Some High school news

The Venice faithful got some good news today on the '09 High school season front. We found out a few weeks ago that our 5A district will be VENICE, Manatee, Charlotte, Pt. Charlotte, and Gulf Coast (Naples). Today was the district meeting where we decide how many times each team will play each other and where the District tournament will be held. By a vote of 3-2, District teams will only be required to play each other once. Also, the team with the best District record will host the District tourney at the end of the season. This also means that VHS could possibly host the next 2 years. It really makes a lot of sense to do that for financial reasons as the top seed will most likely be in the championship. Now, the only thing we are waiting for is the Board of Directors at the FHSAA to vote on whether or not our match limit will drop from 25-20 matches.Many coaches around the state, including myself, have written letters to the FHSAA to oppose this motion. More on that at a later time. Our bid to attend the Nike Invitational is moving forward. It will be on tap at the next school Board meeting.