 points. They played within a few points throughout the game. BB, on the other hand lost to NCC a couple of weeks prior, losing by 19. I wonder why someone would take a shot at a team that played their heart out and had plenty of talent (mostly juniors). On Jan 15, 2011, on that night, the better/stronger team definitely won (SP) and by a fairly wide margin. I think you owe that 2010-2011 St Pat team an apology. Those girls brought their "A" game when it mattered, and that is something only the girls can do. The coach can't control that. The same applies to a team that has a bad night. The coach can't make the baskets for them. Leave the coach alone.

Randy, when I saw your prediction on this game in an earlier thread, I thought you were way off. Giving bracken County the nod by only 4 points. I thought it would be a bigger win for the Polar Bears than that, even though I wasn't sure what Bracken had this year. But it sounds like Crawford is a pretty solid player. Congrats to him on a well played game. As far as food and concessions go....last time I was at St. Pat for a game the popcorn was burnt. And Hoops, mcRib with a peppermint mocha doesn't sound like a very appetizing combination, but to each his own!

I'm really not surprised that they let the girls decide. The administration at SPHS the last few years hasn't made some of the best decisions, and that is probably why enrollment is down, except they will tell you it is just "the economy". Might as well let a bunch of teenagers decide. lol Aren't there fines to the KSHAA after a certain date if you cut games?

I see that St Pat has already cut a half dozen games from their schedule. I hate that they cut the Lewis County game. That was the one game I could have made it to. :(

New coach is Beth Nolder Garrison. She teaches one of the grade school classes.

Has the deadline passed to file your schedule and will the school be fined for the games it doesn't play? I noticed 23 games on their schedule and the LI story says they plan to only play 12 to 15. Will they only field a varsity team with no JV? Wow, first baseball, now girls basketball.

In the past I have always looked at the previous year's rosters on Riherds to see what players from last year have graduated and get an idea what each team has lost, but I have noticed on several school's rosters the seniors from last year have been removed. Is there some reason for this? Is it Riherds or is it the coaches doing this?

When I go to this link, Riherds.com - KHSAA Scoreboards - Recent Sport Scores Which is the same link I have used for the last 6 or 7 years, the most recent year it lsits for soccer schedules is 2012. And when I just do a google search it takes me to the same but I see that when I click on the schedules above those links connect me. Looks like the address has changed. thanks

I have been trying to look up soccer and volleyball schedules and I noticed that there are no schedules posted on Riherds for any upcoming sports seasons. Does anyone know why and is there somewhere else that they are being posted?

In Douglas's defense, the administration at St Patrick was not easy to work with. In 2008 they developed an attitude that athletics didn't matter and they treated her like cr*p. It's hard to build a program at a school that doesn't want to support the coach. Funny how they advertise athletics as a selling point for parents to bring their kids there, but they don't feel it is necessary to be competitive. It's more recreational. They just recently advertised their school and they listed baseball as a selling point....there's no baseball team, they didn't even have enough boys sign up to field a team this year. I look for girls basketball to have the same problem next season. Chambers is much better off at MCHS. Good luck to her!

I think Bracken can sweep this season against the saints. Good luck Polar Bears!

As I'm reading this thread and come across this post, I have to laugh because the one HS game I can remember this year where a parent was obnoxiously vocal towards the refs, and didn't know when to shut up (and was so annoying, I had to move to another seat to get away from them)...... well it turns out the annoying parent was a school administrator, as a matter of fact, that parent was the schools AD. So I guess the inmate was running the asylum. lol

Where is this tournament being played?

I agree with cb4&11. If the girls are taught to play the game right them there wouldn't be so many fouls. I've noticed that HS girls basketball has gotten really sloppy over the last several years and a lot of girls don't have the talent so they make it up by being brutal and physical and there seems to be coaches that encourage this type of play. Teach them to play a clean game and there wouldn't be so many fouls called. Don't blame the refs for trying to do their job. Too many refs are overlooking fouls just because it drags the game on if they call them and that's really not fair to anyone.

St Patrick held it's annual green and white night on Friday. Of the twelve girls on their Riherds roster there were ten on the floor. Yeary and Fowler were not playing friday and it is my understanding they will not be playing again this year, despite being on the roster on the Riherds site. Is St Patrick even hosting an elementary Saturday league this year?