Editorial Comment:  I’m afraid that this is more Change For The Worse:  Riherds (Riherds/KHSAA Scoreboard) was an incredible resource.  It was like an old friend that had stats readily available at its fingertips.  I still use Riherds Scoreboards (Football, Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Volleyball, Softball etc.) on a daily basis. Current Team Schedules, Results, Individual Game and Player stats and Current Team Season Stats information was readily available.  With Frank Riherd stepping down and the KHSAA refusing to purchase it, this falls to Arbiter to continue to maintain.  Arbiter has attempted to maintain team rosters, which the KHSAA kicked over to them, for the past few years, which are grossly unreliable.  The really scary part about Arbiter taking it over is that now, “ADs will input the information.”   Aahhh!  ADs are busy people with a myriad of responsibilities, with varying degrees of commitment towards individual sports.  I foresee incomplete scores, stats, and schedules across the board, let alone same-day reporting.  I hope that I am wrong, but I’ve been around too long and have seen the evolution of our sports landscape change over the years, and without fail, “Change is Always For The Worse.”  Same day scores and stats will become things of the past, and media venues such as this website, LinkNKY, Tribune etc., and our ability to report accurate timely information will suffer as a result.  I will count the blessings that we have had Riherds for these many years, and that the present Riherd archives will be maintained for posterity, but I do not look forward to the new Arbiter system.  Arbiter, as it applies to schedules, rosters, results etc., pretty much SUCKS.

If I am wrong, and the Arbiter edition of the Scoreboard lives up to, or exceeds the performance of the Riherds/KHSAA Scoreboard, in six months I will write a retraction, espousing glowing raves about the new feature, BUT I wouldn’t hold my breath.