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Anne Loftus

Sunday, November 15, 1998 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 4C 





WVC soccer players deserve better officiating &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Editor: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; They deserved betterThe Dallas soccer team deserved a chance to compete
fairly for the District 2 AA championship. The Lake-Lehman soccer team
deserved an opportunity to win an untarnished championship. All the soccer
players of the WVC deserved decent officiating. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 When the WVC Soccer League started in the early 1980s, with the exception
of Abington, Benton, Dallas, Seminary and Valley West, it was as weak as it
was new. Officials, who had neither played nor understood the game were
seconded from other sports (e.g. basketball). Over the next 5-10 years,
quality coaches and good feeder organizations brought strong programs to
Lehman, Crestwood, Meyers, Coughlin, and others. As that happened, WVC players
began to make their mark in college programs. The officials and the level of
officiating remained the same. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The ensuing 10 years brought even stronger growth to our league. Our
athletes were moving to state championships, Division I colleges, national
teams, and even Major League Soccer. The officiating never caught up. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Having had three daughters come out of WVC field hockey and play at the
college level (two at top Division I schools), I've seen how excellent
officials, knowledgeable former coaches, helped prepare athletes to play at
the next level. As a former college football player, I find that I can attend
WVC football games and question a judgment but never the officials' knowledge
of the rules or ability to keep up to the game. Yet, there are few games that
soccer fans don't marvel at one official's lack of understanding of the
off-sides rule or another's lack of physical ability to stay with a play. With
three or four exceptions, that is the lot of WVC soccer officials. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 On Friday, Dallas was cheated out of a fair chance to play; Lehman was
cheated out of a clean championship; and WVC soccer players were cheated out
of the positive learning experience of good officiating. They were cheated not
out of malice of forethought or bias, but by incompetence. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I wish the well-coached, talented, aggressive, and highly competitive
senior players from Dallas and Lehman the very best in all future endeavors
(and thank you for so many well played and exciting games). I wish all the WVC
soccer players in coming years PIAA officials who will be competent in
knowledge, able to control games, and physically able to keep up in the game.
In that way, soccer players will be helped to move on to more state
championships, Division I colleges, and beyond. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Jack Cleary &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Dallas &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Runner's mother praises newspaper coverage &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Editor: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 My daughter Theresa Dennis and her team just won individual and team awards
on Nov. 7 at State College. The coverage you had in Sunday's paper about
Theresa and her team was tremendous. Thank you so much. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Your article made my daughter realize that she finally became a state
winner, something she has wanted for many years, ever since you did a story on
her when she was a sophomore. The story made her strive to do her best. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 She is now running a lot stronger and healthier than ever. She has two more
races left, one in Ohio and one in New York City. In both, she will compete
with girls from different states. It will be good competition for her, and I
know she will try her best to medal. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I am shocked that there were no local television stations at State College.
These girls deserve this. They were at Districts, why not at States? It's as
important as Districts, actually even more. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Your pictures of Theresa were fantastic, especially the one on the front
page of T

Wvc Soccer Players Deserve Better Officiating Editor: They Deserved Better.