GO WHEATLEY! GO WHEATLEY! GO WHEATLEY! GO WHEATLEY! GO WHEATLEY GO WHEATLEY GO WHEATLEY GO WHEATLEY

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Wheatley defeats LaMarque

74-88

Basketball Home Opener with boys teams vs. Westbury on Mon. Nov. 24th 4:30,6,7:30 (see schedules above for pre-season game times)

George Jackson, 14 pts. against LaMarque

Mike Davis, 29

Carlos Cook 11

GO WILDCATS!

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Lady Wildcats (All Teams) TOO MUCH! for the Lions

Ashley Howard 14 pts., Diamonisha Sophus 12 pts., Audmeisia Maze 10 pts.

Ariel Goree

Ne-Ne Sophus

Knichelle & DeAnna Moore

GO LADY WILDCATS!

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Winning Not the Only Thing -- but it is More Fun

When legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi coined the phrase "winning isn't everything, it's the only thing," more than a handful of reasonable adults became overbearing when it came to youth sports.

You see, as a society we think in terms of extremes. Those who are competitive automatically get persecuted by some people as being "over the edge" or "win at all costs." On the other hand, those who are not competitive in an outwardly demonstrative way get labeled as "soft."

As if there were no in between.

I consider myself competitive but I'm anything but win at all costs or over the edge. In fact, I think those who are over the edge should be barred as far away from youth sports as possible. In addition, I don't view everyone who is not competitive in an outwardly demonstrative way as soft.

On the other hand, I think the idea of "winning doesn't matter" is absolutely bogus. Those buying into that notion often believe that having fun matters more. They are also some of the most delusional people on the planet Earth.

Some folks would even argue that the reason winning is not important is that one out of every 100 high school seniors in America are going to get a scholarship to play a sport beyond high school.

True, high school is going to be the pinnacle of most any athlete's competitive career but I would argue that's all the more important reason to preach the importance of winning.

If a young man or woman has only one chance to play youth sports, why not make the most of it?

Having said that, winning and competition are indeed important but it falls on the adults to preach it in a constructive manner.

Contrary to what some may think, there are ways of doing it.

Certainly, an occasional loss can be a useful learning tool, but not preaching the importance of competition gives youngsters a delusional idea of what they will face in the real world.

The fact of the matter is that developing a winning attitude on the field helps you in real life. After all, when a kid grows up and applies for a job, there will be other applicants

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GO WILDCATS!

WILDCAT MARCHING BAND ROCK'N THE STANDS!

2008-2009 CHEERLEADERS

"Wildcats never die, they multiply"

GO WILDCATS!

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GIRLS (3-0) to face Milby

Fri. Nov.21st 4,6,7:30 @ Wheatley

GO LADY WILDCATS!

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December 29-31, Ft. Worth, Texas

The Wheatley Alumni Booster Organization is planning to charter a bus for this tournament. The total cost will include transportation and Hotel accommodations for three nights to Ft. Worth. For additional information please call the Alumni Hotline at 713-866-4844

Click Here for Tournament Site

www.whataburger-bbt.org/