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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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jmuse Rookie Author Long Island Posts:3 Points:1,685 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: 5/11/2008 10:25:31 AM	Ignore jmuse Report Abuse
	Here's an idea. Make fuel efficient busses.
Timberline Veteran Author West Virginia Posts:332 Points:169,250 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 5:57:18 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 Veteran Author Los Angeles Posts:279 Points:87,290 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 11:55:31 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:633 Points:552,545 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 10:13:29 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:1,056 Points:762,735 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 8:27:05 AM	Ignore gasie1 Report Abuse
	Everybody is rethinking how to spend less on gasoline.
mwhals Champion Author Charleston Posts:3,652 Points:629,990 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 8:17:44 AM	Ignore mwhals Report Abuse
	I was wondering when this would happen.
4warned Veteran Author Michigan Posts:260 Points:428,665 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 8:15:23 AM	Ignore 4warned Report Abuse
	Fuel like water effects just about everything we do.
bug27 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,022 Points:987,425 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 8:14:48 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 Sophomore Author Tennessee Posts:115 Points:5,770 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 8:11:11 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 Veteran Author Pennsylvania Posts:322 Points:65,495 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 8:10:17 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 All-Star Author Texas Posts:776 Points:640,360 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 8:02:51 AM	Ignore Dipstick1 Report Abuse
	We waste in so many ways.
The_WB Champion Author Detroit Posts:2,551 Points:302,500 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:59:54 AM	Ignore The_WB Report Abuse
	You will see more of this
timwil All-Star Author Arkansas Posts:875 Points:307,535 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:58:43 AM	Ignore timwil Report Abuse
	old news
cucamping Champion Author Omaha Posts:2,784 Points:626,130 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:56:15 AM	Ignore cucamping Report Abuse
	I wondered when it would start.
DooDaa Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:2,882 Points:663,605 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:55:46 AM	Ignore DooDaa Report Abuse
	I can't drive 500 miles...
forty-niner Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:14,364 Points:629,665 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:46:39 AM	Ignore forty-niner Report Abuse
	So something good has come out of all this-good for them!
Magnum0829 All-Star Author Jackson Posts:575 Points:286,315 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:46:01 AM	Ignore Magnum0829 Report Abuse
	Ditto.
Gassie1 Champion Author Akron Posts:3,366 Points:375,710 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:45:06 AM	Ignore Gassie1 Report Abuse
	Just raise ticket prices!
DerHahn Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,007 Points:311,020 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:44:10 AM	Ignore DerHahn Report Abuse
	won't be long before city schools are using the trains and other public transit.
goose28in Sophomore Author Detroit Posts:120 Points:13,760 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:40:29 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:38 Points:99,985 Joined:Sep 2007	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:38:25 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:4,852 Points:676,910 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:37:18 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:4,207 Points:624,275 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:36:34 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:7,380 Points:1,579,480 Joined:Jun 2003	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:36:00 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 Sophomore Author Indiana Posts:147 Points:171,020 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:34:23 AM	Ignore mikesf58 Report Abuse
	About time those who spendd others money start to see that this is not an endless supply
brutus All-Star Author Alberta Posts:802 Points:748,305 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:30:45 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 Sophomore Author Georgia Posts:103 Points:258,290 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:30:13 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 All-Star Author Indianapolis Posts:659 Points:241,310 Joined:Jun 2003	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:29:40 AM	Ignore racerdj Report Abuse
	A good move.
oncotime Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:8,317 Points:1,466,415 Joined:May 2003	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:24:18 AM	Ignore oncotime Report Abuse
	Maybe the salaries will come down into reality levels.
dshook Sophomore Author Toledo Posts:102 Points:830,665 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:21:51 AM	Ignore dshook Report Abuse
	Is this the kind of thing to bring light to the high gasoline prices?
rowansysco Veteran Author Louisville Posts:419 Points:162,155 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:20:43 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 Veteran Author Atlanta Posts:250 Points:38,525 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:17:48 AM	Ignore UTOrangeMan Report Abuse
	Everybody hurts.
Crumbfel Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,335 Points:596,060 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:10:51 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:10,691 Points:1,324,895 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:08:55 AM	Ignore Zinnoil Report Abuse
	Now they can hire more assistants to the assistant drones.
bell05 Sophomore Author Atlanta Posts:196 Points:72,935 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:08:08 AM	Ignore bell05 Report Abuse
	Makes sense. High cost is effecting us everywhere.
BumMI All-Star Author Detroit Posts:883 Points:182,595 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 7:04:07 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:102 Points:148,970 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:57:02 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:3,663 Points:635,200 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:56:51 AM	Ignore Road_Fever Report Abuse
	It's tough all over.
RandyK9 Champion Author London Posts:2,946 Points:562,030 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:54:44 AM	Ignore RandyK9 Report Abuse
	Everything is going up.
44Irish Veteran Author Ontario Posts:310 Points:110,950 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:54:19 AM	Ignore 44Irish Report Abuse
	I heard that NASCAR is going to change to 4 cylinder engines.
Shiff All-Star Author Pennsylvania Posts:579 Points:262,480 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:54:06 AM	Ignore Shiff Report Abuse
	OK
blitzntj All-Star Author Jacksonville Posts:576 Points:111,220 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:54:04 AM	Ignore blitzntj Report Abuse
	why shouldn't they join in the fun
bbreff Champion Author Atlanta Posts:1,129 Points:839,715 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:54:02 AM	Ignore bbreff Report Abuse
	When will the rest of the country attempt to do this?
Jizme All-Star Author Lincoln Posts:674 Points:1,097,240 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:50:56 AM	Ignore Jizme Report Abuse
	good for them
FieroGT Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:5,188 Points:933,810 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:50:46 AM	Ignore FieroGT Report Abuse
	Seems to make sense.
GMax24G Sophomore Author Charleston Posts:170 Points:20,230 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:50:41 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:551 Points:112,785 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:50:10 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 Rookie Author Charleston Posts:38 Points:773,735 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:49:36 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:2,863 Points:603,835 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:48:34 AM	Ignore Mazdaman7Q Report Abuse
	We are all having to pay in all aspects to fuel Big Oil greed!
1alden Veteran Author Twin Cities Posts:367 Points:95,375 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 5/10/2008 6:47:13 AM	Ignore 1alden Report Abuse
	These high fuel prices will bring down the USA.

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