There is a proposal to put the public schools into districts up here in Maryland, and people are complaining about travelling 58 miles for a game, citing travel costs. Just for comparison's sake, and to put into perspective how short of a trip that really is, what is the longest your school has traveled for a district game?
Farthest distance you travel for an in-district game?
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Shad Kline
Six-man fan
Last year we travelled 122 miles fron Gordon to Paint Creek for a district game. This year they get to do the driving.
Shad Kline
Six-man fan
The closest team to us in our district is 86 miles (Gordon to Throckmorton). The furthest is 135 miles (Gordon to Knox City).
SaintJoPanthers
11-man fan
256 miles to Bloomburg. Luckily, they play their homes games this year in Texarkana, and it's ONLY 206 miles to there.
Shane
11-man fan
Abilene to El Paso..... 450 miles
freeagent
Six-man pro
Shane":2stqog85 said:
Amarillo to El Paso is (per Google maps) 446 miles ... and most of that is driving through New Mexico. Staying in Texas is 553 miles. Each way ... which is what Amarillo Holy Cross and El Paso Jesus Chapel do every year (although they often play it in Midland, which is a 305 mile trip from El Paso and 240 miles from Amarillo).
Heck, some folks in West and deep South Texas have to drive 58 miles to get a gallon of milk.
Shane
11-man fan
I was glad to see that El Paso won't be in our district for the next 3 years. My son will be in high school next year. 
6manfootballmom
11-man fan
Wow, that's weird....we are only 25-30 miles away from the Pleasant Grove Stadium. It is a nice little drive over, be careful.SaintJoPanthers":2m23n9dw said:
smokeyjoe53
Six-man pro
When Calvert and Cherokee were in the same district it was 330 miles round trip. Richland Springs was 30 miles. makes sense, right?
patriotpaul
11-man fan
Hart to follett 234 miles one way. Mapquest says 4 hrs 10 min
Old Geezer
11-man fan
Garden City to Sierra Blanca - 252.1 miles one way. GC made the trip last year, SB makes it this year.
High Plains Drifter
11-man fan
Sanderson to Dell City (wait you cannot get there from there). That is a non issue this year.
Years ago when Texline was in district with Silverton, Dawson, Whitharral, and Southland? (probably more) Was a pretty hefty trip from Dawson to Texline.
Years ago when Texline was in district with Silverton, Dawson, Whitharral, and Southland? (probably more) Was a pretty hefty trip from Dawson to Texline.
Edward Golden
Six-man fan
Splitting into 2 divisions makes more travel.
oldfat&bald
Six-man fan
High Plains Drifter":1rfxp59x said:
Thank God that district changed before I got into HS. Welch to Texline is way too dang far in a yellow dog.
Old Geezer
11-man fan
OFB, I remember those days. I was living at Three Way at that time, which was my first experience with 6-man. There were two districts on the South Plains and in the Panhandle. If I remember correctly that district included Texline, Lazbuddie, Whitharral, Three Way, Wellman and Dawson & maybe a couple of others.
oldfat&bald
Six-man fan
Geezer, Three Way was still in our district when I was in JH. The trip there seemed to take forever. Fortunately, I never had to make the trek to Texline.
freeagent
Six-man pro
High Plains Drifter":331i2u6x said:
Isn't that the truth in most of West Texas?
