players are unaware of the changes and assume that they still have what amounts to a fifth year to beef up their transcripts. Beginning Aug. 1, players who need more than four years to fulfill their core-course requirements must apply for a waiver to be eligible to play college athletics.
"They will understand in a year or two when one of their friends get messed over because the rule affected them," Clark Francis, editor of Hoop Scoop, told the newspaper.
Mike Chrystie update: Yes, I know we're down to the last few days of the school year. But I'm dishing out some mandatory homework to our loyal readers:
Take a moment to drop a line to Mike Chrystie and his wife to show them some support.
Chrystie was an oustanding football player for Oxford (Section 4) from 1997 to 2000, and his name still dots the state record book. He was the NYSSWA's Class D co-player of the year as a senior running back/kicker, then went on to a career at Colgate.
A little more than three months ago, Chrystie, a teacher in the Windsor school district, was diagnosed with Hodgkins Disease (Lymphoma). He quickly began undergoing chemotheraphy (seven treatments thus far) but has managed to spend some time in the classroom this spring and even got out to some Oxford sporting events recently.
Chrystie and his fiancee Missy moved up their wedding to the middle of last month, and his medical prognosis is encouraging.
That's where you come in. Missy has set up a blog on CarePages.com to help friends keep updated on what's going on.
I'm sure it would be a big boost to the family if you went to the site (after a brief registration process, use "MikeChrystie" when you're asked for the Carepage name) and left a few words of support.
