Shame on University of Oregon . . .

• University of Oregon drops the mens collegiate Wrestling program to allow the return of Baseball at the university.

After being longtime local and state advocates for high school and collegiate wrestling in Oregon this news was a big blow to the local wrestling community. We have enjoyed following the careers of many young men as they have excelled in wrestling at the high school level and have gone on to wrestle at the U of O. Extremely disappointing for instate wrestlers who would like to continue their successful careers in Oregon.

• University officials deny the return of the baseball program has anything to do with the success of the Oregon State Beavers baseball program.

Are they trying to insult our intelligence? We know they are being pressured by big $$ alumni to bring baseball back due to all the attention Oregon State has been receiving since their Back to Back National Baseball Championships. Why don't they just admit it instead of sidestepping that this has been in the works for along time. Yeah right.

• To meet their Title Nine requirements they are also adding "competitive" cheerleading.

If I was a female student athlete at the University of Oregon right now I would be completely outraged and insulted by this move. Cheerleading is not even considered a sport in most venues, but an activity. There are a number of other sports that could have been added to their program for females to participate in (rowing, crew, rugby, swimming, waterpolo, hockey, etc).....but cheerleading...pleeezzzzzze...

I guess now we can look forward to successful Oregon State Baseball and Wrestling programs.....Good luck with those cheerleaders at U of O ...rah..rah!