Courier News staff writer Jerry Carino, who originally bought Helmet-Gate to our attention, reponded today to the question of which fans -- Immaculata's or Hillsborough's -- were jeering Montgomery coach Johnny Rooney during last Wednesday's Somerset County Tournament semifinal at North Branch Park.
Here's Jerry's latest statement:
"I would like the record to show that an OBJECTIVE reporter from another newspaper and a tournament official both have verified that Hillsborough fans taunted Montgomery coach Johnny Rooney as he tried to fix a clearly broken catcher's mask for 10 never-ending minutes in last week's semifinal. However, upon further review I will clarify that it most likely was a MIX of Immaculata and Hillsborough fans who engaged in this poor show of sportsmanship.
I have covered Rooney's team several times over the past four years, including the Cougars' entire run to the Group III title in 2004, and it's true that he makes more trips to the diamond than your average coach -- some strategic, some in the name of gamesmanship.
However, I've been covering high school sports long enough to know poor sportsmanship when I see it, and I saw it in spades at that semifnal. The majority of adults who sat in the bleacher behind home plate that night -- wherever they were from -- should be ashamed of themselves. End of story. "
The saga continues....
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