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Computer glitch denies Sam Houston girls title

02/27/2000 LINK

By Rick Kretzschmar /Contributor to the Arlington Morning News

AUSTIN - Due to what was termed a computer glitch, Amarillo Caprock was awarded the girls team state championship at the UIL State Wrestling Championships held at the Austin Convention Center on Saturday, taking away a state title Sam Houston had been awarded approximately three hours before.

Originally, Sam Houston had edged Caprock for the title, 88 to 86.5 points. But after the error was found, the modified total was 90.5 points for Caprock, 88 for Sam Houston.

"I know this is a horrible thing to say and I know those with Sam Houston will be mad, but the bottom line was that it was a computer glitch," said UIL tournament official and Austin Reagan head coach Jim Grimm. "We went back and checked it by hand and it came with Caprock having 90.5"

Caprock head coach Scott Tankersley said around nine people said it was like a calculator that added wrong. He said around nine people spent two hours checking the numbers.

Sam Houston head coach Roy Shultz was in transit back to the Arlington area late Saturday night and could not be reached for comment. -SNIP-

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-- Dee (T1Colt556@aol.com), February 27, 2000

Answers

If it's a glitch, will the title revert to the real winner?

-- another government hack (keepwatching_2000@yahoo.com), February 27, 2000.

It took nine people two hours to add up a set of numbers that totaled less than 100 and come up with a consensus answer. This is not a good sign.

-- I'm Here, I'm There (I'm Everywhere@so.beware), February 27, 2000.

Excuse me. It took "around nine people." I feel much better now, you bet!

-- I'm Here, I'm There (I'm Everywhere@so.beware), February 27, 2000.

LOL I'm Here...good one.

I feel bad for the kids, though.

-- Dee (T1Colt556@aol.com), February 28, 2000.