Sixty four thousand dollar ($64,000) question. Why do we need state tournaments. Especially since they are 1) expensive to conduct and 2) are contentious.

Smoley and others worry about the costs, especially in these very tight money days. How many dollars can be saved by eliminating all state tournaments: school travel, hotels/motels, eats, facility rents, advertizing, referees, score and time keepers, etc. Lot of money for what. So daddy and Jonny and Suzie will have something to talk about in their old age. In fact, why have interscholastic sports. More possible big savings! Cut all coaches--have just PE and intermurals. Eliminate sports travel, officials, etc. What do the athletes get from HS sports: intangibles: creates an agressive and competitive spirt, the reason to remain in school, compete for scholarships. Hey, go play club sports like the rest of the world, and do your academics to compete for scholarships.

Hell of a contentious discussion going on over state championships. He and we won this, they cheated, its unfair, something has to be done, why didn't you count this, leave it alone, whiners are lozers, winners are braggers, the system is all screwed up (I used the nicer words), etc. etc. etc. etc.

What is the answer to the $64,000 question?

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