Re: [pgpubliced] Regionally, Where are PGPCS Sports?

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Diane C. Russell

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Apr 10, 2017, 2:41:50 PM4/10/17
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The weekly Enquirer-Gazette, over 150 years old, is still published.  Originally locally owned and published in Upper Marlboro, It is currently owned by the company that publishes the Enterprise, Independent and Recorder.

Unlike the  Enterprise, Independent and Recorder, the Enquirer-Gazette has one reporter and very little news content.  In the past, before the Washington Post Company nearly destroyed it and then sold it off, the Enquirer-Gazette had several reporters, including sports reporters, who covered Prince George's County about as well as the  Enterprise, Independent and Recorder now cover the counties to our south.  

Perhaps it is time for those of us who care about local news to start a campaign to persuade the current owners to bring the step-child Enquirer-Gazette up to the same standard as their other newspapers.  Of course there would have to be subscribers and advertisers and the number of people willing to pay for newspapers seems to be shrinking more every day.

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On Sun, Apr 9, 2017 at 7:18 PM, ARTE...@aol.com [pgpubliced] <pgpub...@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


For the record, I am a life-long sports fan, not just football or basketball, but almost all sports and daily, I get updates from multiple media sources. Although pro-sports are often highlighted and I am just as interested in how are local high school and college students are doing.  After all, having active sports teams and a variety of them so various students with an interest can participate.
 
To see examples from the region, click the link to the article below.
 
Why is this important (at least in my view and experiences)?
Organized sports for our youth in our schools can be a major source of school pride
They teach self-discipline, how to work and play with others and how to achieve successes
They also can provide an outlet for those students, who otherwise would be lost in some of our schools.
 
In addition, it is not whether you win or lose (that is nice), but how you play the game and this can translate into other parts of a youths developing life.
 
I am not sure there are enough opportunities for most of our students in our PGCPS high schools and middle schools. I am  also concern that in some cases highly competitive and sometimes expense AAU or Boys/Girls Club programs instead of our Park and Recreation system, dominate the opportunities, often using questionable recruiting tools and taking students away from some of our schools. In many cases, they entice students to some area private schools with limited funds, but little to know evidence they will actually receive as good or better education experience that will allow them to graduate college or career ready.  That leaves many of our public schools not just with less than desirable sports programs, but quality students.
 
Lastly - Why does the area major media outlets often fail to report the results of PGCPS Sports. The only example may be football and basketball.
 
Do not believe me. Start checking out the Sports Section of the Washington Post and see what is missing and see if you even can tell what sports are even offered in the county.
 
In a county with several major Sports Facilities in or near the county, this should be happening and I am not sure our elected, public or sports leaders have the willingness to do something about it, so our kids can compete just like other kids in the region in all sports.
 
Just a thought,
 
(Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post)
(Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post)
The Washington Post makes its picks for the D.C. area’s best winter sports athletes in basketball, indoor track and field, swimming and diving, wrestling and ice hockey.
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