WRECK-reation

Winter is coming to a halt and spring is beginning to show its true colors.

This means people will be spending more time outdoors, pursuing various activities,  including Frisbee, football, soccer, tennis, volleyball and pick-up basketball.

It is safe to say that the Muskingum football field is in pretty good shape.

However, if you were to look at the basketball courts, you would see a rugged and cracked court with faded lines.

In short, the basketball courts are not suitable to play on.

The tennis courts are in pretty good shape on the ground itself.

Yet if one were to look closely at the nets and the poles supporting them, it is obvious that they need to be replaced.

Replacement for the nets and a paint job for their supports are two things that stand out at the tennis courts.

A lot of complaints have been aimed at the outdoor basketball court, which needs a complete makeover.

The court is somewhat dangerous, ugly and in need of repairs.

The actual goals are unevenly high due to a camels’ hump in the blacktop.

The goals’ rims and backboards are entirely outdated, faded and rusted to the extreme and amazingly loose to the point where simply touching them risks making them fall. 

Obviously, this is a health risk to those of the Muskingum student body who decide to participate in outdoor basketball.

The basket’s support pole should at least be padded and repainted, if kept at all.

Lights should be put in for the nighttime as well. 

The lines on the court should be repainted, but not before the blacktop on the basketball side is repaved and flattened. Finally, let’s, at the very least, get some nets on those rims.

Also, an outdoor water fountain would definitely be appreciated.

The volleyball court just received a new net.

This means all that really needs to be done is for someone to string around the court for the inbound line. 

Furthermore, the branches on the tree by the hill to the side of the court that are hovering over the playing area should be cut or at least trimmed down.

Hopefully, someone will read this article and, at the very least, think about what has been said and help encourage the building of new facilities so that students may take advantage of the spring weather.