Hiland/Garaway/WestHolmes fans....

• wes_mantooth

  

  We were having a fun little discussion at work today about these three schools. I think I have stated before that I work with several amish...so it was quite entertaining. Anyhow, my question to you is.....if the amish were allowed to participate in school sports and went to school the full 12 yrs, what division would each of these schools play in? I am guessing Hiland and Garaway would be Div 2 and WH would possibly be Div1.
  
  Thoughts?
• september63

  

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• Hesston

  

  i would say all would be D2
• THE4RINGZ

  

  Another question along these lines is if the Amish did attend these schools would they have buttons on their sports uniforms in place of zippers?
• tfloangel

  I'm with Hesston on that... I do know that someone said that even with the Amish kids that attend E Holmes schools we would be a very solid D3 if they went through, so imagine with all the parochial schoolers...
• tfloangel

  haha, don't you mean pins instead of zippers??? Somehow I think that would be against OHSAA regulations, tho.
• wes_mantooth

  

  It is so tough to figure....I guess you have to figure the amount of amish families in the area and multiply it by 16 kids per family...lol
• THE4RINGZ

  

  If you could get that Troyer family from down just outside Mt. Hope you would have some serious bigs on the inside. They are all 6'4"+
• majorspark

  

  There was about 50-70 amish high school age kids sitting over next to the student section at the Sandy Valley game last night.
• THE4RINGZ

  

  If the Amish kids did play, Hiland would have to change their uniforms:
  
  Home whites are replaced by dark blue uniforms.
  Road uniforms stay the same black but with more plain colored trim and numbers.
• riders1

  

  Probably will need suspenders and long denim trousers, but some will play barefoot so you save on shoes.
• THE4RINGZ

  

  Bonnets on cheerleaders.
  
  No games or practice on zursdays because someone's kin is getting married.
• Pariah

  All the obvious jokes aside, Hiland would be the school that would have the greatest jump in enrollment, and it would be substantial. I'm guessing it would be by several hundred students (in the 400-500 range).
• Mr. 300

  

  I think West Holmes will be getting the Troyer kid enrolled next fall. He's gonna be a good one....great baseballer, wants to play football, plus plays basketball. Can't wait to see how well he does in the public school if the family pulls the trigger.
• ricola

  

  hadn't heard of this. Do i know this kid/family? (tho don't know how you or anyone would know that) Are they enrolled in East Holmes?
• me_myself_i

  

  Don't think it would affect WH that much simce most of them are in the easten half of county.
• majorspark

  

  Mr. 300;682085 wrote:I think West Holmes will be getting the Troyer kid enrolled next fall. He's gonna be a good one....great baseballer, wants to play football, plus plays basketball. Can't wait to see how well he does in the public school if the family pulls the trigger.

  Its about time you guys stepped up your recruiting efforts. Hiland has been cleaning your clock the last few years. Very ingenious of the West to hit up the Amish youth. Of course the family would have to "chump the fence" to watch their kid play.
• Mr. 300

  

  Haha. He's a young man living in the west end that goes to GH. No recruiting was needed. We don't cheat on the west end.
• Hesston

  

  tell you what the level of play would jump even higher cause these kids either play softball or basketball year around and there is a ton of talent out there
• wes_mantooth

  

  Hesston;682731 wrote:tell you what the level of play would jump even higher cause these kids either play softball or basketball year around and there is a ton of talent out there

  
  This is true. I used to play against some of them in tournaments at WH and at open gyms in baltic....some good ball players for sure.
• Mr. 300

  

  wes_mantooth;682734 wrote:This is true. I used to play against some of them in tournaments at WH and at open gyms in baltic....some good ball players for sure.

  Waterboys/trainers don't count as playing. Tim Arnold laughs when he hears your name mentioned.
• riders1

  

  So would additional buggy parking and hitching rails be in the levy plans?
• wes_mantooth

  

  Mr. 300;683021 wrote:Waterboys/trainers don't count as playing. Tim Arnold laughs when he hears your name mentioned.

  
  I will stomp him!!(he lurks on this site)
• Mr. 300

  

  wes_mantooth;683207 wrote:I will stomp him!!(he lurks on this site)