so that would be the 2nd spring with no sports, along with no fall or winter sports? I feel terrible for the kids.
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Here's some stories on Martinsville:Are they having alot of covid issues there? Ive not been hearing ir reading about it in the media.
No. Superintendent just doesn't want to deal with sports, plain and simple. Also they are looking for any excuse to go 100% virtual again. What a shame.Are they having alot of covid issues there? Ive not been hearing ir reading about it in the media.
But yet the city lets the speedway operate.No. Superintendent just doesn't want to deal with sports, plain and simple. Also they are looking for any excuse to go 100% virtual again. What a shame.
I agree!I am sure it would have opened up a can of worms, but I have said all year that if a student attends a district that is not participating, those students should have a one time opportunity to go to a neighboring school and participate. At the very least seniors should have been given that opportunity.
What is Bucktown doing with spring sports?Not to diminish what’s being done to kids individually...the Bulldog spring sports programs will now go through two years without their sports. Next year’s senior class will have not had game action since their freshman season. Lot of people playing varsity without so much as a JV rep. That is how you kill programs
Buckingham is back in action for the spring season thankfully.What is Bucktown doing with spring sports?
I agree with you 100% and you make some great points. Seniors who will not have played since their freshman year. What the odds of getting kids out who truly don't have the desire to play beyond HS. Lots of kids will get jobs and teams will suffer.
Don't forget about track and field! Martinsville always has some good kids who compete to win at the state level, especially on the boys side.At least everyone except for a few have got to play some over the past year, our young men and women haven't had a chance to even participate. Granted other than boys and girls basketball and boys soccer the Dogs haven't been competitive at the state level in a long time. And with the city trying to revert from a city to a town and Henry County taking over the school system, rumor has it that it might not be a Martinsville high school in the not to distant future.
Good to hear. Shame what they did to the fall sports. Your football team was my pick from the East.Buckingham is back in action for the spring season thankfully.
Yep, Niblett was going to have a big year and the Dawgs added Spencer Hairston who is probably the best shooter on that side of the state from MV.Banned, I don't know if we were state caliber but we would have been in the mix. Had another 6'7" kid to go along with Niblett and the transfer from MV. We would have been a tough out. But we will never know.
Drugs have hit Southside hard. Don’t believe it, drive down Fayette St, Pony Place or off the Virginia Ave corridor in Collinsville. Martinsville/Henry County, sadly, may be worst off than Danville. I will say that Danville/Pittsylvania/Martinsville/Henry County are blessed with very good law enforcement.Martinsville as a whole has been a mess for years now. Corrupt police and drugs have really hurt the community.
It appears he's taking easy way out, by just canceling everything. A lot of so called leaders , take that route, rather than find a solution and make things happen.No corrupt police in the city. Henry Co had a problem 15 tears ago but they got rid of that sheriff and the other officers. Drugs is a problem in all society. If you were from here you would realize the problems started with Nafta and all the jobs that left the area back in the early to mid 90's. MHS has went from a high school of 1400 students in the mid 70's to down to 550 or so now. To blame it on corrupt police or drugs is just a real Skip Bayless hot take. Good article today in the Martinsville Bulletin talking about the boys soccer team. Superintendent is quoted several times talking about his reasoning for not allowing participation. Not saying I agree with him but it is his job and he has to live with his decision.