Officials

Officials. In a perfect world they are supposed to be perfect in every call they make. Things work in slow motion in their mind so they can see if the runner touched the base before the first baseman caught the ball or the puck really did fully cross the goal line.
However, I realize this isn’t fantasy land and officials make mistakes.
But last night, there was one official who really messed things up.
Three calls were mistaken in Game 4 of the Yankees/Angles game, making many people question if instant replay should be used in baseball.
I’ve been behind the plate and in the field as an umpire. It’s touch. They deserve more credit than they get.
But does having instant replay make it better?
I don’t think so. They use it only in certain situations that can seriously change the outcome of the game.
Football uses it so why not baseball?
I don’t think it should be used. The point of officials is to have authority right there to make the call. They run around to get into position and people spend their whole lives learning how to do this job.
If technology come in and took over, what are we paying the officials for. We could just have some tech guy in a booth somewhere far, far away make the calls.

The Ronan football team complete 87 plays in their game last Friday.
All of them were rushing plays.
To complete 87 plays in one game is amazing but to have all of them on the ground is another astonishment. Ronan broke a record of most rushing plays, the previous one was 85 set in 1979.
They also ran for 633 yards. Xavier Morigeau had one-third of those yards, 344, and six touchdowns on his resume that night.
The Chiefs face Polson tomorrow night. The Pirates are also a power house when rushing the ball. Tim Rausch and Joe Andrews are the Pirates’ top runners.
Not to mention the two teams are rivals.
Last time Ronan beat Polson, both teams were in elementary school and I wasn’t even a teenager.

funny story: easily entertained

Two stars:
-Justin Dusty Bull, Mesa Starkey: the Ronan and Polson cross country runners took all-conference honors
-Ronan football: the Chiefs scored 70 points in their record-breaking game


Upcoming attractions
- Ronan vs. Polson-Black and orange versus purple and gold on the gridiron
-Polson volleyball tomorrow night: the Pirates take on Libby in Polson. Libby is a strong team and will challenge Polson
-State cross country meet: Saturday in Missoula