Just going from the article, I would think the ejections were warranted. Here me out:
Arguing balls and strikes in a high school game is a BIG no, no. On top of the lopsided score and the SHP not playing very well, I assume the coach was at his wits end to begin with. If the umpire missed a call or two, the next one just put the coach over the edge. I wasn't there so I do know how he react or played up the crowd. Assuming he did, the ump was probably frustrated to with the way the game was going and tossed the coach.
As for the second coach, whether a brother, son, or father of the Head Coach (again, I don't know the staff), came in with a chip on his shoulder and had chirped too. Asst. High School coaches don't carry much weight with umpires so I am sure the rope was short, hence the Asst. got ejected.
As for the kid (could be a nice kid), if he lied to the umpire, he lied to the umpire. That is an easy one. I don't necessarily blame the kids (they do dumb things sometimes). But lying to an umpire/adult figure is a total sign of disrespect and ejection seemed warranted. The coaches already set the example and the kid went along with it. He got caught, and will now have to suffer the consequences for the coaches not taking the high road.
Again, I wasn't at the game, don't know the history of the umpire in question. Hopefully next time SHP scores more runs, plays better defense to take any (or series) of suspect calls out of the equation.
Wrote this while NCSF was writing too. I agree, a lot of confrontations are avoided IF the umpire shows hustle, gets in the best position possible and feels he/she is working his but off for the fee. Coaches are a little less likely to be opinionated if they know their umpire is hustling are working as hard as they are.
This post was edited on 4/3 7:05 PM by CityVibesII