Paula, don't let this person bother you. I'm guessing he is no more than 16 years old.. judging by his attack on Ryan and his immature assessment of Donny. No adult would seriously attack a man and his teenage son the way he did on the Kilgore News Herald website and not even give his name. It's really pathetic if you think about it, and there was no factual information in his posts to even take seriously.

Good call. A year from no one will remember who hit what or what errors were made during a game. But what the kids WILL remember is the attitude of the parents and coaches. These are the examples that leave a lasting impression, and if we're not in this to support and lead our children, what ARE we in it for?

Many people care what Donnie Heimer thinks because he knows baseball. Obviously you have some jealous rage built up and felt the need to vent at Mr. Heimer, who by the way, is a nice guy and cares about all the boys, as has been proven through his years of coaching. The attack on his sons ability to make grades is below the belt and you should be ashamed at yourself for making such comments.

Thank you Donnie! You have always been a great fan to have in the stands, and have always supported our boys. Maybe others will follow your lead, put the past behind, and support this years varsity!

There's a reason this team is Not fired up. Maybe your son would like to take some of that responsibility too. While he was injured and sitting the bench, he was making fun of the errors and disrupting the coaches speeches by farting and laughing. Yes that's right, he was. You only know what a few select players want to tell you. You are not in the dugout and have all the facts. So while you are posting blame, take some for yourself.

That's right you need to get off your high horse. It has ALOT to do with coaching at EVERY level of baseball, otherwise there wouldn't be any need for batting, pitching, & fielding coaches at the college or Major League level. It rests on the coach when he leaves a pitcher in too long, when he plays mind games with the players and lowers their confidence, when he's not a pitching coach or a batting coach. You can tell when a school has a real coach that knows how to get the most out of his players, a coach that knows how to teach players to pitch, bat, and field. A coach that takes the time to scout other teams for upcoming games. A coach that is aggressive, a coach that discipline's when the players skip, fail, or are disrespectful. I have yet to see any of this from Kilgore in the last 4 yrs. Go ask every player if they have gone outside of these coaches and paid someone to teach them how to bat or pitch. I bet nearly half of them will tell you they have. And by the way, it doesn't make someone's opinion more or less valuable if the post their name. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, as you have so demonstrated. We are also entitled to our privacy, and to not be confronted by people like you, just because we don't agree. What other reason would you have for wanting to know the names of people you don't agree with.