[hillbilly]

The new practice facility at the high school is only in your dreams. They have been talking about that for 10 years and still no digging!! The Goose does have a rubber floor but it is twice as big as the elementary gym. No one said they would "build" the basketball program at the Blue Goose, but it is about time that it can be used for basketball. This is a great move. It is already being rentivated as we speak.....the floor is being painted, new goals are being put up, and new scoreboards will be there shortly. It still won't be a thing of beauty but the improvements will make it a good practice facility. Cheerleading is losing some luster at PHS. The girls are starting to drop off at the HS level. The parents are also frustrated with the expense of cheering now. I think you will see Pikeville Cheerleading drop back to normal like the rest of this area before long. Girls are just getting burned out with it!!

You have no idea what you are talking about. The cheerleaders have been in the Blue Goose for 23 years when nobody wanted to go near the building because of the conditions in it with no heat or AC and terrible rest room facilities. I hope that they do move in and work on the building(more ammunition for later actions). As far as the auxilliary gym goes, it was delayed because of the work on the girls softball field by the State facilities people. Bids are currently being taken for the removal of the house where the current board office resides. If their are no bids to remove the house, it will be demolished in accordance with state guidelines. At this point, design of the new facility will be completed. Construction is up to the state, as are all new construction dealing with the schools. All of this is based on needs in the system. As far as the cheerleading goes, they have over 100 girls from kindergarden through high school using the facilities, far more than the basketball people have. It is just another move( in a long line of actions by the basketball people) by jealous people. As another poster posted earlier, it was a strong arm move by the new CITY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER and the super who initiated this action, with the dates for moving out being emailed by the Principal to the affected parties. Other issues over this will follow????