It was recently brought to my attention someone overheard a fan say “Girls don’t count” when a local wrestler pinned a female during a match last week.

First of all, stay classy. Whether the comment was meant as a joke or not, it’s not a good look. The people in our communities know better and should be better representatives of our schools and teams to outsiders.

Lizi Arbogast is the sports editor at Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc.