This season the Jeannette faithful have endured criticism and disrespect from the Tribune-Review. Yes, some kids left the district, not the city. Yes, some kids left the city and now reside in other districts. This letter isn’t about those student athletes or their families; people need to make decisions that are best for their situations. Not sure why nearly every article and blurb had to mention kids that are no longer playing for Jeannette.

This letter is for the student athletes who suit up every Friday and work their tails off to protect the Jayhawk tradition, a tradition that was saved last year by coach Roy Hall, who inspired kids to play on a depleted team, maybe his best year of coaching ever.

Teams from several area schools have made the playoffs seven times with non-winning records since 2015, and that should be celebrated. This season we have seen local teams take major steps toward prominence. That’s a win/win for everybody in this area, it should be celebrated.

However, why such disrespect for the winningest team in the WPIAL, the seventh winningest in the state and the 31st in the country out of 16,000 schools?

Why such disrespect for a young coaching staff that includes three multi-sport standouts from the Jayhawk family, a Jeannette police officer who obviously lives in the city and an employee of the district itself?

Stop the negativity.

Barry Sunder

Jeannette

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