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"Cops vs Cadets" third annual football game is Sunday, Oct. 22

This is an invitation to a community event written by a novice sports writer, who proves that sports “experts” can write anything they want in favor of one team or the other. See if you can spot the bias in this item.

 

The facts: The Hastings police officers, aka “The Cops” will once again risk injury and loss of self esteem when they take on the Hastings Police Cadets aka, “The Likely Winners,” in a friendly flag football game this Sunday at noon at the Hastings High School football field.

 

The cops refer to their wisdom and experience as reasons they will prevail in the game; the cadets have the advantage of youth, muscle, agility, stronger bones, talent, speed and desire on their side. Look for trash talk from both squads, earnest efforts and lots of laughs during the game.

 

The invitation comes from Hastings Police Chief Jeff Pratt.

Pratt, who is said to have accurate premonitions of the future, and has already said there will be no post-game interviews from his side.  His pre-game comment didn’t sound too confident either: “My hope is that we do not lose any "Cops" to injury like we have in the past!!”

 

The real story: The cops won the first two games, Pratt said, but the wins did come with a cost. Two years ago Deputy Chief Dale Boulter collided with Sgt. Kris Miller and suffered a couple of broken ribs.  Boulter will return this year.  

 

Last year, Pratt was the “ wedge buster” during a kickoff and probably received a concussion. Miller and Sgt. Josh Sensiba have “tweaked” their ankles while playing.

 “Also last year, Cadet Jon Cook received a broken arm during the game…yes, this is truly flag football!” Pratt said.

 

“The Cadet program, in my opinion, has been an outstanding success due to the leadership of Miller and the amount of time and energy he places into these students to mentor them.

“The majority of the students who remain in the Cadet program tend to better their grades and their behavior at school and home. It is fun, and very rewarding, to watch these kids perform their outreach programs and give back to the community,” Pratt said.

 

The next cadet community outreach being planned is a fundraiser for a student in the Hastings schools with a medical condition, probably a Cops vs Teachers basketball game. Pratt also expects cadets to be involved in helping families in need of Thanksgiving Day dinners.

 

 

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