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How many fire trucks did it take to get the field that wet?we had a soccer tournament on Kc 's Field Thursday night and it was good shape.

I'm not even going to say that there haven't been mystery rains at Rockcastle before when a super running back is coming to town. I will say that I don't think there was a mystery rain before this game and actually not for years. It really wouldn't have benefitted anybody and that field is in really poor shape where it has no good drainage system. I was actually suprised to see it in as good shape as it was this late in the season and commented on it before the game. KC's field is a great field to play on and I'm always impressed with how it rebounds, even after a hell of a pourdown. When these two teams played an overtime game in 2009 at KC, that field was ripped to shreds after that days rains and when we returned to see it in the spring following before the turf should have healed up during a track meet, I couldn't believe how good it looked. In 2011 when Rockcastle had a playoff game against Boyle County, they just painted the mud because the turf was dead from cold and overuse and there had been several muddy games that fall.
No, it rained all week up here, plus the poor drainage and the clay base under the field that bowls water may have caused it to seem bad to you. You all just have an excellent turf field and your used to it. Rockcastle's field needs a makeover desperately. Maybe one of these days someone who likes kids and sports will hit the Powerball in the county and throw a large wad of money at the school district for sports and extracurricular activities. That's the ONLY way they are going to be able to fund their sports program properly because the comparison of facilities (football, baseball, softball and basketball) to school districts around the area isn't even in the ballpark.....so to speak.