Smiling Faces (The Undisputed Truth)

So, the Illinois High School Association goes to the Illinois Appellate Court to dissolve a lower court’s injunction that allows Chicago high school runners to participate in their postseason, only the appellate court refuses to act.  Lo and behold, the IHSA is all smiley faces now.

In response, the authority issued a statement that, “We remain respectful to the courts and will continue to follow the timeline they set forth.  We are excited that the spotlight can now return where it belongs, on the student-athletes.”  If only the IHSA had included a promise not to disqualify those Chicago runners after the events should it continue to fight the injunction and win.

Also, don’t hold your breath for either the Chicago Public Schools or Chicago Teachers Union to weigh in beyond a pro forma “Yay” for the kids.  Why?  Because both sides want to use the potential loss of athletics as a bargaining chip when negotiations start on a new contract five years from now.  The United States and the Soviet Union could agree on nuclear disarmament, but the CPS and CTU can’t find a way to keep athletics going during a strike.

A pox times three, for the CPS, CTU and IHSA.