Is Hutchison a private high school? Smith Center? I know they are not but surely there is NO way they can win so many state football championships without the advantage of being a private school. How about Ark City? Didn't they have a dynasty in wrestling? How about Beloit? Dynasty in the 80's. Liberal High Shool won 14 straight track championships. Were they recruiting?? "Hey, you are a great sprinter. Move on down to the Pancake City and we will get you a job on the kill floor of NBP." Most of the significant sports dominations have been accomplished by public schools. In the 90's, in 5A, no private schools made it to the state finals, not in any year! In fact, the whiners at Bishop Carrol pissed and moaned because they couldn't beat Liberal to the point that we have a football playoff system that already includes 50% of the schools for Pete's sake!!! Enough is enough!
The only advantage private schools have is their appeal and lack of district restrictions. Those and the slight advantage that private schools, for the most part, do not offer special education programs so they don't have any special needs students being counted for their classification count. I cannot imagine that this figure is very significant.
Penalize the private schools and water down the competition even more. Lets just hand out medals and trophies to everyone that goes to practice! Lets not teach our kids that hard work and dedication will pay off. Just show up and you will be rewarded. Seriously folks!
Brent Lane you are so full of crap! Recruiting is when you reward a student by getting them to attend a school. PROMOTING is telling the truth about the opportunities. The most ambitious parents send their kids to the school that gives their kids the best chance to excel. This might even mean quitting your job and getting a new one hundreds of miles away. What is wrong with that? Ambitious parents have ambitious kids.
Everyone needs to quit whining. Remember, excuses are like a certain part of your anatomy, everyone has them. Find solutions.
