Last night's lacrosse game between Solon and Jackson (Massillon, OH) high schools was played in conditions where the temperatures were in the 30's. Up until 2:30 PM, the field was covered with a blanket of snow. Solon charges $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for students to attend the lacrosse contests. A question popped into my head. How much revenue will be taken in for this contest. The crowd was slow in arriving for the 7:30 PM Varsity match with a sparse attendance watching the JV game which started at 4:30 PM. It seemed that Jackson fans outnumbered Solon fans by a 2 to 1 margin but there was no way to verify that. The ticket booth was closed by halftime and the results were somewhat surprising. There were 81 adult and 11 student tickets sold generating gate receipts of $530 which should handle the costs related to the game. Last Friday night's game between rivals Solon and Hudson, the gate was over $2,100 which is very strong. This leads me to which sports are revenue generating and which ones are not. At Solon the following sports are revenue generating: Football, Soccer, Wrestling, Basketball, Gymnastics, Ice Hockey, and Lacrosse. The non revenue generating sports are the following: Cross Country, Golf, Tennis, Baseball, Softball and Track & Field. Just some observations.
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April 2015
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