Weasel of The Week: Sean Colter

 Mr. Colter is the chairman of the Section II softball sectional committee, which, like their volleyball brethren back in the fall, screwed over Troy High, in addition to Foothills Council schools South Glens Falls & Queensbury, in favoring Suburban Council schools with the top seeds in Class AA.

Of the three teams that were screwed, only Queensbury remains, after beating Troy, 7-1, on Thursday, in a game that should not have taken place. South Glens Falls, or, South High to the partisans in the North Country, fell to defending champion Burnt Hills in 9 innings, 1-0.

In short, the seedings were wrong from the start. Queensbury, South High, & Troy had the three best records in Class AA, but were held down due to politics. Queensbury should've been #1, but was seeded 3rd and hosted Troy, which was seeded 6th, and should've been #3. South High, at #5, should've been a 2 seed, and, along with Troy, should've hosted a home game in the 1st round.

Colter, from Shaker, saw fit to place Columbia at #1, Bethlehem at #2, and Burnt Hills, the defending champions, I must remind, at #4. All of it is incorrect. Like, we get it. The Suburban Council is the toughest league in Section II, and two of its members, CBA & Shenendehowa, aren't exactly popular with fans outside their districts because of their use of politics.

The Class AA quarterfinals should've looked like this:

8. Niskayuna @ 1. Queensbury.

7. Bethlehem @ 2. South High.

6. Ballston Spa @ 3. Troy.

5. Burnt Hills @ 4. Columbia.

Section II will argue strength of schedule justifies the seedings. No, it does not, and is a flimsy argument to begin with. They are not treating the Colonial Council as an equal. To them, the Foothills Council is on middle ground, since there are the rivalries between, say, Burnt Hills & Queensbury, since both teams use the nickname, "Spartans".

But, rightfully, all should be treated equal. Colter's political games net him a set of Weasel ears, and well deserved. Troy was thrown a bone of compromise by being deemed the host school for the Class A semi-finals next week, but, this cannot happen ever again.

Alumni & parents of current players should prevail upon the district to push for changes in how the seedings are decided. Troy has no representation on the seeding committee, and that needs to change. Every team deserves an equal voice and vote in cases like this.

But, we know the circus will start again with volleyball in October.........