HEY KIDS, WHAT TIME IS IT?

    SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH., 2018
       HEY KIDS, WHAT TIME IS IT?

   That line, "Hey kids, what time is it?," used
to open the popular children's TV program
"Howdy Doddy."
    I kept thinking about it Saturday as my
wife and I showed up to watch our grandson
play soccer. The Wyoming Warriors were
taking on the Hazleton Cougars in the
"Mountain City."
     Soccer isn't always easy to watch. The
field is large. The action is fast. The game
is long. And the scoring is often hard to
come by.
     It's often hard for spectators to tell
whether someone has scored or just come
close to the goal. And it's very important
to know how many minutes, or seconds,
and left in each of the two 40 minute periods!
     Hazleton has a good team, a nice field,
comfortable bleachers, and a great
concession stand. It has NO scoreboard!
     Arrive slightly late or take a hot dog
break and you'd better hope someone is
paying attention to the score for you.
     The officials, of course, have the
exact time of the game on their stop
watches. But those of us watching can
only guess how much time was left to
pull out a victory.
       That was somewhat academic as
the teams played to a 1-1 tie at the
end of regulation play then began the
first of what turned out to be two
overtime periods. Even after those
extra periods the score ended up a
1-1 tie.
         We would have enjoyed the
kid's great efforts had we been able to
follow things just a bit closer. I can tell
you after two 40 minute periods and
two overtime periods I would certainly
have been cheering for the clock!
         Hope some local merchant will
step up and fund a scoreboard for that
field.....and that all your NEWS is good!