By Alicia Jones

Just as God proves each of his people with test and trials, coaches aren’t just looking for skills on the court, but they want character.  “Alexander Hamilton (Wis.) junior forward Darnell Harris, who scored 18 and 13 points in the team’s first two games against Socastee and Cedar Hill (Texas), respectively, played just eight first-half minutes Wednesday.  Wildcats coach Tom Diener, however, said the benching was about attitude.  ‘He’s a heck of a player. He’s been good all year. He’s a valuable part of this team,” Diener said. “But he wasn’t playing the way he normally does last night and today. He’s a young kid, and part of our job as high school coaches is to build character.’”  (Ripke, Ian G. “Beach Ball Classic Notebook:  Coach Wants Character on the Court.” www.thesunnews.com. December 31, 2009.  Assessed December 31, 2009.)

A person’s position in the church does not guarantee their spirituality, it is the fruit of a person’s life that will ultimately be judged.  A former Catholic archbishop in Argentina has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sexual abuse of a seminary student in 1992, a court report said Wednesday.  Former Archbishop Edgardo Gabriel Storni “acted with total impunity” and there was enough proof to convict him, Judge Maria Amalia Mascheroni said in the sentencing.  “Being a rector of the faith, his injurious and immoral attitude contributed to the lack of credibility in the religious institution,” the judge is quoted as saying in a report by the Judicial Information Center, the nation’s official court news service.  (“Argentine Ex-archbishop gets 8 Years in Sex Abuse Case, Court Reports.”  www.cnn.com.  December 30, 2009.  Assessed December 31, 2009.)