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Sports world begins to sputter under weight of fuel prices Friday, May 09, 2008
USA Today -- Eight high schools south of Detroit announced this week they are forming a new league of schools within a 15-mile radius. The cost of gas is one major reason. "It makes the most sense, especially in these economic times," Allen Park athletics director Ken Stephens says. "Where can you save money? You can cut down on transportation." Stephens says it costs $490 to take the football team to Monroe — 70 miles roundtrip on two buses at $3.50 a mile. In the Downriver League, which will begin play in 2009, most roundtrips will be 20 miles or less. Allen Park currently plays in the 28-team Mega Conference.
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	Friday, May 09, 2008 USA Today -- Eight high schools south of Detroit announced this week they are forming a new league of schools within a 15-mile radius. The cost of gas is one major reason. "It makes the most sense, especially in these economic times," Allen Park athletics director Ken Stephens says. "Where can you save money? You can cut down on transportation." Stephens says it costs $490 to take the football team to Monroe — 70 miles roundtrip on two buses at $3.50 a mile. In the Downriver League, which will begin play in 2009, most roundtrips will be 20 miles or less. Allen Park currently plays in the 28-team Mega Conference. Visit USA Today for full article

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POLELANE Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,213 Points:119,500 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: 5/12/2008 11:19:32 AM	Ignore POLELANE Report Abuse
	kobe sputtered again yesterday
jmuse Veteran Author Long Island Posts:338 Points:73,075 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: 5/11/2008 9:25:31 AM	Ignore jmuse Report Abuse
	Here's an idea. Make fuel efficient busses.
Timberline Veteran Author West Virginia Posts:399 Points:188,240 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 4:57:18 PM	Ignore Timberline Report Abuse
	The softball league that my eight year old granddaughter is in, is now limiting games to teams that are within 10 miles.
magnumCA All-Star Author Los Angeles Posts:692 Points:153,310 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 10:55:31 AM	Ignore magnumCA Report Abuse
	Whats more important a ballgame or gas. If you can afford a ballgame and 12.00 for a beer you can afford 4.00+ per gallon in life we pick and choose
celtic14 All-Star Author Florida Posts:703 Points:608,795 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 9:13:29 AM	Ignore celtic14 Report Abuse
	rowansysco wrote: "ballparks will soon be empty, and the gangsta athletes will be back on the streets killing each other and filling up our prisons!!!" In that case, they'll be filling up the cemeteries, not the prisons. And they certainly won't be missed.
gasie1 Champion Author Maine Posts:1,436 Points:834,910 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:27:05 AM	Ignore gasie1 Report Abuse
	Everybody is rethinking how to spend less on gasoline.
mwhals Champion Author Charleston Posts:4,135 Points:702,165 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:17:44 AM	Ignore mwhals Report Abuse
	I was wondering when this would happen.
4warned All-Star Author Michigan Posts:624 Points:500,820 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:15:23 AM	Ignore 4warned Report Abuse
	Fuel like water effects just about everything we do.
bug27 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,368 Points:1,055,700 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:14:48 AM	Ignore bug27 Report Abuse
	It should always have been that way. If schools are going to spend money on transporation, make it for an academic meet. After all, education is their purpose, not entertainment.
ladyjj All-Star Author Tennessee Posts:525 Points:43,270 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:11:11 AM	Ignore ladyjj Report Abuse
	It is gona get where you will even have to take your on child to school as well. Just wait and see the fuel will be so high that they won't be able to afford to do that.
Matts_Pap All-Star Author Pennsylvania Posts:687 Points:114,870 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:10:17 AM	Ignore Matts_Pap Report Abuse
	They are spending our money, if it was theirs they would have done this when fuel was .99 a gallon.
Dipstick1 Champion Author Texas Posts:1,130 Points:710,535 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:02:51 AM	Ignore Dipstick1 Report Abuse
	We waste in so many ways.
The_WB Champion Author Detroit Posts:3,138 Points:366,875 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:59:54 AM	Ignore The_WB Report Abuse
	You will see more of this
timwil Champion Author Arkansas Posts:1,461 Points:378,635 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:58:43 AM	Ignore timwil Report Abuse
	old news
cucamping Champion Author Omaha Posts:3,127 Points:694,760 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:56:15 AM	Ignore cucamping Report Abuse
	I wondered when it would start.
DooDaa Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:3,198 Points:721,230 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:55:46 AM	Ignore DooDaa Report Abuse
	I can't drive 500 miles...
forty-niner Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:15,013 Points:701,920 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:46:39 AM	Ignore forty-niner Report Abuse
	So something good has come out of all this-good for them!
Magnum0829 All-Star Author Jackson Posts:931 Points:356,815 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:46:01 AM	Ignore Magnum0829 Report Abuse
	Ditto.
Gassie1 Champion Author Akron Posts:3,794 Points:447,660 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:45:06 AM	Ignore Gassie1 Report Abuse
	Just raise ticket prices!
DerHahn Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,517 Points:383,195 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:44:10 AM	Ignore DerHahn Report Abuse
	won't be long before city schools are using the trains and other public transit.
goose28in Veteran Author Detroit Posts:311 Points:60,830 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:40:29 AM	Ignore goose28in Report Abuse
	Hooky, LEAREN? being funny I hope. When did school sports take away from learning? Maybe get the kids away from video games, watching television or eating might help them learn something. Maybe as a parent you should read to your kids or get involved instead of blaming school sports. Just an idea.
madpotter55 Rookie Author Cleveland Posts:93 Points:134,495 Joined:Sep 2007	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:38:25 AM	Ignore madpotter55 Report Abuse
	Great news here! So tired of busing kids across the state to compete....... for Godsake it's high school!
deannasmum Champion Author West Virginia Posts:5,207 Points:736,330 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:37:18 AM	Ignore deannasmum Report Abuse
	Just as the great school consolidation hits our area the schools can't afford buses.
hooky Champion Author Michigan Posts:5,461 Points:696,450 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:36:34 AM	Ignore hooky Report Abuse
	Oh, MY! It's about time we cut back on these school sports programs and began to have kids LEAREN something?
jes Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:7,715 Points:1,643,980 Joined:Jun 2003	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:36:00 AM	Ignore jes Report Abuse
	If your going to play, your going to pay. Don't be raising my school taxes to pay for extra curricular activities. We never had any kids so why should we have to pay? Go ahead & have a bunch of kids, but quit asking me to keep digging into my pocket to pay for them to play school sports. Your kid wants to play school sports? You pay the bill.
mikesf58 Veteran Author Indiana Posts:348 Points:212,515 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:34:23 AM	Ignore mikesf58 Report Abuse
	About time those who spendd others money start to see that this is not an endless supply
brutus Champion Author Alberta Posts:1,157 Points:818,630 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:30:45 AM	Ignore brutus Report Abuse
	Fuel is small for them, "peanuts". Look how sports figures are overpaid. Salaries are the owners problem who hire these overpaid players! Quit crying about the fuel.
gch42 All-Star Author Georgia Posts:793 Points:331,000 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:30:13 AM	Ignore gch42 Report Abuse
	In Georgia, high school sports are grouped according to their student populations, and the schools are classified and play in conferences based upon those classifications. Several of the largest schools are in my area and frequently must travel nearly 200 miles ONE WAY to play games. I think this will cause a change in play over the next couple of years.
racerdj Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:1,026 Points:313,485 Joined:Jun 2003	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:29:40 AM	Ignore racerdj Report Abuse
	A good move.
oncotime Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:8,686 Points:1,538,570 Joined:May 2003	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:24:18 AM	Ignore oncotime Report Abuse
	Maybe the salaries will come down into reality levels.
dshook Sophomore Author Toledo Posts:171 Points:893,645 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:21:51 AM	Ignore dshook Report Abuse
	Is this the kind of thing to bring light to the high gasoline prices?
rowansysco All-Star Author Louisville Posts:744 Points:226,530 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:20:43 AM	Ignore rowansysco Report Abuse
	ballparks will soon be empty, and the gangsta athletes will be back on the streets killing eachother and filling up our prisons!!!
UTOrangeMan Champion Author Atlanta Posts:1,381 Points:110,700 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:17:48 AM	Ignore UTOrangeMan Report Abuse
	Everybody hurts.
Crumbfel Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,690 Points:662,285 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:10:51 AM	Ignore Crumbfel Report Abuse
	Local teams playing local teams because the speculators and the administration is greedy for more at our expense.
Zinnoil Champion Author Illinois Posts:11,594 Points:1,397,070 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:08:55 AM	Ignore Zinnoil Report Abuse
	Now they can hire more assistants to the assistant drones.
bell05 All-Star Author Atlanta Posts:565 Points:146,310 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:08:08 AM	Ignore bell05 Report Abuse
	Makes sense. High cost is effecting us everywhere.
BumMI Champion Author Detroit Posts:1,208 Points:251,460 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:04:07 AM	Ignore BumMI Report Abuse
	Its sad we are at this point and it could have been avoided if it was not for greed
hiwytrucker Sophomore Author San Diego Posts:172 Points:163,070 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 5:57:02 AM	Ignore hiwytrucker Report Abuse
	Time for the parents to step up and help out with the costs of their children.
Road_Fever Champion Author West Virginia Posts:3,980 Points:698,420 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 5:56:51 AM	Ignore Road_Fever Report Abuse
	It's tough all over.
RandyK9 Champion Author London Posts:3,059 Points:607,120 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 5:54:44 AM	Ignore RandyK9 Report Abuse
	Everything is going up.
44Irish All-Star Author Ontario Posts:684 Points:183,125 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 5:54:19 AM	Ignore 44Irish Report Abuse
	I heard that NASCAR is going to change to 4 cylinder engines.
Shiff All-Star Author Pennsylvania Posts:924 Points:309,155 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 5:54:06 AM	Ignore Shiff Report Abuse
	OK
blitzntj All-Star Author Jacksonville Posts:672 Points:131,615 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 5:54:04 AM	Ignore blitzntj Report Abuse
	why shouldn't they join in the fun
bbreff Champion Author Atlanta Posts:1,480 Points:908,215 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 5:54:02 AM	Ignore bbreff Report Abuse
	When will the rest of the country attempt to do this?
Jizme Champion Author Lincoln Posts:1,040 Points:1,169,415 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 5:50:56 AM	Ignore Jizme Report Abuse
	good for them
FieroGT Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:5,536 Points:992,560 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 5:50:46 AM	Ignore FieroGT Report Abuse
	Seems to make sense.
GMax24G All-Star Author Charleston Posts:732 Points:82,675 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 5:50:41 AM	Ignore GMax24G Report Abuse
	At least those schools have busses to take athletes. Except for the football team, our school athletes have to be taken by parents.
weenerdog All-Star Author Detroit Posts:972 Points:184,060 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 5:50:10 AM	Ignore weenerdog Report Abuse
	I don't have kids, but have heard how parents hate driving 30-50 miles to go to their kids games.
irish15pilot Veteran Author Charleston Posts:336 Points:843,600 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 5:49:36 AM	Ignore irish15pilot Report Abuse
	See what can happen, when you are faced with a crisis financial or otherwise. Teams competing against each other who might not if it was not for the price of fuel crisis.
Mazdaman7Q Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,178 Points:674,200 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 5:48:34 AM	Ignore Mazdaman7Q Report Abuse
	We are all having to pay in all aspects to fuel Big Oil greed!