A private Christian school in Dallas, Texas apologized today for running up the score in a girl's basketball game. The game was played on January 13 between The Covenant School and The Dallas Academy. The Academy has just eight girls on its team, and twenty in the school. It specializes in teaching students with learning difficulties, such as short attention spans or difficulty in concentration.
Covenant School released a statement today saying it wanted to forfeit the game, and that "victory without honor is a great loss."
Duh? You think?! What took them so long to realize that running up the score against a clearly outmatched team was bad sportsmanship? A 59-0 score at halftime should have brought a speech to the team by a coach or school official.
I appreciate the apology. But it comes a little late. You cannot take away the hurt and humiliation that the girls of the Academy must feel. Nor can you take away the bad impression the score must have brought upon the school, officials, referees, and any attending supporters of the other school must surely have felt towards the Christian school.
Hey, Covenant. I appreciate your decision to release an apology. But your apology can't take away the pain inflicted in the game, nor the bad impression you left of a Christian school.
This is my viewpoint. I welcome your comments, if you have any thoughts.
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