Cheer Night

Last night was cheer and dance night at the high school.  That means that Alison gets announced and we get to escort her up the track before the game.  The game was against Marquette, which traditionally is a tough game.  But this year, MUHS is in a down year, so I was looking forward to beating them.   Ali didn’t want us to be there, because it apparently isn’t cool for your parents to come to the football games.  

   
Anyway, we lined up before the game and when they announced us, the PA announcer pronounced Alison’s name as “Ollie” Hahn.  Why is it so difficult to pronounce Ali?  I supposed they could have announced it like the boy’s name, Ali, as in Muhammed Ali.