Who will win D2 title?

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Who will win

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Who will win

Looks like mostly Burrillville folks have voted. They could win, as long as their team can lay off the booze long enough this week. ;/

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Looks like mostly Burrillville folks have voted. They could win, as long as their team can lay off the booze long enough this week. ;/

Several players across most Burrillville sports teams had been present at a party where alcohol was present, and were suspended as such. The majority of the soccer players were exonerated of any wrongdoing other than being present.

People like you are the very moronic type who pretend their own kids have never done anything wrong, or been around others who have. You are the very trash that puts their head in the sand rather than acknowledging reality....at least up until your sheltered little princess ends up in rehab!

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Several players across most Burrillville sports teams had been present at a party where alcohol was present, and were suspended as such. The majority of the soccer players were exonerated of any wrongdoing other than being present.

People like you are the very moronic type who pretend their own kids have never done anything wrong, or been around others who have. You are the very trash that puts their head in the sand rather than acknowledging reality....at least up until your sheltered little princess ends up in rehab!

there's no way for the school to 100% know who was drinking/who was not. you can't get "exonerated"after the fact unless you are simply taking someone's word. point is, underage kids going to a party with alcohol. if the sports team(s) guidelines are that being present at an underage drinking party is against those teams guidelines - then a suspension is on order.
you are simplifying it by making it about who did / did not "participate." not leaving is participating.

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there's no way for the school to 100% know who was drinking/who was not. you can't get "exonerated"after the fact unless you are simply taking someone's word. point is, underage kids going to a party with alcohol. if the sports team(s) guidelines are that being present at an underage drinking party is against those teams guidelines - then a suspension is on order.
you are simplifying it by making it about who did / did not "participate." not leaving is participating.

My kid plays for a D1 school so i don't care who wins, but what a weak minded politically correct response. So now we are preaching guilty until proven innocent?

Possible scenario for any school in any town: large group of kids get together to hang out with no alcohol or drugs present; as usually happens word spreads and the party grows, including some attendees with alcohol. Is it now the case that all the original attendees must now leave, AND, still potentially be subject to suspension? Where does it end?

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there's no way for the school to 100% know who was drinking/who was not. you can't get "exonerated"after the fact unless you are simply taking someone's word. point is, underage kids going to a party with alcohol. if the sports team(s) guidelines are that being present at an underage drinking party is against those teams guidelines - then a suspension is on order.
you are simplifying it by making it about who did / did not "participate." not leaving is participating.

The only time you can be exonerated is after the fact! And while we are at it, you do realize police have this new thing called a breathalyzer which has a main purpose of proving or vindicating, and is used at many school functions, as well as non-school functions. Shockingly police also carry them in their police cruisers should a child at a party request one.

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My kid plays for a D1 school so i don't care who wins, but what a weak minded politically correct response. So now we are preaching guilty until proven innocent?

Possible scenario for any school in any town: large group of kids get together to hang out with no alcohol or drugs present; as usually happens word spreads and the party grows, including some attendees with alcohol. Is it now the case that all the original attendees must now leave, AND, still potentially be subject to suspension? Where does it end?

Can't speak for each school, but our school's policy is if alcohol is present, you are expected to leave; if you need a ride, then you are expected to take reasonable action to leave. If you do that, then there is no punishment. I've always wondered if a kid stays to protect/watch over another student who is intoxicated (especially a female) if the school would make an exception.

Look at state student survey stats - about 30-40% admit using alcohol (which is probably underestimating due to response bias).

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Several players across most Burrillville sports teams had been present at a party where alcohol was present, and were suspended as such. The majority of the soccer players were exonerated of any wrongdoing other than being present.

People like you are the very moronic type who pretend their own kids have never done anything wrong, or been around others who have. You are the very trash that puts their head in the sand rather than acknowledging reality....at least up until your sheltered little princess ends up in rehab!

Wow, spend more time speaking to your daughter with this vigor and maybe she wont be the youngest player caught at that party. Embarrassing right? Keep making excuses for her, that's how they end up in rehab. If they were exonerated of any wrongdoing, why were they suspended?

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Wow, spend more time speaking to your daughter with this vigor and maybe she wont be the youngest player caught at that party. Embarrassing right? Keep making excuses for her, that's how they end up in rehab. If they were exonerated of any wrongdoing, why were they suspended?

So sad to have such narrow views. There actually was a girl there who returned to give a friend a ride, but stayed to take the keys of a friend who was intoxicated. That is exactly the type of behavior that should not be penalized.

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So sad to have such narrow views. There actually was a girl there who returned to give a friend a ride, but stayed to take the keys of a friend who was intoxicated. That is exactly the type of behavior that should not be penalized.

Bottom line:

Any blanket policy is dangerous=avoid anywhere that guilt can potentially be assigned

This applies to any school, any sport, any gender

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I started this thread to generate some discussion on the talented teams of young ladies who have made it this far. If you have a desire to behave more immaturely than the kids we are discussing, please create a different thread and have at each other.

Here are my two cents:

Scituate is the obvious favorite, with a great scoring attack and a superb goalie. MB has a couple of quick scoring threats, but will need to rely on their strong back four to negate Scituate's attack. Scituate will prevail.

Westerly has the stronger keeper and a good D, but will have difficulty mounting an offensive threat. Burrillville meanwhile has a strong offensive unit, and better balance. Burrillville will most likely take it, as long as doesn't come down to pk's.

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Bottom line:

Any blanket policy is dangerous

Said NOT the Wheaton College President..

Good point; reason why each case has to be investigated and adjudicated individually. Imagine if a girl was assaulted or drove intoxicated because others left her out of fear of being suspended due to the blanket policy.

Wait until RI legalizes pot..

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I started this thread to generate some discussion on the talented teams of young ladies who have made it this far. If you have a desire to behave more immaturely than the kids we are discussing, please create a different thread and have at each other.

Here are my two cents:

Scituate is the obvious favorite, with a great scoring attack and a superb goalie. MB has a couple of quick scoring threats, but will need to rely on their strong back four to negate Scituate's attack. Scituate will prevail.

Westerly has the stronger keeper and a good D, but will have difficulty mounting an offensive threat. Burrillville meanwhile has a strong offensive unit, and better balance. Burrillville will most likely take it, as long as doesn't come down to pk's.

Not a lot of drama in the girls tournament except on the one side of the D2 bracket - a break for Burrillville.

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Not a lot of drama in the girls tournament except on the one side of the D2 bracket - a break for Burrillville.

A huge break, but give westerly credit since north Smithfield was a heavy favorite also. It will still be scituate-burrillville...

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Nobody gives MB any credit. They had one of the biggest goal differentials in the division. They wil win and then beat Burrillville. 2-1 and then 2-0