The Lakewood Observer needs to do a better job of covering local sporting events. It's practically non existent right now. As a community paper, the LO should put a better effort into it. Try to get somebody on the LO staff who can at least gather and print some scores and summaries.
This is in regards to LHS, St. Ed's, middle schools, girls rugby, and so on. There needs to be more in the paper.
If volunteers can't be found to write articles for the paper, I would think, given the talent pool available at the HS, the LO would be able to recruit writers from LHS and/or St. Ed's. Offer students $25 or something for each printed article/image. Something.
The PD barely mentions Lkwd sports. The Sun Post does an okay job, but could be better.
Young athletes, adult mom and dad volunteers, coaches, volunteer coaches and assistant coaches, and so on put so much effort into these events for the kids. A lot of it is their own free time. They deserve some recognition from/by the community.
I've done a little bit in the past. I no longer have kids in Lkwd schools and have little motivation to spend my own time (and money and absorbing expenses) doing this.
If the LO wants to 'sell the brand', promote Lkwd and its schools, this would be one small way to help in that regard. Promote what they are doing.
It's for your kids.
Part of the problem (nobody submitting articles) may be so few people even know the paper exists. That and/or people don't realize the articles are written by volunteers. Maybe the LO needs to do better at self promotion and recruitment of people to contribute.
Just my opinion.
