Wednesday, April 23, 2008
The Daily Pooch Punt 4/23/08: Wake up, Waynesboro
Does the city of Waynesboro have something against lights? Seriously, someone answer this question for me.
And let’s keep the answers serious, OK. Leave the smart-aleck stuff to me. I want to know why it is that a town (is it even a town?) like Fort Defiance (a town? Really?) can have lighted tennis courts for its high school but Waynesboro, with the nicest soccer pitch and track in the area, can’t slap a couple of lights up a few feet away (where the tennis courts are located) so the Little Giants tennis teams don’t have to stop matches on account of darkness.
Just a thought. Waynesboro is a city (a city, albeit, that likes to shuffle its kids under a rug and pretend like they’re not here. And you know it’s true. Don’t send me any e-mails that say “Oh, look at our YMCA” or “But gee-whiz Sacco, we got ourselves a Boys and Girls Club.” Nah, keep that to yourselves because I actually, you know, have to talk to high school kids for things we call “articles” and “columns” and “all-local blogs that don’t talk about the NBDL and other national topics I learn about by watching ESPN and rehashing the opinions as my own when there’s countless stuff to blog on right under my nose.” And what these kids talk about is, most of them, they can’t wait to get the heck out of here because there’s nothing for them to do. … wait … why am I still writing in parenthesis?) OK, fixed it.
Back to what I was saying, you know if Waynesboro cared one iota about its kids it would give them something to do, it would give them lighted ball fields, aging residents of this town wouldn’t call the cops when a few kids are playing football in an alley (I’ve heard the calls go out over the scanner folks, so don’t e-mail me and tell me I’m making this up) or the police wouldn’t be forced to hassle skateboarders who are, well, just skateboarding. (Trust me, when I was in high school, skateboarding was the least “illegal” thing I did.)
But, alas, we all get old don’t we. We all lose touch with what it was like to be stuck in a small town with nothing to do. Thankfully, the folks out in Fort Defiance (really? Is it a town, yes or no?) never forgot. And have themselves some lighted tennis courts. Good on you, Indian nation. Good on you.
And another thing: But it’s OK for the City of Waynesboro to bend over backwards for big-box stores on the West End. You know, big-box stores that have helped create an even bigger stormwater problem with all those black-top parking lots. So, yeah, there you kids. Waynesboro would rather cause more problems for itself than give you anything to do. Wow what a slap in the face.
But, really, shouldn’t you kids be used to getting slapped in the face? I mean the Southern Valley DoeStink administrators have made a habit of it all year long.
Pressure, pressure and more pressure led to three goals for Stuarts Draft girls soccer and a shutout win over Rockbridge.
Yep, pressure.
Looks like 3-0 wins were the sign of the night Tuesday since, you know, Riverheads’ boys went out and did the same thing in their match against Parry McCluer.
Another Southern Valley District win for Waynesboro softball was just what the doctor ordered.
So were Brittnie Siron’s eight strike outs.
So was Kayla Bartley’s 3-for-4 day.
So was Heather Sutton’s home run.
So was Brenda Price scoring two runs.
So is Friday’s game against R.E. Lee.
Really, Fort Defiance has lighted tennis courts? City of Waynesboro, your plane in boarding and these kids can’t wait for it to take off.