I just wanted to respond to the letter a dad wrote about his daughter’s teams’ (J.L. Crowe) loss to Holy Cross in the first round of the basketball AA provincials (“Poor sports at basketball tournament,” Letters, The Leader, March 12).
It is obvious to me that the dad was not there.
First of all, Holy Cross did not press and the starters played less than half the game. I think it would have been more insulting had the girls stopped playing altogether.
The sad thing is that the girls could have easily won by a lot more, but held back. Saying the girls had no class is ridiculous.
These girls are extremely kind and considerate and it is unfortunate that this dad did not get his facts straight before writing his letter.
I am writing as a mother and as a wife of the coach and it makes me sad and angry that someone would write something like he did.
Wendy Beauchamp
Surrey