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Posted: 29 May 2008 11:08 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 76 ]
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mmshn - 29 May 2008 01:30 PM

katgirl- No one is anti-lacrosse, I played lacrosse in high school.  It is about the spending.  The 2 taxes aren’t double dipping because you are funding 2 totally different things, your borough/township, then the school district.  I understand the property taxes from the borough/township side, but I don’t like the school tax being a property tax as well.  As far as where all the money goes, it’s all out there posted for the public, which makes it frustrating because when you see what is paid for things, we could go out and get them cheaper, the services seem so marked up, and then you hear about new pianos and wooden whatever it was too, it is frustrating.  Sorry that it’s getting taken out on lax, but 120k for a field is a bit much on top of everything else.

Just to update you, I understand that the soccer coach jumped up and down and now the ‘new’ field will be strictly for soccer. He made a big announcement at the soccer banquet that he fought long and hard for a new soccer field. So, you can quit dumping on the lax girls and take aim at the soccer team instead! Luckily, the lacrosse team could care less what field they get to play on. Just that they get to play for good ‘ole KD. BTW, I am also told that he showed everyone a picture of the new scoreboard (shaped like a soccer ball) that will be put up there. And possibly lights! Seems like someone gave him some money (not the school district).

According to Dr. Shank and the School Board, the new field will be a multi-purpose field.  It will, however, meet the regulation soccer field dimensions.  Plus, at the Buildings & Grounds Committee meeting, a sports booster club rep distributed handouts of what the new scoreboard will look like.  It is a rectangular board.  If I understood this correctly, the new scoreboard is going on the football field and the old one may be used on the new field.  There was no mention of lights.

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Posted: 30 May 2008 12:28 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 77 ]
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The rec field across from SEMS East is not necessarily “rented” to the rec program.  The district stopped using it for school sports years ago because it was deemed unsafe for students to have to cross the street to get to the field.  If you’ve ever watched a game from there you’ll know why.  Cars fly by there.  That was a good safety-based decision by the district.  So now the district still owns the property and maintains it.  And local rec leagues pays fees to use it.

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Posted: 30 May 2008 01:21 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 78 ]
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stown_guy - 30 May 2008 12:28 PM

The rec field across from SEMS East is not necessarily “rented” to the rec program.  The district stopped using it for school sports years ago because it was deemed unsafe for students to have to cross the street to get to the field.  If you’ve ever watched a game from there you’ll know why.  Cars fly by there.  That was a good safety-based decision by the district.  So now the district still owns the property and maintains it.  And local rec leagues pays fees to use it.

I see a tunnel in our future!  wink

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Posted: 01 June 2008 09:11 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 79 ]
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Congrats to the Middle School team for winning the League for York County!!  They went undefeated including the tournament.  Way to go girls!

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Posted: 01 June 2008 10:37 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 80 ]
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Marge - 29 May 2008 11:08 PM

Just to update you, I understand that the soccer coach jumped up and down and now the ‘new’ field will be strictly for soccer. He made a big announcement at the soccer banquet that he fought long and hard for a new soccer field.

Soccer only?

Thats interesting because there is no set defined field size. Even professional / international fields are allowed within certain lengths and widths (like ice hockey). High School soccer fields can be 100-130 yards long and 65-100 yards wide

Mens lacrosse is 60 yards wide by 110 yards long and the womens rules just recently defined maximum sizes - 70 yards by 140 yards - no bigger. Looks like by just changing some lines the field can be used by many teams, even football.

I guess the multi-purpose field is more likely.

Congrats to the KD girls lax.

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Posted: 02 June 2008 05:37 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 81 ]
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jmkas - 01 June 2008 10:37 PM
Marge - 29 May 2008 11:08 PM

Just to update you, I understand that the soccer coach jumped up and down and now the ‘new’ field will be strictly for soccer. He made a big announcement at the soccer banquet that he fought long and hard for a new soccer field.

Soccer only?

Thats interesting because there is no set defined field size. Even professional / international fields are allowed within certain lengths and widths (like ice hockey). High School soccer fields can be 100-130 yards long and 65-100 yards wide

Mens lacrosse is 60 yards wide by 110 yards long and the womens rules just recently defined maximum sizes - 70 yards by 140 yards - no bigger. Looks like by just changing some lines the field can be used by many teams, even football.

I guess the multi-purpose field is more likely.

Congrats to the KD girls lax.

The quote above (attributed to me) was mmshn’s post.  I was clarifying that it was to be a multi-purpose field.

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Posted: 02 June 2008 06:41 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 82 ]
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Marge, I was about to post the girls Lax winning season but you beat me to it!  I am so darn proud of the girls!!!
I say give them girls a field!!!  Put Fawn on the map!!!!  YEEEE HAAAAAA way to go girls. Dont forget Lax Splash this weekend coming in Pikesville!!
Last year they made their way there and took the tourn undefeated, now this was girls from all over they played.  Cream of the crop so to speak!!
AM I PROUD?? YES I AM .. cheese  Katgirl

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Posted: 02 June 2008 10:56 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 83 ]
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Marge - 02 June 2008 05:37 PM
jmkas - 01 June 2008 10:37 PM
Marge - 29 May 2008 11:08 PM

Just to update you, I understand that the soccer coach jumped up and down and now the ‘new’ field will be strictly for soccer. He made a big announcement at the soccer banquet that he fought long and hard for a new soccer field.

Soccer only?

Thats interesting because there is no set defined field size. Even professional / international fields are allowed within certain lengths and widths (like ice hockey). High School soccer fields can be 100-130 yards long and 65-100 yards wide

Mens lacrosse is 60 yards wide by 110 yards long and the womens rules just recently defined maximum sizes - 70 yards by 140 yards - no bigger. Looks like by just changing some lines the field can be used by many teams, even football.

I guess the multi-purpose field is more likely.

Congrats to the KD girls lax.

The quote above (attributed to me) was mmshn’s post.  I was clarifying that it was to be a multi-purpose field.

No foul intended. Just pointing out that most of these sports fields are so close in size and several sports give leeway for official sizes it just made sense to mention

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