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Scheduling conflicts
June 9, 2009You would think the UIL would want to make as much money as it can on its state sporting events.
But that isn't the case with the state baseball tournament this week.
Windthorst plays Wednesday, and if it beats Thorndale in the semis, it will play Thursday in Round Rock at 10 a.m.
The 2A semis in at Disch-Falk are at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday. Guess when the UIL decided to make Holliday play. Yep, the early game.
These Archer County teams have lots of ties between them, and I promise you that many, many Windthorst fans would drive down I-35 to watch Holliday play after their title game. But they're not given that chance, and it will cost the UIL some revenue.
That's not the only curious scheduling conflict this week.
Whoever schedules the Greenbelt Bowl in Childress should have not slated it for the same weekend as the Oil Bowl.
There's probably not as much crossover appeal, but high school football fans in this area wanting to see standout area players like Sam Smith and Kolby Rowe (both from Archer City) will have to decide where to go.
It probably doesn't affect the Oil Bowl at all, but I can see this costing the Greenbelt Bowl a handful of fans.
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