[EKY Sportster]

First, I think that Paintsville has the right to host the District tourney as much as any other team does, even if no one were able to watch the games. Second, I think that Paintsville has one of the most historic and oldest gyms in use in the area. I like it when it isn't over-capacity with fans (which real crowd problems only occur about 10% or less during the season)!

But yes the Tigers could use a bigger gym. It makes it hard to host large events such as district tourneys with multiple teams on the same night. And aside from the lack of seating for large events, there is also the problem with the fans not having enough room to walk and play having to be stopped. I would love to see them expand it either out toward second street some or a little on the side, or both! I would think that it would be cheaper than building a new gym altogether.

But we'll just have to make do with what we have until the opportunity for better comes along.