Totally agree. Seemed like they definitely didnt have the kids in mind. I dont know all the particulars in the decision, but from the outside it seemed like a pretty good alternative. Maybe Euclid felt offended and just said screw Solon. Who knows.
On the other hand, maybe Euclid wanted their seniors to be honored in front of the home crowd, families and friends, and didn't think people would travel to Solon. Either way, the seniors lost ( their night and an opportunity to play), and that's the biggest shame.
Soon to be a "former" fellow conference member.
You'd think they would have, since the parents could have shared that night with their sons, and wouldn't have to worry about the undesirables themselves.
To be fair, it's not clear that the fans coming from Solon represented a heightened risk of misbehavior.
No one is intimating that. My point is that the safety of visiting fans will be more guaranteed if there are fewer. Not that they would start any problems, but that the situation, mostly from agitators looking for trouble outside the stadium , would be easier for Euclid forces to control than if there were a lot of fans. Solon people are terrific and wouldn't be a part of this nonsense and possible criminal activity. So, with River Rouge coming from far away, the crowd will be significantly smaller than it would be with a team such as Solon, which would bring fans, cheerleaders, and the band in addition to the team.
Maybe they started looking into the situation at Euclid, assuming they have decided not to come, and decided thanx but no thanx. Like another poster said, you KNOW it's bad when a team bordering right on Detroit won't come.
If the team from Detroit comes and nothing happens, then what?Maybe they started looking into the situation at Euclid, assuming they have decided not to come, and decided thanx but no thanx. Like another poster said, you KNOW it's bad when a team bordering right on Detroit won't come.
All I will say is that I have posted, somewhere on this thread I believe, that Euclid should return to the LEL. It seems like these days they are a better fit for that league in terms of competition and being an inner-ring old line suburb. It's really sad because we used to be competitive at everything, strong in many things, particularly Baseball, Basketball and Indoor Track. Plus, the Tom Banc football era. But that's all in the distant past, and what I am divining from reading Yappi now is they can't punch their (supposed) weight in the GCC in most to all sports. Maybe Tony Fisher will reevaluate Euclid's position in the GCC. Or as you suggest maybe the GCC will figure out a way to gracefully separate itself from Euclid. (When we 1st joined the GCC back in the 70's, the East Side schools wanted Berea and Midpark out. So 6 of them withdrew from the GCC, added Euclid and Brush, and formed the Eastern GCC lol. The "East" part disappeared overnight.) This whole thing re: the crime, disturbances, violence, etc. and teams not wanting to come to Euclid to play a game makes me sick.
Some coverage on the news this morning. Euclid police chief mentioned the biggest issue was the kids that don't even go into the stadium, they converge in the parking lots and areas outside the stadium and can number in the hundreds. It's not just the kids from the city but also outside the city that meet there to street beef disputes created on social media or other means. Like any high school stadium, the surrounding area is a lot of real estate to try to cover. Another challenge specific to Euclid is the very large park area next to the stadium that would literally take a militia to secure.
Then start booting all.of the people who arent going to the game. They are trespassing at that point then. Start arresting people there to cause issues. This is why their mall got shut down in the past. Letting the gang bangers do whatever they want. It's long past due to kick this trash out of events which they are disrupting
That is a million dollar question. It is a shame because the stadium is awesome. Location just sucks.
Yes they did last year,I went to one and they had metal detectors first time is 40 years of going to high school games I had that happen.nice facility,but why have games there and put up with the animals
I can’t imagine the school would put in to host given the issues there currently.
Dey DEFUNDED dawg.
The fans can stay home if they are uncomfortable. No reason to not play the game.
Mentor and St. Eds played at Euclid on November 14th, 2022. As players and fans were leaving the field gunshots erupted. Police rushed the players onto their busses and told parents to get to their cars, alarmig to players and parents. Turns out the shots were a block or so away. But, indicative of what happens there and why these games are now risky.
I agree with you. The issue is finding the police manpower to cover the inside of the stadium, the parking lots, the surrounding side streets plus the park. It's a pretty large footprint of real estate. Euclid has 85 police officers on the payroll (per their website) and if you split that into shifts, there are probably 20-25 on duty for any given shift. I think they would have to bring all 85 in so they have 50 or 60 dedictated to the game and still have enough police on duty to manage the rest of the city. Since that is obviously a ridiculously burdensome suggestion as far as the impact on the EPD is concerned, the other option is to ask neighboring cities to provide support but there is still the cost issue to pay the OT. If I'm the mayor of Wickliffe or Willoughby (pick a neighboring city) I think I'm telling Euclid I'm not sending my team into this mess, do the smart thing and just cancel your sports, or play with no spectators during daylight hours, until you figure out how to get your arms around this.
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Looks Solon decided to go without one, or couldn't find an opponent.But, isn't one of the reasons the new stadium was built was to host playoff games?
Solon still looking for a game:
Euclid finds football opponent in River Rouge (Mich.) to replace Solon
Euclid and River Rouge will play Friday night at Euclid Community Stadium.
Well, actually, there is another reason specific to the Euclid police force and lack of money, but, that will be up to them to disclose to their citizens ....