So today I wanted to figure out when my kid’s Wadsworth High School football games were happening this fall. Sounds easy, right? Ha, let me tell you.
The Headache of Finding the Schedule
First, naturally, I went straight to the official Wadsworth High School website. Looked everywhere. Seriously, I clicked every tab that sounded promising – “Athletics,” “Calendars,” “News.” Nothing. Maybe I’m just bad at clicking links? Found last year’s schedule buried under some PDFs, though. Super helpful. Not. Cursed under my breath a little.
Next up, figured I’d search the magic Google machine. Typed in something like “wadsworth high school 2024 football schedule ohio”. Got results. Oh boy, did I get results. Mostly:
- News articles hyping the upcoming season… from months ago. Dates? Nah.
- Athletic stats sites wanting me to log in or pay money to see basic times. Nah.
- Sites promising schedules but really just having placeholder sections like “TBD” for every single game date. Useless.
Started feeling pretty dumb. How hard can this be?
The Breakthrough Moment
Finally, I remembered this local community Facebook group I joined last year. Posted a quick question late last night: “Hey everyone, lost parent here! Where do you actually find the official Wadsworth High School football schedule with dates and times? School site is no help!”
Woke up to a bunch of replies. Man, those folks came through! Turns out the secret everyone else apparently knew is they ditched keeping a detailed schedule on the main school site. The key place? The official City of Wadsworth Recreation Department website. Who would’ve thunk?
Actually Getting The Dates & Times
Okay, armed with that nugget, I went to the Recreation Department site. Found their sports section pretty fast. Then scrolled down. Boom. There it was: “Wadsworth High School Football Fall 2024 Schedule.” Clicked that link.
Here’s what the actual schedule has:
- The full list of games – Home and Away clearly marked.
- Actual Dates. Like, real ones. Not TBD.
- Game Times! Usually listed as either 7:00 PM or 7:30 PM starts.
- The opposing team name.
Success! Felt like I’d climbed Mount Everest just to find a JV kickoff time.
My Quick Tip for Other Parents
So, if you’re tired of clicking aimlessly or getting garbage search results, here’s the only trick you need:
Go directly to your city’s Recreation Department website. Find the high school sports section. Look for the football schedule there. Saved me hours of frustration. Pretty wild they don’t just link to it clearly from the high school page itself, right? Community groups are gold for figuring out this stuff.