DISTRICT 9 COMMITTEE MEETING
RIDGWAY, PA
The March 12, 2003 meeting of the District 9 Committee was held at Aiello’s Café in Ridgway, PA. Chairman Hoover called the meeting to order.
The following members were present: D.J. Bevevino, Roger Collins, Gary Elder, Tony Flint, Terry Hoover, Jerry Linsenbigler, Jim Manners, Larry Stiner, Aaron Straub, Susan Valentine, Cindy Wagner, and Tom Wagner.
Chairman Hoover introduced and welcomed Mr. Dennis Geitner as a member of the District 9 Committee. Mr. Geitner will serve as the District 9 Officials’ Representative.
A hearing was held to determine the eligibility status of an international student attending Elk County Catholic High School. Aaron Straub, Athletic Director, and Mrs. Sandy Florig, Assistant Principal at Elk County Catholic High School and the host father of the student requesting athletic eligibility presented testimony. A motion was made by Gary Elder and seconded by Susan Valentine to deny athletic eligibility based on Article 7, Section 3-2 and Section 4. The motion carried.
A motion was made by D.J. Bevevino and seconded by Jerry Linsenbigler to accept the minutes of the January 22, 2003 meeting. The motion carried.
A motion was made by Roger Collins and seconded by Gary Elder to accept the treasurer’s report. The motion carried.
A motion was made by Larry Stiner and seconded by Tom Wagner to accept the financial report for the individual and team wrestling tournaments. The motion carried.
A motion was made by Roger Collins and seconded by Larry Stiner to accept the financial report for the district basketball tournament. The motion carried.
A motion was made by D.J. Bevevino and by Jerry Linsenbigler to authorize the payment of bills. The motion carried.
COMMUNICATIONS:
A motion was made by D.J. Bevevino and seconded by Denny Geitner to grant athletic eligibility to a student attending Beacon Light School (located in Bradford) pending the proper paper work submitted by Bradford Area High School. The motion carried with one vote in opposition.
A letter was received from the P.I.A.A. informing the district committee that St. Marys Area High School did not have a coach attending the mandatory rule meeting for girls’ swimming.
Future letters received by the district chairman for violations for non-attendance at rules interruption meeting will be sent to the chairman of the sport in which the violation occurs.
A motion was made by Susan Valentine and seconded by Denny Geitner to grant athletic eligibility to the following exchange students:
Marleen Gloger (DuBois Area High School)
Chenai Mukumba (Coudersport Area High school)
Christopher Lumpa (Otto-Eldred High School)
Taeko Naadate (Central Christian High School)
Carlos Polanco (Oswayo Valley High School)
The motion carried.
A motion was made By Larry Stiner and seconded by Roger Collins to grant athletic eligibility to Juliana Bernal, an international student at Coudersport Area High School. The motion carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
BASKETBALL (JIM MANNERS, CHAIRMAN)
A questionnaire will be sent to all District 9 schools. The questionnaire will ask for positive and negative comments concerning the 2002 – 2003 district tournament. Two possible topics for discussion are the location of semi-final and championship contests and the power rating system.
WRESTLING (TERRY HOOVER, CHAIRMAN)
Changes in the security procedures at Tippin Gym appeared to be successful. A number of questions concerning the time schedule and the location of the regional tournament will be asked at the wrestling steering committee meeting.
SWIMMING AND DIVING (LARRY STINER, CHAIRMAN)
District 9 competed extremely well at the District6/9 Championships claiming a number of team and individual championships.
AWARDS (AARON STRAUB, CHAIRMAN)
A chart was presented outlining a number of sports to consider increasing the number of awards presented by District 9 at championship events. A motion was made by Gary Elder and seconded by Aaron Straub to increase the number of awards present at the District 9 Track and Field Meet. The motion carried by an eight to three vote with one abstention.
OLD BUSINESS:
A motion was made by Roger Collins and seconded by Larry Stiner to award the 2002 – 2003 District 9/P.I.A.A. Sportsmanship Award to Allegany Valley High School and Port Allegany High School. The motion carried.
A motion was by Denny Geitner and seconded by Susan Valentine to establish a Sportsmanship Committee to establish criteria for the sportsmanship award. The committee is to report to the district committee at the June 2003 meeting. The motion carried. Serving on the committee are Tony Flint, chairman, Susan Valentine, Roger Collins, and Denny Geitner.
A motion was made by Larry Stiner and seconded by Gary Elder for the district committee to continue to provide one free meal to each member school at the annual banquet. The motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS:
A number of items under new business on the March agenda will be discussed at the April meeting.
ITEMS FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
A job description for the position of Officials’ Representative to district committees
has been obtained from the P.I.A.A.
The Laurel Volleyball League will request the Volleyball Steering Committee to permit the league to experiment with rally scoring in league matches for the 2003 – 2004 volleyball season. If the request is granted by the steering committee, the Board of Directors must approve the request.
The next District 9 meeting will be on April 2, 2003 at Aiello’s Café, Rigway, PA.
The following is the schedule of the April meeting:
9:30 - District 9 Committee meeting
4:00 – Annual Principals’ meeting and election of the 2003–2004 District 9 Committee
6:00 - District 9 Banquet
A motion was made by Tom Wagner and seconded by Jim Manners to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert J. Tonkin,
District 9 Secretary
Due to the number of checks written in February and March, a summary of the treasurer’s report is provided.
Saving Account Balance: $35,000.00
Checking account:
Beginning balance: $11,942.44
Total deposits: $64,361.00
Total checks written: $41,113.38
(checks #5313 to #5514)
Closing balance: $35,190.06