Burwell will not offer varsity boys basketball this winter
A Central Nebraska high school will not offer varsity boys basketball this winter.
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Very odd considering their recent success
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Very odd considering their recent success
It sounded like a couple of them got hurt in football, but they also have 20+ out for wrestling and couldn't get a few of them to move over to basketball to fill the team. I believe 1 or 2 of them also went to Ord.
This feels like a trend that is likely to continue in the Class D schools. Weather it be because schools have strong wrestling programs or just a culture of not participating in extracurriculars participation is decreasing quickly it seems.
And this is not a school culture thing...it is a problem with our society. It is what it is. Not saying you said it was - just adding on to your comment.
We need more co-ops and consolidation if we want extra curricular activities to continue. It’s not fair to the kids.
Does Burwell, Taylor and Sargent all need their own K-12 schools? No. Would two schools work? Yes.
Why can’t Twin Loup and Burwell co-op sports and be a healthy C2?
Does Burwell, Taylor and Sargent all need their own K-12 schools? No. Would two schools work? Yes.
Why can’t Twin Loup and Burwell co-op sports and be a healthy C2?
Bring back the HornDogs!!!!!
Sargent and Burwell co-oped wrestling in the mid 2000’s and their nickname was the Horndogs.I wanna hear THIS story...
In Burwell's case I think it's neither. It has more to do with the fact their best boys athletes tend to choose wrestling over basketball and they just don't have all that many upperclassmen to go around between the two sports.
Their recent success in hoops was largely the product of getting a small group of talented players at the same time who have all now graduated.
Their 'mascot' looked like an animated recreation of those dog things from the OG Ghostbusters movie with some goofy, curly horns stuck on the side of a bulldog. It was possibly the greatest mascot in Nebraska Sports history.
Yes.... Grand Island (the largest school in the state of Nebraska) needs to consolidate. Come on.
As in anything there are outliners. That’s an example of poor leadership and no culture
Of course there are. But this constant call for consolidation and cooperatives from people that have no iron in the fire is nonsense. The only people that should have an opinion on Burwell consolidating or entering a cooperative are the people in Burwell and any potential partner communities.
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I agree with that, local control should not be lost and it is up to those people in that area
I can't agree on this more. It really is nobodies business other than the local school boards. As an outsider I can sit here and say its stupid all I want, but the bottom line it is up to the stakeholders of the school and community to make these decisions. Nobody cares what someone from any other town thinks. Burwell does not need to consolidate. This is an aberration and honestly probably a testament to the strength of their wresting program in my opinion.
So when these schools that can't field a team, or forfeit half their seasons it doesn't affect every opponent that doesn't get to compete that week? A little isolated thinking, no? I shouldn't be surprised the decisions to not consolidate are selfish & egotistical ones.
Have you seen how many games they play each week for volleyball and basketball?
I wish my daughters' team didn't play 3 games a week, every week of the season.
Too many games nowadays. Don't worry about these poor teams not getting to compete, they will still get to compete plenty of times.
Many times co-oping means small, low talent level schools must compete with larger, more talented schools, resulting in more embarrassing losses.
You act like co-oping is easy. Try traveling on muddy gravel roads for 30+ miles one way 5 days a week. Not every town is 5 miles apart with highways.
How much more do parents need to worry about their teenage children driving in the dark after practices, especially when the younger kids on the team cannot drive yet, so now you are placing multiple young lives in the hands of your kids when they have to give each other rides?
Who pays for the fuel bill for these kids to drive back and forth? Who gets out of practice at 7 or 8pm instead of 6pm each night? How much more family time must be given up in the evenings?
Please don't act like co-oping is such as easy choice that is only denied by selfishness.
There is a lot of sacrifice for each school (admins, head and assistant coaches that get paid very little, students, parents, fans, etc) that co-ops.
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No more games played now than when we all played. It sounds like your the prototypical parent who wants there kid to play but not earn it?? Oh to many games.
We use to have practice at 6 am because we only had one gym Now schools have multiple gyms to practice. You’re making my point. There is a lot of sacrifice and I will be the first to admit that every person in education is underpaid and undervalued and do make tremendous sacrifices.
But common sense tells us that if we pool together our resources what can we accomplish..???
1) more opportunities for students
2) better facilities and resources for students
3) more opportunities for ALL KIDS in Nebraska
4)better pay for teachers
5) more people wanting to go into education because pay is better
And many more
Unfortunately it’s hard for any parent or coach to approach a kid and say .. hey Susie or Billy guess what you’re not cut out for this but you know what you would be exceptional at xyz!
20 30 years ago it was acceptable for a person in education to do that heaven forbid we do that now
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