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MMc: My comments were not meant as a cheap shot at the city's coaches, many of whom, indeed, pour their heart and soul into their programs. You may have noticed, however, that my comments referenced neither coaches nor athletes. That said, when was the last time Pilgrim or Vets hosted an outdoor track meet? Are you aware of other football games that were cancelled after a field was deemed "unplayable" at halftime? Was there another school in the state in 2013, other than Tollgate, that dressed 16 kids for a Thanksgiving game? Is it a concern that Vets has annual trouble fielding a hockey team? Sorry, it's not enrollment, which justifies D2 in both football and basketball. The last time I checked, the city's three hockey schools were a collective 2-12, losing to the likes of enrollment juggernauts Narragansett (which is ready to close) and No. Smithfield by a combined 21-1. Rather, interscholastic athletics is simply not a priority in the Warwick School Department. As a coach, ask yourself: "Does my AD see my program as an important ingredient in the culture of the school?" I'm told by multiple coaches in Warwick, the answer is an emphatic "No". So I've covered football, basketball, hockey, track. and wrestling. A little distorted, don't you think, to lay this at the doorstep of Hendricken, or Prout which has half the enrollment of any of the Warwick schools yet manages to play in a higher division in both hockey and basketball. Finally, what happens when a city school mercifully closes, and the two remaining schools are shamed into D1 across the board with enrollments of 1400? Do you really believe things would improve a lot? Most coaches around the state believe that one unified Warwick High School, by far the largest school in the state, would STILL not be competitive in Division 1 male athletics. Why is that????