OPINION: All sports need equal representation

It’s fair to assume that most MHS students have gone to a Friday night football game at least once. How many students have gone to a bowling tournament? How many students are aware when there’s a cross country meet? How many students even know that there is a gymnastics team? 

To athletes, sports come right behind school. Competitions and games are opportunities for athletes to show off their hard work and dedication. Athletes like to have an audience supporting the team and sport of which they work so hard to be a part. If competitions and games aren’t announced or statistics aren’t easy to access, the team’s dedication isn’t represented as it should be.

Everyone knows that varsity football games are on Friday nights. Basketball and volleyball games, for example, are announced or posted in some way. Unfortunately, if the sport you play isn’t one of the “popular” sports, you might feel as if your sport is forgotten. All high school sports need to be portrayed and talked about more. The lesser known sports need to be made more known. Games, tournaments, matches or meets of every sport need to be announced or posted in some way. People can’t go to events if they don’t know about them. Some students may not be interested in going to every sport’s events, which is understandable, but it’s still important that information on all sports is easily accessible. 

If representation of all high school sports continues to be unequal, some athletes may feel discouraged or frustrated. In the worst case, the lesser known sports teams may begin to die out. The inequality of representation of high school sports is a problem and needs to change; it’s what all athletes deserve.