It Happens
Geez, there was no report in last Saturday’s newspaper (Sept. 27) about Adna’s 48-8 nonleague loss to Castle Rock and you would have thought we omitted a report on the start of WWIII or something. There were several telephone and e-mail messages wondering why there was no report, one going so far as to suggest we were protecting Adna by not reporting on the beating.
Sorry folks. The simple truth is Adna coach K.C. Johnson didn’t call in. It happens.
We also got no report that night from the Onalaska-Forks game, but didn’t hear a word about that one from anyone.
It was a bit surprising to feel the hostility (toward Adna) from those who left messages — one from Onalaska and two from Napavine that I know of. And the one from Ony never even mentioned anything about his own squad.
We’re fortunate here at The Chronicle. The vast majority of our coaches, in all sports, are very good about reporting scores. But the reality is here, and at all newspapers, sometimes coaches don’t call, and usually for a good reason.
In other words: lighten up.
Apparently, Johnson was getting some heat, too. Here is a response he posted on bsports.org
“For all of you wondering about the game (not) being reported in the paper: Honest mistake!! I wasn't in the best mood Friday night, and was in a big hurry to watch film. I completely forgot to do it. Saturday morning the wife woke me up and said she was going to get the paper. I sat up in bed and felt about an inch high!!!
There's no excuse for not getting in by Monday. Sorry that some people think I did it because we got beat???”
Coach Johnson
Sorry folks. The simple truth is Adna coach K.C. Johnson didn’t call in. It happens.
We also got no report that night from the Onalaska-Forks game, but didn’t hear a word about that one from anyone.
It was a bit surprising to feel the hostility (toward Adna) from those who left messages — one from Onalaska and two from Napavine that I know of. And the one from Ony never even mentioned anything about his own squad.
We’re fortunate here at The Chronicle. The vast majority of our coaches, in all sports, are very good about reporting scores. But the reality is here, and at all newspapers, sometimes coaches don’t call, and usually for a good reason.
In other words: lighten up.
Apparently, Johnson was getting some heat, too. Here is a response he posted on bsports.org
“For all of you wondering about the game (not) being reported in the paper: Honest mistake!! I wasn't in the best mood Friday night, and was in a big hurry to watch film. I completely forgot to do it. Saturday morning the wife woke me up and said she was going to get the paper. I sat up in bed and felt about an inch high!!!
There's no excuse for not getting in by Monday. Sorry that some people think I did it because we got beat???”
Coach Johnson
posted by sam bakotich at
1:26 PM
1 Comments:
Well it is funny that it wasn't in the paper, and mind you a lot of coaches probaly don't want to call in their losing scores, but they do, and with all the Adna waters and Adna football coverage that they get it's no wonder you got so much heat....
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