Unbridled Honesty in Sportswriting

I found this passage in the first Menasha High yearbook to be particularly refreshing and charming in its honesty.  In today's competitive sports culture, could anyone ever write such a frank assessment of the team's season anymore?

from the 1916 Menasha High School annual (its first):

ATHLETICS

Basketball

The basketball season in Menasha High School was unsuccessful. This was due to the lack of practice on the part of the team. The boys had only one practice in a week, when they should have had a good one every day during the basketball season. The players did excellent playing when considering the time used for practicing, and they deserve no small amount of praise for the work which they did. The team was composed of excellent stock and therefore they surely could have had a good season had they had enough practice. The regular team was made up of Nathan Calder, left guard; Leslie Remmel, right guard; John Nagel, center; Elmer Williams, left forward; Carlton Remmel, right forward; John Nagel, center; and Alfred Hahn, Ferris Griswold, John Schierl, and Roman Fahrbach acting as substitutes at different games.

Next season, when we have our gym, the team will be able to practice regularly and then a more successful season will be witnessed. Leslie Remmel, John Nagel, and John Schierl will be out of high school, leaving Calder, Williams, C. Remmel, Griswold, Hahn, and Fahrbach to hold up the basketball end of athletics.