Point To Ponder

OK, I’m sorry, but I need to take a deep breath before this one.

I have been covering High School sports for over 30 years, and in all of that time I have seen every negative aspect you can imagine. Cocky athletes, major mistakes by referees, arrogant coaches who think it’s about them, administrators with no backbone, and organizational ignorance from the IHSA. But to this day, there is still only one thing that still burns my butt and makes me want to slap somebody … ignorant parents who think its all about their kid.

Now, I will officially go on the record that in our coverage area – among a...