Some practices and phys ed classes will be held there once a safe area can be marked off.
District architects raised concerns in September, and the board decided to seek a second opinion. Fall-season contests were held there as scheduled.
New on the site: I've finally started to build out the video links page on the site, mostly with items found recently during a brief visit to YouTube.com.
If you only have time to watch one clip, I don't know anyone who can get enough of the Plano East-John Tyler game from the 1994 Texas football playoffs.
We'll change up the featured clip on the home page under the "Memorable Videos" label every month or so as we come across good new content.
If you want to suggest a clip for the page — remember that we're looking for the unusual or for well-known names from the past rather than run-of-the-mill game highlights from the camcorder or local TV station — e-mail me at the address beneath this blog.
Influential reporter dies: Joe Smith, founder of the Women's Basketball News Service and a man frequently found at the NYSPHSAA and Federation tourneys, died last Tuesday at the age of 65. Smith was one of the pioneers when it came to serious reporting and analysis of women's basketball and an advocate of women's sports in general.
Famously, he was sued for defamation after his preview capsule of the University of Kansas in 1993: "The Jayhawks are loaded with talent. . . . But coach Marian Washington usually finds a way to screw things up. This season will be no different," he wrote.
Smith won a summary judgment in district court, which noted Washington was 0-for-22 in attempting to direct Kansas to a Final Four.
Extra points: Gilbertsville-Mount Upton district voters will decide tomorrow on a proposed $8.5 million capital project that includes the addition of playing fields and construction of an all-weather track. . . . Mechanicville voters will decide on two propositions on Dec. 20. A $1.5 million plan would pay for renovation work on the pool (the school does not have a swim team) and add lighting to the main athletic field. The 25-yard pool was shut down last school year to save money and was reopened in July.
