[More Cowbell]

Well, I must say I don't agree with the decision by Shelby Valley to cancel the game. Sounds like there was an alternate route to get through, even if it was a 2-lane road. Goodness knows we all travel on 2-lane roads all the time, it wouldn't have been a big deal.

I can understand the frustration on the part of the Paintsville players and fans. I myself don't have any high school age children, but I do have a son in grade school and I know I would have been upset if it happened to his team.

For that matter, I have been on both ends of this kind of situation before, and it doesn't feel good either way. I have been one of the ones sitting in the stands, waiting over an hour for an opponent that both did not show or call ahead to notify us. I have also seen one of our coaches cancel a late-season game for no discernable reason other than not wanting to go, although at least they did call and tell the other school first. Both times I was really aggravated with how things went down.

Personally, I am a strong believer in honoring your commitments. Even if it's a situation where the head coach can't be there, for instance, usually you have assistants that can do the job for a night. I just don't like canceling on people unless there is absolutely NO WAY around it.