Springfield Central article
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Interesting read. I just dont see how they are going to be able to succeed with the way that kids transfer athletically within SPS. They are losing athletes before they ever reach the varsity level.
Just to further the point, especially for those not from the area. If you are Central bound and are a a good athlete that competes in one of the major sports, you transfer, period. Thats the pattern. SPS has set up a model that allows for the good athletes to get pumped into Kickapoo with regularity and the others just have to try and keep afloat. Glendale, obviously not so much....but its a battle for Hillcrest, Central, and Parkview to compete with the south side schools across the board.
Sounds like to me a coach needs to spend a lot of time with the youth and build a relationship early so kids will want to go there. That may or may not help.
Change the name of the school to Trinity South...and allow coaches from traveling youth teams come and take over. Bring a whole squad down from St. Lu.
Well thats what Lorenzo Williams did for a few years and they started to have some successes, albeit against an independent league schedule. But then he left for OKC and they immediately fell off the map.
I like Wyatt, think he’s done an admirable job covering Missouri State, but sure hope SPS wrote him a check for that puff piece.
Central should have never joined the OC. I know it, they know it, everyone with any sense knows it, but, at least here, we have admission for why it happened and why they continue to stay in -- it makes some administrators job a little easier because scheduling is otherwise difficult. Meaning, they, apparently, joined the OC because it helps the people drawing a paycheck, not because they thought it would benefit the kids on the playing field.
Who could have guessed that?
Unfortunately, Wyatt mentions the two sports Central has enjoyed some success while failing to mention the other issues in athletics. I understand this is a football piece, but if you are going to deviate from the subject at hand to provide context by mentioning other sports, you don't cherry pick the two sports that have had some success while ignoring the all the sports that have suffered a similar fate as the football program.
The boys’ basketball team hasn’t won a single game in two years. How is that even possible in a sport with ample opportunities to schedule weaker opponents? The girls basketball team hasn’t had a winning record since 2010. The softball team is playing a bevy of Class 1 teams because, when facing the Ozark Conference, they are getting outscored 75-2. The volleyball team has a single win this fall. The baseball team was 2-17 last spring and hasn’t had a winning record this century despite mostly playing a who’s who of Class 1 and Class 2 teams.
These sports are all trending in the wrong direction. At the very least, it calls for more scrutiny and examination of why you would choose to join the Ozark Conference when you are consistently getting run ruled by Macks Creek?
I like Mr Scott and think he’s a good guy, but the mistake over joining the OC wasn’t made on his watch. The sooner everyone at SPS admits their mistake and looks for a solution, the sooner they'll find a situation that benefits the kids instead of themselves.
Central should have never joined the OC. I know it, they know it, everyone with any sense knows it, but, at least here, we have admission for why it happened and why they continue to stay in -- it makes some administrators job a little easier because scheduling is otherwise difficult. Meaning, they, apparently, joined the OC because it helps the people drawing a paycheck, not because they thought it would benefit the kids on the playing field.
Who could have guessed that?
Unfortunately, Wyatt mentions the two sports Central has enjoyed some success while failing to mention the other issues in athletics. I understand this is a football piece, but if you are going to deviate from the subject at hand to provide context by mentioning other sports, you don't cherry pick the two sports that have had some success while ignoring the all the sports that have suffered a similar fate as the football program.
The boys’ basketball team hasn’t won a single game in two years. How is that even possible in a sport with ample opportunities to schedule weaker opponents? The girls basketball team hasn’t had a winning record since 2010. The softball team is playing a bevy of Class 1 teams because, when facing the Ozark Conference, they are getting outscored 75-2. The volleyball team has a single win this fall. The baseball team was 2-17 last spring and hasn’t had a winning record this century despite mostly playing a who’s who of Class 1 and Class 2 teams.
These sports are all trending in the wrong direction. At the very least, it calls for more scrutiny and examination of why you would choose to join the Ozark Conference when you are consistently getting run ruled by Macks Creek?
I like Mr Scott and think he’s a good guy, but the mistake over joining the OC wasn’t made on his watch. The sooner everyone at SPS admits their mistake and looks for a solution, the sooner they'll find a situation that benefits the kids instead of themselves.
Very thorough discussion of the situation as it exists. There were many on here lamenting the decision when it was announced and predicting the outcomes exactly as summarized by you.
When I was in Springfield you open enroll in any high school except Kickapoo. They had a set boundary.
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