By Thom Chalfan
| Friday, March 21, 2008, 12:32 AM
I wnet to the elementary March Madness basketball tournament on Thursday and for the most part, people seemed to have a good time. Congratulations to P.W. Moore’s girls and J.S. Sawyers boys for winning the titles.
There were a couple of problems — it ran way too long for one and a couple of idiots had to start a fight — but overall it seemed like a good time was had by most everyone there. While it is dificult to prevent fights from breaking out, keeping the length of the event down is another matter. The easiest thing to do would be to run the first round one day and the semifinals and finals the next (something several people I talked to suggested). Not only would it keep the evening short (getting kids home before their bedtime) but it might also increase the gate. Just a thought.
That being said, kudos to the school district for putting on an event such as this. It is a positive experience for the kids and the community.
Itwould be nice to see the paper follow the elementary-school games through out the season. These young boys and girls are learning at a young age to juggle school and athletics. The league is a tremendous opportunity for these children; I believe it is an advnatage to going to a school in Elizabeth City and it should be publicized. It would also be nice if the pictures taken were not just of the winning teams but all the games. Our player has been on both sides. Last year they won, this year they did not. I don’t remember seeing one thing in the paper last year. I didn’t know about much about the Daily Advance website to look for pictures. But there was not one picture of the first few games, only the winning ones on the webiste this year. Is this a message we want to preach? You only get mentioned if you win? ALL the players had heart and all games should have been highlighted. I’d like to see more youth sports covered and less complaining about professional sports.
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March 29, 2008 6:39 PM | Link to this
Itwould be nice to see the paper follow the elementary-school games through out the season. These young boys and girls are learning at a young age to juggle school and athletics. The league is a tremendous opportunity for these children; I believe it is an advnatage to going to a school in Elizabeth City and it should be publicized. It would also be nice if the pictures taken were not just of the winning teams but all the games. Our player has been on both sides. Last year they won, this year they did not. I don’t remember seeing one thing in the paper last year. I didn’t know about much about the Daily Advance website to look for pictures. But there was not one picture of the first few games, only the winning ones on the webiste this year. Is this a message we want to preach? You only get mentioned if you win? ALL the players had heart and all games should have been highlighted. I’d like to see more youth sports covered and less complaining about professional sports.