Nobody took any issue with it and that hurts. I think (past) city staff has gotten us in a position that we shouldn't really be in.

In the past, we weren't as strong. But now, when one person wins, it helps the rest of us build confidence, too.

I think it's gotten past the point of frustration for us. When we make a mistake, it seems to beat us. Tonight it was an infield hit. I thought it was a good ballgame and I thought we played well, but we lost.

This morning, I thought about maybe moving, but I've lived here for 30 years and I really love it here. But there's no doubt that I'm really hurt by what's going on.

It's more than just the beauty of the place. It's got the potential to be a very dangerous thing.

From a Dowling standpoint, what's happened there over the past three years is Dowling just hasn't had the size and the strength and the people up front to compete with what Valley's putting out there,