tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post1845036547731829885..comments2023-05-02T05:34:32.964-04:00Comments on The Varsity Letters: Friday Night Thoughts, Week 5Moehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13612323587459830074noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-45507728248684825102009-10-10T10:21:48.100-04:002009-10-10T10:21:48.100-04:00Clairton is and has been a rogue program from the ...Clairton is and has been a rogue program from the youth level to high school for years.<br /><br />Its the reason they were thrown out of the Mon Valley Youth league.<br /><br />The main problem isn't the "intimidation" its the antics of the coaches and allowing them cross the line on a regular basis.<br /><br />Trash talking is one thing, but doing push ups and purposely getting in the way of the other team is quite another.<br /><br />To answer Clairton Alum, I would rather have a program the wins but does it the right way than have a bunch of thugs playing for me.<br /><br />The reason is that football is part of life not life itself. These kids from Clairton most often find themselves on the outside looking in when football is done and the real work begins.a-wildnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-68925416800696037842009-10-10T04:15:54.574-04:002009-10-10T04:15:54.574-04:00Kovak, there no hope for Trinity who are you kiddi...Kovak, there no hope for Trinity who are you kidding, quite trying to save Daltons jobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-91500257580045989072009-10-08T21:26:35.678-04:002009-10-08T21:26:35.678-04:00This whole arguement of Fort Cherry not being guil...This whole arguement of Fort Cherry not being guilty in all of this is laughable. And what purpose would I have to make up stuff. I'VE SAID ALL ALONG THAT CLAIRTON WAS GUILTY. Whatever. You guys win.Joey Niklashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736900502605081239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-77523518798022228952009-10-08T19:50:45.869-04:002009-10-08T19:50:45.869-04:00Part of the reason it's not dropped is because...Part of the reason it's not dropped is because Joey and Clairton Alum are trying to rewrite what happened, and tossing in 'scoops' about texts that have yet to be proven. <br /><br />They should do what their team does, slink back to Clairton with what's left of your reputation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-23007119899098766552009-10-08T19:33:06.607-04:002009-10-08T19:33:06.607-04:00"The Rangers showed the key thing in high sch..."The Rangers showed the key thing in high school sports which is sportsmanship."<br /><br />What? I'm sorry, I must have missed Fort Cherry's sportsmanship. I was paying too much attention to them throwing their helmets during pre-game and watching their coach shove ours or maybe it was the unsportsmanlike conduct penalties they had...or maybe it was the personal foul penalties they took...or you know it could have been the two Fort Cherry players fighting one another that distracted me from their sportsmanship...oh, you know it actually might have been the Fort Cherry coach grabbing one of his kids by the throat after the game...maybe thats what kept me from seeing their sportsmanship...ha ha ha...give me a break...sportsmanship. I know my bears arent always the best "sportsmen" but at least I dont pretend they are.<br /><br />...and dont give me "oh if your big bad players wouldnt have instigated things our boys would never have done anything wrong"...please.<br /><br />Just remember...if you guys plan on making any type of run in the playoffs your road to Heinz will more than likely run through Clairton. Good luck with that...Clairton Alumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-64623121465451673632009-10-08T14:25:30.327-04:002009-10-08T14:25:30.327-04:00Joey Niklas
so what if a kid threw his helmet th...Joey Niklas <br /><br />so what if a kid threw his helmet the game wasnt even started yet, if your team would not of ben there to set people off the pre game argument would not have happend. So i dont know how your going to blame fc players and fans when clairton was in the way, when clairton started runing there mouth first. After the game nothing would have happend if clairton would not have been doing there little post game push ups. And you say the coach was pushed i didnt see any one push any body (it may have happend) but i didnt see it all i seen was finger pointing and yelling. So quit telling fc players, coaches, and fans to take the blame because all they did was not back down from a good team but a cocky one. Its almost a week later and your still telling fc fans to take the blame well just get over it because it wasnt there fault so why would they take the blame for it. What happend from both teams was uncalled for but I dont think it was fc fault maybe you do I dont know I dont care. <br /><br />Best of luck to all teams playing Friday.<br /><br />and how about everyone drops the whole fc clairton game its old newsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-15985141564936678892009-10-08T14:10:03.693-04:002009-10-08T14:10:03.693-04:00Anon at 4:17 on Oct 7th. Why is it always the coa...Anon at 4:17 on Oct 7th. Why is it always the coach's fault? You can't make chicken soup out of chicken poop. Coach Milkovich is a good coach and it has nothing to do with what class he is coaching in. He doesn't have enough athletes. Big and Strong cannot make up for the guy who just runs away from everybody.Cementheadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-82954713702272626732009-10-08T14:08:49.055-04:002009-10-08T14:08:49.055-04:00Verry trueVerry trueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-61744550910010703402009-10-08T13:05:27.508-04:002009-10-08T13:05:27.508-04:00Ken Barna is the camerman.Ken Barna is the camerman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-44952681434630846122009-10-08T13:02:28.577-04:002009-10-08T13:02:28.577-04:00Dear Clairton Alum,
The fact that you can say For...Dear Clairton Alum,<br /><br />The fact that you can say Fort Cherry deserved what they got in week 5 is uneducated. The Rangers showed the key thing in high school sports which is sportsmanship. Clairton needs to show class, because in all my years at high school events i have never seen anything so embarrassing to a school district then what the Bears showed in week 5. The head coach of Clairton needs to start teaching his kids class. And when Clairton was walking down the sidewalk to the field they were screaming profanity words which should also be addressed by the coach to his players. I was there and you could hear it loud and clear, which is extremely inappropriate. Clairton Alum face the facts and realize that the way your team behaved was not how a high school football team should present themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-41078324818624093442009-10-08T11:15:27.343-04:002009-10-08T11:15:27.343-04:00PT will not win another game all season. "Sta...PT will not win another game all season. "Star players" and team are highly overrated. Beating 4 weak AAA teams clearly did not prepare them for their AAAA season.Phanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08518567484315252659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-60924715433452186342009-10-08T10:54:36.898-04:002009-10-08T10:54:36.898-04:00anon at 3:08 pm thank you.
As for the announcer a...anon at 3:08 pm thank you.<br /><br />As for the announcer at FC, I didnt hear a single word he said. Someone needs to look at the sound system on the visiting side. None of the speakers were working.<br /><br />Tom Nola was the one pushed during pre-game. I have no idea if Ken was pushed or not. Ken does all of the video work for Clairton.Clairton Alumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-71349992342638937292009-10-08T10:26:52.490-04:002009-10-08T10:26:52.490-04:00To Joey Niklas or Animas or whatever you're go...To Joey Niklas or Animas or whatever you're going by this week:<br />There was no post game fiasco. There was handshakes and apologies from both sides of coaches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-84971973771476218652009-10-08T07:40:13.960-04:002009-10-08T07:40:13.960-04:00Former FC player:
The announcer does a good job. ...Former FC player:<br /><br />The announcer does a good job. People enjoy him and his energy he brings to the game. Stay home if you don't like it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-72822915747180197732009-10-07T21:39:14.844-04:002009-10-07T21:39:14.844-04:00Anon 6:40,
When has a Wash County team been in a ...Anon 6:40,<br /><br />When has a Wash County team been in a "BIG GAME"? Of course Clairton is going to lose a "BIG GAME" from time to time. Clairton has won the past 3 against Rochy, is 1-1 against Laurel(in recent memory) never played Wilmington in the past 10+ years, and lost to Steel High in States. The last state level team out of Wash County was Washington. Charleroi and McGuffey seem to be good teams and I wish them the best of luck. But until a Wash County team gets past the first round of the WPIAL playoffs then talk to me about "BIG GAMES". Every team loses a "BIG GAME" from time to time and Clairton is like any program out there. <br /><br />Anon 1:24<br /><br />From all of my accounts Nola was the coach that was pushed in the Pregame. Barna might've been the coach that got pushed in the post game fiasco though. I'm not too sure about that part though. <br /><br />TO ALL OF YOU FC FANS<br /><br />Why are you all acting innocent in all of this? Your coach pushed our coach. Your players threw helmets after the pregame fiasco. Your players fought amongst themselfs. Enough of the holier than art though attitude. You was just as guilty as us. <br /><br />Back to my ramble about Wash County and Big Games. Don't take me as knocking all Wash County schools. I live out here and you do have really good programs. And I enjoy Wash County football. I enjoyed the Burgettstown-Char Houston game and the FC-Bentworth game. There is good football in this area and i'm a Wash County resident and throughout time i'll be a fan of a local team as my future kids will attend a school here. But i'll forever bleed Orange and Black.Joey Niklashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736900502605081239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-28012937145151571402009-10-07T18:40:35.117-04:002009-10-07T18:40:35.117-04:00when the clairton midgets were kicked out they had...when the clairton midgets were kicked out they had good teams but i will tell you they had lost over 50% of the championship games there midgets never won a championship or did there mighty mites only there flag and termites won they were good but they were not the best ask those midgets what happend when valentino ran all over them and when finley beat them in the championship at EF.ive watched the bears and they have been a good program but when you beat them in the big one like rochy,laurel,farrel(execpt last year)wilmington and steel-high those bears go awayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-83101972491957742752009-10-07T16:30:36.102-04:002009-10-07T16:30:36.102-04:00I would bet that the majority of you Clairton crit...I would bet that the majority of you Clairton critics routed for the Steelers of the 70's and players like Lambert, Mean Joe, and most recently Joey Porter, who taunted and used intimidation to rattle opponents.<br /><br />The 70's Steelers intimidated & rattled their opponents by physically beating them up by hitting them harder. Chuck Noll had to much class to allow the garbage that Clairton did to take place. Maybe the Bears quiet coach should speak up and stop this classless punk tradition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-6203097089536104382009-10-07T16:20:49.342-04:002009-10-07T16:20:49.342-04:00Mike:
I wanted to text you before but after I pos...Mike:<br /><br />I wanted to text you before but after I post this I'm going to get into your head and do some push-ups. I hope this doesn't affect future columns or blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-78517107973078345572009-10-07T16:17:57.534-04:002009-10-07T16:17:57.534-04:00What happened to all the talk about Peters. Welcom...What happened to all the talk about Peters. Welcome to AAAA football 2009.<br /><br />October 7, 2009 12:34 AM<br /><br />Anon, good point. To those that have wrongfully claimed there is no difference in coaching at the smaller classifications compared to the AAAA here it is. In AAAA you have to prepare for EVERY team in A & AA you just don't have as many quality teams. That is why so many guys fail when they move up to coach at the AAAA level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-27908705528862286602009-10-07T15:08:50.823-04:002009-10-07T15:08:50.823-04:00As a FC person and former player of Jim Garry, I a...As a FC person and former player of Jim Garry, I agree Clairton was out of line but so too was Fort Cherry no questions about it. If the play again Clairton will beat them just as bad if not worse, Clairton has athletes that can flat out play. I remembered when I was at the game why I no longer go to many FC home games. Can’t they do something about the announcer, he is terrible, this is not the NFL or College buddy it is Single A football. Who is he and why do they ask him back year after year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-43977552807865588792009-10-07T13:24:42.025-04:002009-10-07T13:24:42.025-04:00Joey Niklas and Clairton Alum,
Was Ken Barna the ...Joey Niklas and Clairton Alum,<br /><br />Was Ken Barna the assistant coach for Clairton that got shoved? Heard that he had a whiplash induced neck injury. Any updates?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-35587804207282718142009-10-07T12:04:30.664-04:002009-10-07T12:04:30.664-04:00Haven't seen the Bulldogs yet though that will...Haven't seen the Bulldogs yet though that will likely change in the upcoming weeks.<br /><br />From what my colleagues have said about B-C, the Bulldogs have their typical toughness, might be a little small up front except for Miller (not unusual for them) and are getting a lot better offensively.mike_kovakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347414304708608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-48376920065034863502009-10-07T09:00:47.181-04:002009-10-07T09:00:47.181-04:00Mike,hows BethCenter looking?
FCFMike,hows BethCenter looking? <br /><br />FCFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-61903142234758953092009-10-07T07:22:36.096-04:002009-10-07T07:22:36.096-04:00Thats just stupid for someone to say Clairton shou...Thats just stupid for someone to say Clairton should play up. They are a small class A team now, why move up? I don't think Aliquippa or Jeannette will be moving down anytime soon. They have always said that they would stay in AA as long as they are competitive. As for GCC, as long as they continue to get the best talent in Westmoreland county and surrounding areas they will stay AA as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-9616020597184861462009-10-07T00:39:36.623-04:002009-10-07T00:39:36.623-04:00The funny thing is, most of the comments are not e...The funny thing is, most of the comments are not exactly FC fans. Some posters here admitted (like myself) not knowing anyone from FC, just what I witnessed. Another was from TJ, and others with their own experiences from the program and community. <br /><br />I don't blame you guys for wanting to 'move on', but you don't realize this isn't about FC complaining. It's about Clairton and their actions. <br /><br />That's the sad thing some of you guys don't get. No wonder the team continues to be clueless when it comes to that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com