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Recent comments from 'arties14'

Martinsville basketball coach arrested for public indecency
arties14 Monday, February 13, 2012: 2:14 pm	I feel bad for the players, the community, the school's reputation... It is terrible and anyone who knew about this over the years...as our kids all did...should be punished to the fullest extent of the law as well. This is no different than the unfortunate things that have come to light in collegiate sports recently.

Artesians stop Rebels
arties14 Tuesday, October 4, 2011: 2:42 pm	It has been great to see so many players stepping up in place of those injured players! Great job Arties!! Keep up the hard work. We are all pulling for you!

Artesians win big at Whiteland
arties14 Wednesday, September 28, 2011: 11:02 am	Just don't let them get it to the 50 yd line w/that kicker they have! He beat us on his own last year. Our defense made some great stops but that kid was amazing!

Woods, Artesians sack Grizzly Cubs
arties14 Saturday, September 17, 2011: 10:50 pm	Way to play tough guys! Keep stepping up and finish the season strong! Good luck!

Artesians ready to rebound
arties14 Thursday, September 15, 2011: 1:00 pm	Good luck boys! Get a win this week!

Artesians drop another close one
arties14 Monday, September 12, 2011: 1:12 pm	Best wishes to William! That is too bad! Keep after it Arties! You are right in the game. Nice job by the young players! Sounds like it was a good game over all. Just keep working at it guys! GO ARTIES!

Artesians drop another close one
arties14 Monday, September 12, 2011: 9:42 am	Was William ONeal out? What happened with him?

Injury-depleted Artesians putting pieces together
arties14 Thursday, September 8, 2011: 1:16 pm	Not sure who is rating this low....but it is a studied fact that there are more ankle and knee injuries on turf fields than on natural grass fields.

Artesians start fast, but Woodmen finish

arties14 Wednesday, September 7, 2011: 12:13 pm

Get Real.....your interpretation may be correct but it doesn't come across that way. It never has and the players don't see it that way either. Bottom line is that it should be taken up with the athletes during practice and not in a public setting so that they players feel belittled and unappreciated. That being said, I would agree that the coaches and players put a lot of time and effort in to prepare for the season and EVERYONE (including the coaches) want to win games. The coaches put the players out there that they feel are getting the job done in practice and on the field. That has never been an issue in my opinion. Bottom line is...it is a game! It is about the kids! Back them, be a cheerleader for them and pick them up when they are down. There are kids out there who have worked very hard for this season and some will now not get to play and be part of it and some who still very much want to play and represent their school and all of them deserve the backing and support of the community! Let's go Arties!

Ready to make it three
arties14 Friday, August 26, 2011: 12:12 am	Good luck boys! Let's get this one!

Artesians fall to Braves in opener
arties14 Thursday, August 25, 2011: 9:44 am	Good luck this week Arties!! You have a lot of fans pulling for you! Go get 'em!

Artesians fall to Braves in opener

arties14 Wednesday, August 24, 2011: 1:17 pm

You are 100% corret Sampson! I am not sure who is rating you, but they must not have respect for others either. When kids give up their summer and free time to represent their school, and give everything they have in a game situation, it demands the respect of the coach. These are kids that have not played in many of these positions and need to be built up....not ridiculed. Some kids cannot play well under those circumstances, or will choose to not play at all. If you have those feelings Coach, you should keep that to yourself, among the coaches and try to work with the talent that you have and give them a pat on the back...not a knife in the back! It is unfortunate that a coach and assistant athletic director would make comments such as this in a public forum. He may have ruined the season before it starts. I cannot tell you how frustrated the boys were last year and the year before to continually hear that on the radio and in the paper. Again, I know Coach does not appreciate being bashed in public about his abilities, so he should take that into consideration. Just sayin'!

Artesians fall to Braves in opener

arties14 Monday, August 22, 2011: 9:53 am

I don't think that we were discussing the game play...but more the coach commenting that he had no athletes. I think that was actually the point of the comments initially. Wins or losses really were not the focus. THS was supposed to be pretty good this season anyway and MHS is in somewhat of a rebuilding mode now after losing quite a few kids who played both sides of the ball and pretty much all of their line. Not to worry. They will turn it around.

Artesians fall to Braves in opener
arties14 Monday, August 22, 2011: 6:53 am	I would agree MHS Parent....but I still don't agree with publicly saying that there are no athletes on the team! Why would the boys want to play for him after that comment. But it is not shocking....he has said it every year he has been here. Best of luck to the boys! They are all great kids!

Artesians fall to Braves in opener

arties14 Sunday, August 21, 2011: 10:06 pm

My son played for coach K for 4 years and he never took responsibility for anything...just always said that we had no athletes. I hate that someone in his position, who works with young, impressionable men, is allowed to even make those type of comments. He does not work for the boys and does not promote them. He just knocks them down a lot of times. Think before you speak coach. Your tactics do nothing for the morale of the team...and why should they play for you if you have this opinion of them? It is a LOT of time and effort for those boys and I sure would not want to go out there day in and day out to play for someone who doesn't respect me. No one would. I know he doesn't appreciate it when folks say that we don't have a good coach...

Callon, Reece ready for all-star test Friday
arties14 Wednesday, July 13, 2011: 1:48 pm	Good luck South! Good luck Mike!

Artesians can’t beat the heat
arties14 Friday, June 3, 2011: 10:43 am	I kind of feel like the headline should have read.....ARTESIANS ADVANCE TO SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP....rather than the negative headline we have here.

SENIOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Bolding has never given up
arties14 Wednesday, June 1, 2011: 3:23 pm	Great job Aric!! So proud of you! Best of luck at ISU!

Football seniors look forward to next level
arties14 Tuesday, May 31, 2011: 11:00 am	Good luck to all of these boys! It will be exciting to follow their college careers.

Artesians can’t beat the heat
arties14 Tuesday, May 31, 2011: 10:57 am	Way to go Arties!! Great to get that first Sectional win.

Bolding and Pierce head to state
arties14 Friday, May 27, 2011: 12:50 pm	Best of luck! GO ARTIES!

More than just book smarts
arties14 Wednesday, May 25, 2011: 11:05 am	Congrats to all of the students...and great showing for Martinsville!! Best of luck to you all!

SENIOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Wernert’s quiet personality is still heard
arties14 Monday, May 16, 2011: 2:35 pm	Congrats to Tyler! We wish you all the best in college!

Top 25 seniors honored by Kiwanis
arties14 Friday, May 13, 2011: 11:52 am	Congrats to all of these students! Outstanding work!

Artesians get on the winning track, power past Jeeps
arties14 Tuesday, May 10, 2011: 12:31 pm	It was an exciting game! Great job Joey and the rest of the team. Way to hang in there and pull out the win!

DC falls to Ruxer’s blistering fastball
arties14 Tuesday, May 10, 2011: 12:30 pm	Great job Kyle! We knew you had that in ya!

All-area football team loaded with talent
arties14 Thursday, May 5, 2011: 1:13 pm	Is this in reference to this past football season or just in general? This has players in the mix who were not on the team last year and the players are not noted to be in the appropriate classes and some of the stats are not from this past season.

SENIOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Thompson leads by success
arties14 Wednesday, April 27, 2011: 12:52 pm	Awesome job Bryce! Good luck in your future endeavors!

Lowry earns full ride to Syracuse
arties14 Tuesday, March 15, 2011: 1:59 pm	Congrats Jace!!! That is outstanding!

Hawk gridders move to next level
arties14 Thursday, March 3, 2011: 7:19 pm	Congrats to these boys! Good luck in the future! It is great to have such a supportive and positive coaching staff as well. That is not always the case!

Zach Clark commits to Davidson
arties14 Friday, February 18, 2011: 9:31 am	Good job Zach! We are proud of you!

Brooklyn council considers merit board for police department

arties14 Thursday, February 17, 2011: 8:00 pm

I don't think allowing the officers and Hester to appoint people will solve anything. The officers we have right now are totally ridiculous. They are out of control and harrass residents. This resident will now be recording any and all instances involving the Brooklyn Police. The have recently taken to pulling out of locations and following very closely for no reason and then just turning around. They have also pulled residents over for no reason and have not stated the reason, but just pulled them over and then yelled at them to go ahead and went back to their cars. We have decided that we will all now be using cell phones to record such instances.

Martinsville falls in overtime thriller
arties14 Monday, February 14, 2011: 1:14 pm	Great job boys! Keep it up!

MHS Hall of Fame inductee Randy Wells gives back to the community
arties14 Tuesday, February 8, 2011: 9:28 am	Randy is a wonderful person and a great role model in the community! Congrats to Randy for the recongnition of a lifetime of hard work!

Comeback effort falls short for Artesians
arties14 Wednesday, October 27, 2010: 1:09 pm	Agreed Artie!! I read that article as well and thought it was terrible to put that type of comment about Jace Lowry's performance in the paper! He did an outstanding job and deserved better from the home town paper!