Hurley High School Forced To Cancel Baseball Season
Lack Of Players The Big Issue
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August 23, 2018
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Isaac Estes-Jones
Baseball at Hurley had to be canceled for the fall 2018 season. Hurley High School Principal Joey Little reported to the Hurley R-1 Board of Education last Thursday night that there just were not enough players committed to playing the sport this year.
“I hate it, but that’s just what it is,” Little told the board on Thursday, August 16. “The issue is getting students to play,” he continued. “Since practices started, there was only one day where 10 showed up. Only five or six came the rest of the days.”
Little gave the board this news during an agenda item that was originally set to hire a coach for the team.
“We’ll try it again in the spring,” Little concluded.
Hurley isn’t the only school forced to cancel their baseball season due to lack of participation. Little told the board that Sparta School District was also unable to fill a team this year.
More from the Hurley School Board
The Board of Education meeting was not all bad news, however.
Alan Conrad, who works with the school’s bass fishing team, presented to the board about last season’s success. (See last week’s issue)
Conrad reported to the board that fundraising for this year’s season was well underway, with over $600 collected for a raffle. The team will also be working some of the concession stands this year.
The total spent for one team to attend the national tournament was $1,126.19. After a brief discussion, the board voted for the school to cover all of those expenses. The school previously paid for students to attend national conventions in locales as far away as California.
Dr. Allison Murphy-Pope, Superintendent, updated the board on technology improvements provided by a grant.
The E-Rate grant is covering 75% of an extensive internet network revamp that was started over the summer. There are still a few new switches and other components to install, but Murphy-Pope reports that the wireless internet is working well throughout the school.
Baseball at Hurley had to be canceled for the fall 2018 season. Hurley High School Principal Joey Little reported to the Hurley R-1 Board of Education last Thursday night that there just were not enough players committed to playing the sport this year.
“I hate it, but that’s just what it is,” Little told the board on Thursday, August 16. “The issue is getting students to play,” he continued. “Since practices started, there was only one day where 10 showed up. Only five or six came the rest of the days.”
Little gave the board this news during an agenda item that was originally set to hire a coach for the team.
“We’ll try it again in the spring,” Little concluded.
Hurley isn’t the only school forced to cancel their baseball season due to lack of participation. Little told the board that Sparta School District was also unable to fill a team this year.
More from the Hurley School Board
The Board of Education meeting was not all bad news, however.
Alan Conrad, who works with the school’s bass fishing team, presented to the board about last season’s success. (See last week’s issue)
Conrad reported to the board that fundraising for this year’s season was well underway, with over $600 collected for a raffle. The team will also be working some of the concession stands this year.
The total spent for one team to attend the national tournament was $1,126.19. After a brief discussion, the board voted for the school to cover all of those expenses. The school previously paid for students to attend national conventions in locales as far away as California.
Dr. Allison Murphy-Pope, Superintendent, updated the board on technology improvements provided by a grant.
The E-Rate grant is covering 75% of an extensive internet network revamp that was started over the summer. There are still a few new switches and other components to install, but Murphy-Pope reports that the wireless internet is working well throughout the school.