Bancroft-Rosalie School is one of ten schools selected as the first recipients of the Farmers School Sportsmanship Program. The annual award is designed to recognize high schools that establish and follow a quality sportsmanship program within their athletic activities. Farmers Insurance is the sponsor of the sportsmanship program.
Other schools selected for the awards include: Arapahoe, Gothenburg, Lincoln Lutheran, Loup City, Milford, Norfolk Catholic, Ralston, Seward, and Stanton.
The school will receive the Farmers School Sportsmanship banner to hang in the new gym. A Farmers representative will present the award banner at an all-school assembly this Fall.
Congrats Bancroft-Rosalie students and coaches for your emphasis on sportsmanship. Hopefully this banner in the gym will help to quiet two bothersome groups- 1) those who come to games and holler at officials, and 2) those officials who criticize our school because of #1.
Quote from Coach Peck, “The biggest turn around in sports history was when the entire B-R crowd was thrown out of the Wakefield gym at a junior varsity tournament and two weeks later the school wins the state sportsmanship trophy.” Funny, but true. Unfortunately we have to live with the overreaction of an inexperienced, uncertified Wakefield basketball referee who lost his temper when some members of the crowd were vocal in their disagreement with a call. It is embarrassing, and the students and faculty, led by Mr. Hulstein, have worked hard to emphasize sportsmanship and elevate our school image to where we want it to be.
Sportsmanship has never been a problem with the students. They have exhibited great sportsmanship and are excellent examples for the adults.
