I have always thought a forum was designed to be a marketplace for ideas. It appears that, yet again, some are misusing the message board in search of the truth. Unfortunately, our insatiable appetite for information does not entitle us to the truth. Save myself and tkdwn2, I am almost certain most others who have shared information here don?t know all the facts in this case. And frankly, it?s not anyone else?s business. I sleep well knowing this is far less about wrestling and more about what is both right and fair to a 17-year-old young man.
We have always played fast and loose with the truth on this message board. My own son, if only by innuendo, has also been included in these inane recruiting accusations. The simple truth is we selected Yorktown High School for purely academic reasons (i.e. Newsweek?s 2010 Best High Schools). Because my son happens to be a talented wrestler, everyone assumes he was recruited. The reality is that he is a far better student than wrestler. We left a school district with a 57 percent graduation rate, and have lived in the same home for over 20 years. We also live half again closer to Yorktown High School than our home district?s high school option. The educational opportunities at Yorktown are unparalleled in East Central Indiana. That?s not recruitment folks, that's just plain good sense.
I have labored for 25 years in a profession where I am expected to solve other people?s problems, and the only truism I can offer is that there are always two sides to the story, and that is certainly the case here.