[TruBlu73]

I have to say that all this drama is quite interesting reading and I wanted to have my say, too.

I've been at PHS for a very long time - went thru grade school and high school at the old school, graduated from PHS and came back to work here. I've seen it all - good teams, great teams, bad teams and "no chance" teams - and that goes for coaches, too.

It's always the same story through all these years - if someone comes to Phelps it gets all kinds of attention because, goodness knows, WHO wants to come here of their own free will? Gotta be a payoff for someone somewhere, right? I'm glad there are those who thought this sinking ship was worth boarding and came our way. If everyone left us because there was not enough talent to make a team, we'd never field a sport.

We're a small, isolated school that will never have the depth of talent for our sports programs that the larger county schools have. But, our small size is a very good fit for many of the students who come here from the other county schools. The majority of the students who transfer here really like it. The fact that they are good athletes is an added bonus for us.

Believe me, really good teams are a rarity for our school. So, we have students playing who are transfer students. Show me a school in this county that chooses NOT to have transfer students on their team. As mentioned in other postings, we have had students leave us to go to other schools and end up on teams there. What's the big deal?

We'll enjoy the year. We'll enjoy the victories. We'll enjoy the success our girls team is going to have. Chances are we won't have this anticipated level of success for a long time after this year. It doesn't really matter how we've gotten here. The point for those of us in Hornetville is that our time has finally arrived and we're gonna grab onto it with both hands and sail this ship as far into the sunset as it will go with J.R. as captain. He's a great person and I doubt if you'll find anyone associated with the school who feels differently.

Quit making excuses or giving reasons as to why this backwoods school is winning games. There's lots of talent in this county. Let the girls play ball and let the season do the talking for them all.

I'll close this little ditty by stating that I know all of Hornetville finds it hilariously funny that ANYONE thinks someone - a referee, no less - is in our pocket! That one will live in infamy!