This week’s news has brought back lots of memories for me.
In Monday’s paper was a story called “Forever Fillies,” noting the impending end on the almost 50-year-chapter of the Iola High School girls team mascot, the Fillies.
I graduated from IHS in 1974. That next year, the school introduced girls sports.
So no, I never experienced the Fillie legacy.
In fact, the only organized sport for girls in my growing up years was summer softball. As you can imagine, the competition was fierce. I didn’t last long.
Private dance or gymnastics lessons were also available, but the studios back then were but a shadow of those today and the expected commitment definitely on the casual side.