The NFL season started last weekend, but you won’t know that if you read the local papers. The dailies may have an article from the Kansas City Star about the Chiefs, but even getting the scores of the other games is not going to happen. This is the first start of a major sports seasonContinue reading “Urinalism, NFL edition”
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Official shortage
I missed Altoona-Midway’s home opener because of the 2:30 start time today. For me it was too late to stay up and too early to wake up. It turns out that was not the only game affected by the shortage of officials. Crest’s 8-man game with Chase County also started at 2:30. Until the WuFluContinue reading “Official shortage”
Official shortage
Altoona-Midway crushed Chetopa 46-0 in a game that ended midway through the third quarter due to the 45 point mercy rule in 6-man and 8-man football in Kansas. They will host Waverly in a game that will start at 2:30 Friday because of a shortage of officials. Southeast Kansas has not had the problems theContinue reading “Official shortage”
High School football is here
Tonight marks the beginning of high school football in Kansas. Among the games is the first regular season 6-man game in Southeast Kansas, Altoona-Midway at Chetopa. Chetopa has announced tonight’s game is free. Normally admission is 5 dollars. Yes I am going to see this.
Football is back
Coffeyville CC smoked Highland at home Saturday night 37-0. High school starts Friday. The Parsons Sun/Chanute Tribune comes out with their football preview edition tomorrow. Our local papers, I have no idea. Last time, they came out with it Saturday after high schools started play. I guess no one told them pre means before. ThisContinue reading “Football is back”
Football has arrived
The junior college season begins tonight and high schools had scrimmages last night. Scrimmages are new to Kansas, this year’s seniors played without a scrimmage their freshman year. In Kansas three or four teams play at one site. In a three team scrimmage each team runs 18 plays against each of the others. In aContinue reading “Football has arrived”
Colliwobbles, NFL version
Just woke up and found out that the Colts found a way to miss the pl ayoffs. The Dolts simply needed to beat the worst team in the league to get in. They didn’t blow a big lead like Collingwood in the 1970 VFL Grand Final. The Dolts never led. The didn’t lose a heartbreakerContinue reading “Colliwobbles, NFL version”
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