{"id":333402,"date":"2017-05-15T11:22:15","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T17:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/?p=333402"},"modified":"2017-05-15T11:22:15","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T17:22:15","slug":"private-or-public-state-champions-should-be-recognized-for-the-accomplishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/private-or-public-state-champions-should-be-recognized-for-the-accomplishment\/","title":{"rendered":"Private or public, state champions should be recognized for the accomplishment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NutsandBolts5-15-17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-333431\" src=\"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NutsandBolts5-15-17-1024x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, McGill-Toolen won the school&#8217;s first-ever girls soccer state championship. The win was made even more remarkable because it came in the first season for Cheryl Flores as head coach.<\/p>\n<p>McGill-Toolen allowed only one goal in four playoff games, beating Vestavia Hill 2-0 to earn the title.<\/p>\n<p>That awesome accomplishment should be the entire story. But in a world in which politics has infiltrated everything, including high school sports, it&#8217; not.<\/p>\n<p>McGill-Toolen&#8217;s soccer title was the fifth won by private schools this year. That&#8217;s five out of eight titles. In fact, all eight championships were won by either private schools, teams from Shelby County or both.<\/p>\n<p>The private school domination in soccer will only further fuel the argument that public schools have little chance to successfully compete against private schools.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to look at the numbers and come to that conclusion, but you&#8217;re doing a disservice to the players involved to not also recognize what sort of sacrifice and commitment it takes &#8212; whether you\u2019re at a large private school or a tiny public school &#8212; to reach the ultimate goal of a state championship.<\/p>\n<p>For Threaded Fasteners, I&#8217;m Randy Kennedy with Nuts and Bolts of the Game.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-333402-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NutsBolts051517.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NutsBolts051517.mp3\">http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/NutsBolts051517.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Over the weekend, McGill-Toolen won the school&#8217;s first-ever girls soccer state championship. 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