Hockey at Solon as it is at other schools is not the most high profile winter sport. It might be in Michigan or Wisconsin or Minnesota, but in Ohio, high school hockey takes a back seat to the other sports. Nevertheless, the student athletes that play the sport have been involved in it since they were old enough to walk or skate. It is a very costly sport where the school contributes funds that make up a small fraction of the total cost of the program. The parents have a separate booster club that helps out with the high cost of renting ice time for games and practices along with the uniforms. These kids at times practice either first thing in the morning (5 AM before school begins) or in the late evening (after 8 PM) and this poses a huge sacrifice of time and financial resources for families of these players.
I attended one the matches as the responsibilities are managed by the hockey booster club. Solon was skating against University School which is a private school that has a great hockey tradition. They battled for every puck and scored some goals but in the end the superior talent won the contest. The kids from both squads were well mannered considering the physical nature of the sport and the possibility of cheap shots happening. Mark is usually at every match and contest that Solon participates in and that is not the normal routine for the majority of the Athletic Directors.
I attended one the matches as the responsibilities are managed by the hockey booster club. Solon was skating against University School which is a private school that has a great hockey tradition. They battled for every puck and scored some goals but in the end the superior talent won the contest. The kids from both squads were well mannered considering the physical nature of the sport and the possibility of cheap shots happening. Mark is usually at every match and contest that Solon participates in and that is not the normal routine for the majority of the Athletic Directors.