After years of research and this reader’s response, it has been decided that the word “sour” is, in fact, the most awful, negative, degrading word in the English language. 

Gentlemen-

I spent the last 24 hours deciding whether or not I should write this…..obviously, I have chosen to……

I feel it is important to note my disappointment with the choice of words used in the Headline following our loss in the Girl’s Regional Semi-Final Game; “TEAM A, TEAM B End on Sour Note”.

What an extremely poor choice of words to use to describe the end of our season.  From beginning to end, these young ladies accomplished what no one in the city (myself included) thought they would- 21 wins, a Conference Championship and a District Championship.  Their success should be celebrated- not degraded with negative headlines.

I certainly realize that you guys are not the ones who write the Headlines, however, I do believe that you have the ability to influence those that do……

Since the article was published, as AD, I have been dealing with angry parents saying a headline like that would never have been written about a OTHER LEAGUE team.  I am not in a position to argue for or against that- each person can draw their own conclusions…… However, I did review Headlines from the past Month and nowhere is there Headline with such a negative tone (including when the #1 team lost in Sectionals- there are words like Upset, Snapping Droughts, Spoiler, and more….all appropriate based upon the game at hand.

From the looks of the article, it does not appear that either coach said that the end of their season was “Sour”.  If they had, REPORTER would have quoted it (and rightfully so)……I don’t think that anyone would consider losing to the #1 team in CITY, who also has 21 wins, an Upset or Sour.

I simply don’t understand why the two teams who went farther in the Tournament than anyone else in the City  (public or private) needed to be portrayed in such a negative light by our own local media- these are high school kids- they deserve better!!