{"id":34169,"date":"2022-06-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=34169"},"modified":"2022-06-03T13:58:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T17:58:08","slug":"the-scoop-on-sinclair-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2022\/06\/06\/the-scoop-on-sinclair-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"The Scoop on Sinclair Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2020, Sinclair\u2019s athletics programs were shut down for health and safety reasons. But now, two years later, there is no clear indication as to whether athletic teams will return to Sinclair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOnce we suspended athletics it was at a point where we had to take a step back and say: is this what we want to do?\u201d said Phyllis Adams, interim dean for Liberal Arts, Communication, and Social Sciences. A department that includes athletics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a conversation has been ongoing with students, as well as faculty members. Many have doubts that sports teams will return, while others hope that the board of directors and the president will allow a comeback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it is currently unclear to those making the decisions what the final word will be, or when they will have the information they need to give a final decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is a process ongoing right now looking at if we brought athletics back and if we did it right\u2026 What would it cost to have the space to maintain it? Once all of the answers to those questions come about, the college will be ready to make that decision,\u201d said Adams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, many people still believe that sports teams provided much needed opportunities to students in the Dayton area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe brought access and availability to the Miami Valley for athletes that wanted to pursue academics and couple that with athletics,\u201d said Jeff Price, former athletic director for Sinclair. \u201cWe had a high quality education that couldn\u2019t be matched and we were very affordable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately for Sinclair, this decision is much more complicated than initially thought. There have been concerns raised that question whether the high cost of sports is worth paying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf it costs an extreme amount of money, would that money be better spent producing more nurses, engineers, [or] teachers?\u201d said Adams. \u201cWe are well connected to the community [and] we are well connected [to] the employers. That\u2019s what the college is trying to balance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, more than just the cost of sports needs to be considered. Many supporters of athletics say that it improved Sinclair as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving athletics brought some enthusiasm on campus,\u201d said Price. A lot of individuals identified with the athletic program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sinclair’s Female Basketball Team<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Just before athletics were shut down, Sinclair did have success on a national level. The Pride had also won several conference championships in baseball, softball, and basketball in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think our teams always did well, so if you\u2019re a student that takes pride in your school that achieves something or does something well you can say \u2018oh, our baseball team was number one in the nation,\u201d said Adams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sinclair athletes also had a positive affect off the field, outside of the classroom, and in their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur student [athletes] also did a lot of great community service work. It\u2019s a great face of the college, it\u2019s enriching to the students, it was a service to the community,\u201d said Adams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even with these successes, the college administration will be hesitant to pay the high price to bring athletics back. Especially with the many other programs that Sinclair offers still needing funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Price said multiple times how great Sinclair\u2019s atmosphere was during his 20-year stay at the college. He even mentioned how Sinclair\u2019s theatre department could be a much larger source of pride for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s music on campus, there\u2019s a lot of activities that go on on-campus that, I think get overshadowed by [the University of Dayton] and Wright State. Sinclair is the gem of the Miami Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A banner made to celebrate Sinclair Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Even with all this information, the question remains. Will sports return to Sinclair, or will students have to look to other opportunities to foster school pride?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan Stiver<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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