The 6A Soccer Tournament came to El Dorado and went on Monday. I'm not a soccer guy but covering it for three days didn't kill me. It helped that the Lady Wildcats made it to the semifinals so I had a local team to cover.
Anyway, El Dorado's girls lost in the semifinals Monday afternoon.
They were beaten handily by a solid Mountain Home squad 6-1. The Lady Wildcats tried but were simply outclassed by a team with more speed.
What frustrated me a little bit was the lack of school support for the team. It was especially disappointing to hear the El Dorado football team was practicing at 4 p.m., the exact starting time for the Lady Wildcats' semifinal game.
Come on, Coach Reed.
I watched as the entire student body traveled the entire length of the state to support El Dorado's football team. They went to Springdale for a nonconference game. It didn't matter where the Wildcats went, the students, including members of the softball, swimming and soccer teams, were there to support them.
No one had to drive to Fayetteville or Mountain Home to watch the home girls play for a chance to win a state title. All they had to do was drive across town to the El Dorado Soccer Complex. How easy is that?
But, no, El Dorado couldn't even be bothered enough to postpone spring football practice for 90 minutes so the players could show support to the same girls who supported them.
I mentioned this to an El Dorado fan and he said, "well that is football and this is soccer."
This is true. I know the difference between the two sports. One uses a helmet and the other doesn't use their hands.
The one thing they have in common in this instance is they're both El Dorado High School student-athletes. I wouldn't expect El Dorado fans to travel across the state to follow the soccer teams.
I just don't think driving across town on a beautiful Monday afternoon is asking too much for people who are supposed to be loyal supporters of the school.
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