Its sad this is news instead of the norm

The Pueblo Chieftain newspaper has a story which is noble, but also represents a sad commentary on our society today because it is unusual enough to be news.

High School senior Nate Haasis, the quarter back for the Springfield Southeast High School football team has requested the final pass of his high school career be nullified and the record it set, more the 5,000 yards of completed passes in his career, be removed from the record books.

Why would a student (or anyone for that matter) ask to have the record stripped from themselves like that? Well his coach made a deal with the opposing coach to not interfere with final pass of the game (his team was losing by a large margin) so Nate could get the record. That a STUDENT did the honorable thing while the two ADULTS who should have known better, did wrong by fixing the game and allowing the record to be broken unfairly.

While Nate doesn’t get his name in the record book, he retains his ethics and honor. That the two coaches have not been fired or disciplined in anyway is another sad comment on the message we adults are sending to the kids of today.