Forget the Scores: Girls’ Team Wins Big

Just read Bill Plaschke’s piece on the Oak Grove Institute’s Monarchs [Jan. 23]. What’s wrong with Mark Hollis? Doesn’t he know that high school athletics are about booster clubs, winning games, raising money, and getting scholarships?

Those poor kids . . . playing sports for only the thrill of participating, learning teamwork, and developing a sense of belonging. What kind of lessons are those to be teaching, anyway?

JIM REED

Lake Forest