ChapinDad,
I feel your pain about all of your daughter's games starting at 5:30, I really do. But sometimes you just have to accept the situation for what it is. Shearer was right about attendance numbers at boys games compared to the girls. If there are schools out there that get higher attendance at girls matches, I applaud you. That's not been my experience. It also has nothing to do with the quality of play. For example, for B'ball games at Dutch Fork, the girls play first and draw 50% of the attendance that the boys team does, until late in the game when the boy's fans show up. Tomorrow night the DF Girls Varsity B'ball team will be playing in their 3rd State Championship Game in 4 years. The boys didn't even make the playoffs this year. Is it fair that the boys always play last and get better attendance? No, of course not. Is it the reality? Yes, and whether I like it or not, its not going to change. At least not anytime soon. So, repeat after me:
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.