February 8, 1983 – EDITORIAL: Whether it begins with the parents, other adults, students, or team players — there has to be a stop to the emotional idiocies that build and erupt at our basketball games.

Healthy rivalry is one thing, but bad sportsmanship seems shamefully apparent. Things haven’t gone completely out of control, but they have certainly gone too far. When the police have to be on duty at the school to keep peace either before, during or after a game, something’s wrong. W...