Averting another Pedro-Narbonne crisis

When it became apparent that Narbonne's boys soccer team thought it had been disrespected by the organizers of the San Pedro Pirate Cup, tournament director Fred Quintana wanted to clear the air. Narbonne complained about only two lineup cards, and Quintana described it as a clerical error, not something that was intentionally done.

Here is Quintana's response:

I wanted to clear up anything that may cause people to think that any of the administration in the 2009 San Pedro Pirate Cup underestimated Narbonne's Varsity Boys Soccer Team. The comment that they only received two line up cards as a gesture for there teams inability to advance has been taken drastically out of context. No one in our tournament received line up cards beyond the initial two due to the fact that we ran out of them. Our tournament administration is happy with the accomplishment of Narbonne and many of the Marine League schools that competed so well in our tournament and we hope that they will all return next year for another great tournament.

  Sincerely,

  Fred Quintana
  2009 Pirate Cup Tournament Director

Here's hoping that the situation can be resolved without conflict. The last thing we need is another brouhaha between these two programs.