By Alvin Richardson
Staff Writer

    An attempt to identify the top athletes of Morgan County through the years is by nature a daunting, ambiguous task.  How do you compare the athletes of different eras?  How have changes in equipment affected performance?  How have new and better training techniques played into bigger, stronger and faster players on the fields?  How do you judge a lineman against a skill player in football?  How do you evaluate the worth of an unselfish point guard who doesn’t score as many points against the merits of a high scoring forward?  A myriad of ways to evaluate and judge have to be considered.  In truth there is no formula to accomplish this task.  It is one of conjecture and argument.  Ultimately it’s just for fun and for the sake of a good conversation.

    We need your help in identifying these people.  Opinion polls are in many ways popularity contests and opinions are often influenced by the era in which you played or watched the athletes in action.  Another influence on opinion is the overall success of a particular team.  Does a team that accomplished more in terms of playoff triumphs necessarily have the best players?    These and many other factors should carry weight in trying to answer the question, which, as we know can never be answered with any exactitude. 

    This list is of course incomplete.  There are dozens who could be a part of this roster.  What we need is your input to make this interesting.  Let’s see if we can get some arguments started. Send your nominations and any information (Year graduated, stats, comments etc.) to me at the following e-mail address:  dar8589@bellsouth.net
    Include any and all sports in which you have an interest.

By: Alvin Richardson; Sports Columnist

Starting this September, the Morgan County High School will be represented by a new club made up of stirrups and saddles: the MCHS Equestrian Team members will take to their horses and compete against regional public and private schools. 

By: Alvin Richardson; Sports Columnist

Printed in the June 18, 2009 Edition.