Re: “Highlands pummels Hastings in U10 BC Final,” July 22.
I was pleased to see images of the nine and 10 year olds from Hastings Little League in the Courier this morning. My son was pictured in two of the three images and I was one of the coaches.
The road to the 9/10 provincial finals is a long and tiring journey for the players, coaches and parents. The discussion we as coaches had with the players after this long journey and coming up short in the finals was a positive one.
Finishing second in the entire province is a great accomplishment we told the kids. I would love to show these images to my 10-year-old son and I likely will. He will however have to read your headline of how his team, of nine and 10-year-old children, were “pummelled” by their competition. These are not professional athletes, they are children and they feel bad enough about losing after a long journey. I would appreciate a retraction of this headline. I would recommend something along the lines of “Highlands defeats Hastings in 10U B.C. Final.”
Peter Lattimer, Vancouver
