Wrap your brain around this one: Bristol vs East Palestine Tournament game

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The OHSAA was going to move the game to a neutral site then the East Palestine took it to court and ruled the game had to be played in East Palestine and so Bristol Forfeited.
 
 
Yappi said:
Bristol didn't want to play there? Or was it another issue?
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Bristol did not want to play there. East Palestine refused to move the game. OHSAA said they didn’t have the authority to move the game because local, state, and federal officials said it was safe. As a result, Bristol chose to forfeit.
 
hammer89 said:
Bristol did not want to play there. East Palestine refused to move the game. OHSAA said they didn’t have the authority to move the game because local, state, and federal officials said it was safe. As a result, Bristol chose to forfeit.
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I’m a tad surprised Roselea Place was involved, and that it wasn’t a move made entirely at the discretion of the District Athletic Board.
 
I think Jon Husted got involved behind the scenes seeing as he went there to meet with the EP teams less than 24 hours after Bristol tried to get the game moved.
 
The Dock said:
I’m a tad surprised Roselea Place was involved, and that it wasn’t a move made entirely at the discretion of the District Athletic Board.
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While the sectional and district rounds are run by the District Boards, who knows how high up the food chain the situation went?
 
jnjcoach said:
Ohsaa originally moved it and EP took it to court and win so ohsaa was overruled
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That is incorrect. EP perhaps threatened a lawsuit, but it never went to court. OHSAA never made a decision to move the game, though conversations were held with EP asking them if they would voluntarily move it.
 
hammer89 said:
That is incorrect. EP perhaps threatened a lawsuit, but it never went to court. OHSAA never made a decision to move the game, though conversations were held with EP asking them if they would voluntarily move it.
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That's not how it was told to me by our assistant AD who has some knowledge on the subject but I'll take your word on it. I think it should have been moved
 
jnjcoach said:
That's not how it was told to me by our assistant AD who has some knowledge on the subject but I'll take your word on it. I think it should have been moved
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If there was a lawsuit, it’d be public record. You’d be able to look it up online, see the judge, etc. media would’ve covered such a thing, a judge saying the school must play.
 
hammer89 said:
If there was a lawsuit, it’d be public record. You’d be able to look it up online, see the judge, etc. media would’ve covered such a thing, a judge saying the school must play.
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I thought the same thing. It still should have been moved in my opinion
 
radiodaveagain said:
East Palastine Girls Basketball Tournament Game Impacted By Train Derailment, OHSAA Says 'No' To Site Change
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East Palastine Girls Basketball Tournament Game Impacted By Train Derailment, OHSAA Says ‘No’ To Site Change

The recent train derailment in East Palastine made headlines in two Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) girls basketball sectional games
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So if the two schools agreed to play it at Bristol site, how could the OHSAA stop them?

and remember, these tournaments are just for fun. There is no cash prize for winning the whole thing.
 
I have family that live there and I wouldn't take my kids there now. I voted to not go to a track meet in the spring because I don't trust how it will be
 
It seems like both sides are at fault here... It appears that it would be pretty easy to move the game to a neutral site. On the other side (I am not an environment scientist) It seems like a slight overreaction by Bristol to not play the game. Were they concerned about air quality or water? It would be very easy to just bring your own case of bottled water for your team... again I am not an air quality specialist, but is the time walking from the bus to the gym and back to the bus after the game that significant of a danger?

Bottom line, adults once again taking opportunities away from kids in what appears to potentially have been a close game with how they were seeded.. I feel bad for the players on both teams and especially Bristol as they did not even get an opportunity...
 
OH_sportsfan said:
It seems like both sides are at fault here... It appears that it would be pretty easy to move the game to a neutral site. On the other side (I am not an environment scientist) It seems like a slight overreaction by Bristol to not play the game. Were they concerned about air quality or water? It would be very easy to just bring your own case of bottled water for your team... again I am not an air quality specialist, but is the time walking from the bus to the gym and back to the bus after the game that significant of a danger?

Bottom line, adults once again taking opportunities away from kids in what appears to potentially have been a close game with how they were seeded.. I feel bad for the players on both teams and especially Bristol as they did not even get an opportunity...
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So the air inside all the buildings in EP is fine? The bad air just stays outside?
 
I think the whole situation stinks. I totally understand why Bristol would ask for the neutral site - I feel the same way. I also understand that EP is back to school, and if their students have to be there every day like normal, then why shouldn't they be able to play games/sports at their school if they're entitled to it!
 
The air is testing fine and the water is testing fine. They have a municipal water supply which is tested and treated constantly as are all municipal water supplies. The national media has done a good job of scaring people out of their minds, not unlike covid.
 
CasualFan24 said:
I think the whole situation stinks. I totally understand why Bristol would ask for the neutral site - I feel the same way. I also understand that EP is back to school, and if their students have to be there every day like normal, then why shouldn't they be able to play games/sports at their school if they're entitled to it!
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they got bounced in the game they had to play next.

these games mean nothing, remember? they are just for fun, all of them. they mean absolutely nothing
 
OH_sportsfan said:
It seems like both sides are at fault here... It appears that it would be pretty easy to move the game to a neutral site. On the other side (I am not an environment scientist) It seems like a slight overreaction by Bristol to not play the game. Were they concerned about air quality or water? It would be very easy to just bring your own case of bottled water for your team... again I am not an air quality specialist, but is the time walking from the bus to the gym and back to the bus after the game that significant of a danger?

Bottom line, adults once again taking opportunities away from kids in what appears to potentially have been a close game with how they were seeded.. I feel bad for the players on both teams and especially Bristol as they did not even get an opportunity...
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Bristol lost nothing because there was never anything to win or to lose except a meaningless kids game
 
jnjcoach said:
Tell that to a kid who didn't know they played their last high school game
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any or all of them can play all the games they want. so what it's not a pretend NBA small school high school game.

the "OHSAA interscholastic competition is the same thing as the NBA or Olympics" is nothing but a huge mirage, deception, false pretense, idiotic overly expensive play pretend and interscholastic competitions should be banned and replaced with true physical education where all the students of a school can be on a pretend NBA basketball team not just play pretend pros. and that has always been my opinion.
 
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