That's been going on in high school sports for some time.
And yet, the Rockford television stations, which would put the story of a Chicago Cub pitcher carrying a perfect game against the White Sox into the ninth inning hitting a walk-off home run (because they'd use the designated hitter on the south side) that breaks up the Sox pitcher's no-hitter behind a story involving a high school cross country team that's running in the state championship, have been, during their high school football training camp reporting, featuring teams that have gone from eleven to seven on a side, and there are some new teams reflecting consolidations among high schools. In both situations, it's fewer kids going out for football, despite the shot at more than fifteen minutes of fame on local television.The way the things have been going with the Cubs and Sox of late, a few feel-good high school football stories might boost morale around the sports desk. Some of the Rockford area high schools have been putting more money into sports. Others, not so much, and in some smaller school districts rivalries of long standing have been put aside, the better to be able to put eight men on a field. "Those eight player squads are becoming more common in Illinois, and some of those squads are joint efforts of more than one high school."
I wonder if the television stations will send crews out for homecoming night footie matches, which are replacing the traditional football games at schools giving up on football.
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