QHOW MANY PLAYERS FROM THE SAME SCHOOL CAN QUALIFY FOR THE NIFTY FIFTY LIST ? ,I THINK JAMAL JONES FROM IMHOTEP QUALIFY TO BE ON THAT LIST .

QThe article written about Lenny Jordan was excellent because it put the spotlight on the new coach and the new team. The article was in no way suggesting that Carla Williams or the former boys' coach were inadequate. For Carla Williams to take that from this article was a real stretch on her part. For Carla Williams to suggest that Tim Hickey Recruited Nicole Leach for West Catholic is completely untrue and without any logic since Tim Hickey was still the coach at William Penn when Nicole went to West Catholic in the 9th grade.If you speak to Mark Thomas, the father of Latavia Thomas, you will find that Mark sent his daughter to West Catholic because of the education as well as Lenny Jordan who is a long time friend of the family and an established track coach. Going to the Indoor Nationals was a great experience for Penn Wood track team not only did they qualify to go , which is an accomplishment in itself, but the boys also ran their best time in the 4x200 relay. Their time of 1:31.79 will go on record for all time as being one of the best times for this event in the state of Pennsylvania. Lenny Jordan's years of experience have taught him that it's not always about winning when you go to the Nationals. You see sometimes when you run with the best you don't get smashed you do your best.

Carla Williams should think about the student athletes that are still at Penn Wood . Why not be happy for them? And before she writes the next time she should forget about personal feelings or rumors she my have heard and GET HER FACT STRAIGHT. As a reporter MR. Pompey your facts were absolutely correct and the additional fact included here are a matter of record . Check any of the sources cited .

QMr. Pompey,



After reading the article about the Penn Wood Track Team, I can only imagine that either you are friends with Lenny Jordan and Penn Wood athletic director Rap Curry or they are cashing in a favor. Any journalist worth a grain of salt would base such an article on the achievements of the team since Lenny has taken over the coaching duties. However, if you researched before you printed you would have found that last year during the Indoor Championships at Penn State, Penn Wood had the State Champion in the 200 meter dash and the team place 6th out of over 300 schools in PA and they have been very successful throughout the years. You would also have known that the girl that he recruited from Penn Wood, who should have won the 200, was beaten by the Penn Wood runner. You would also have known that the team didn’t score one point this year at States. You also mentioned Nicole Leach and LaTavia Thomas as Mr. Jordan’s successes; however, these girls were recruited and coached by Tim Hickey, who left the coaching position at William Penn to coach these girls.



As a journalist, you should have asked yourself, if Mr. Jordan has been taking his team to Nationals for 11 years, why did the 12th year get him fired? And how well did Penn Wood do at Nationals this year? Perhaps West Catholic was finally ready to stop the “win at any cost” and the “rules are made to be broken” attitude.

If the article was written because Penn Wood attended and will attend the National Championships then your readers should know that this meet is open to any team and that there are no qualifying standards.



But know this, Mr. Pompey, as the former coach of the Penn Wood Girls Track Team; I am very offended by your article. Mike Wilwol, (the former boys coach) and I worked very hard to develop our teams and we were very successful. We had to spend plenty of our time and money to take these kids to meets when the buses would not show or the kids didn’t have money for food when we were at State meets or when they didn’t have shoes to run in, Mr. Wilwol even took Mike Hurley to UConn for a college visit when he couldn’t get his family to take him. Money seems to be flowing freely for Coach Lenny, which was not the case for us. We also never chose to go to Nationals because we did not want our kids to be humiliated by teams that would blow them away, which is what happened at Nationals during the Indoor season. Shame on you and Rap Curry for suggesting to your readers that Lenny Jordan is some kind of Penn Wood savior and that this team was not credible or proud before him.



Carla Williams

QCongratulations, Mr. Pompey, on your recognition of an awesome high school distance medley relay team at La Salle College High School. You have graced your readers with a wonderful portrayal of an extremely hard-working group of runners and their equally dedicated coach. Thanks for an excellent article. See you at Franklin Field!!

QI know this is a very broad question but what will the top 10 private schools in Inner PA/ Philadelphia be next year Mr.Pompey?

Plse Respond

QKeith,

Do you have a "gut feeling" where you think he ends up? Nationally, all signs point to Memphis who has this guy called "world wide Wes" who has a tremendous influence on past and present recruits in regard to Memphis. Did Tyreke really say he was leaning to Villanova or was that your interpretation? I certainly feel that Villanova is the better fit for him as Memphis will lose three very good players to the NBA and Nova plays in a much better conference. Thanks for your time.

QWhat exactly was the point?

You could argue that no coach in the NCAA has done less with more talent than Jim Calhoun. Marcus Williams, Josh Boone, and Rudy Gay all lost to George Mason with an opportunity to play for a National Championship. Prior to this year's tournament he called out his team and said that he didn't like the team. That they didn't care. That's encouraging for a coach to say to a group of 19 and 20 year olds. Then they went out and lost to San Diego. After the loss he said that the loss hurt him more than it hurt the players.

But this is where you would send a kid.

I am not even sure what rationale you gave. Because Richard Hamilton is a good NBA player? That makes sense? I am pretty sure Speedy Claxton appreciates all that Jay Wright did for him.

Qyou mention that you are not the basball reporter so is there any way to talk to him for question abt baseball want to know what he thought abt the central league so far

Qi wana know who got a better game than leaf in PA same class tho...???

QWhat do you think about the game on Saturday?
Terrelle Pryor is a bit arrogant (the WPIAL/PIAA golden boy) and a hot head.(Starting fights, taunting fans, disorderly conduct citations, etc.)
TP has very thin skin. It doesn't take much to get him mad.
I sure hope S. Mansion comes through with a
big win. From what I've read this team has heart and a humble spirit.