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In descending order of interest to me:
1. Watterson / De Sales - - its ALWAYS a grudge match
2. Olentangy / Big Walnut - - two teams that pretty much hate each other
3. Ironton / Portsmouth
4. St. Iggy / St. Eds
5. Massilon / Canton

I just checked my son's school-issued Athletic Handbook, which contains the school's official policies as they relate to sports. It states: "If a student drops a sport for any unauthorized reasons, the athlete may not participate or join a team for the next sporting season of the school calenda...

Raiderball, lets assume a coach can't be "forced" to take someone on his/her team after the season has officially begun. If thats true in a given school district, then the coach is probably also precluded from "allowing" a kid to join the team late. Otherwise, there is simply too...

We had a kid quit this year after Week 2. He was a senior, and he was our punter. The only playing time he got was when we punted - - and by the end of Week 2 our team had a cumulative score of 84 - 0, so he'd only been on the field once. Don't know why the coaches didn't let the senior play a littl...

Most of the responding posters believe that if a kid quits a sport, he should have to "sit out" until that sport's season is over. So, I'll play the Devils Advocate: Situation 1: A young man believes he wants to play football. So, he goes out for the team. He makes it through the first wee...

I would suggest that playing rugby in the spring is a great benefit to football players. It gets the boys in physical shape, and gives them lots of opportunity for physical contact. Every kid on the field is, in effect, a defensive linebackers and an offensive fullback - - everyone gets to tackle, a...

Well, if you're wanting to see some hard hitting action, but don't want to wait until August, there's always high school rugby. Most of the Columbus area teams are already practicing, and the first games are scheduled for 2-3 weeks from now. Its not quite the same as football -- there are no blocker...