The locker room fight that canceled Gowanda's 2010 lacrosse season was a "locker box" between 2 students. When it was over, one was sucker punched in the side of his head and his brother stepped in to defend him. 21 kids were in the locker room. Some were watching and cheering on. Locker boxing is an agreed upon fight between 2 JV teammates who wear their gear. It is not done out of anger and the 2 involved shook hands following the fight. There were 15 players (and coaches) upstairs and outside during this fight. When the rest of the seniors, varsity players came into the locker room, it was broken up. One player taped the fight and posted it on Youtube. The 3 players who fought were suspend from school according to the punishment for fighting in the handbook. Both the JV and Varsity were suspended for 2 games and the incident was investigated. It was determined by the superintendent that the season be canceled. There is no rule in the handbook or in the sports contract that one student is to put himself in the middle of fight to stop it. There are 15 kids who were not aware of what was going on and not involved. Plenty to finish out the season and go onto the playoffs. Unfortunately, at this point, it is too late for them to start up the season again but there is an appeal at the BOE meeting on Wednesday May 19th at 7 p.m. These boys did not deserve this punishment, please come out in support of them. Also, I urge everyone to get the full story as during a parent meeting Monday, May 10th, the story was exaggerated and missing a few key points when told by the superintendent. This leads us to believe it was not properly presented to the BOE during the executive session and it was also not presented in it's entirety to Channel 7 news.
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says ... on Friday, May 21 at 11:57 AM
What the boys did was wrong...Its hazing...coaches should have addressed the issue b4 the season. I don't blame the administration for cancel season. Boys being boys? When do you draw the line? When a boy hits his head on bench or floor and dies?
says ... on Wednesday, May 19 at 10:56 PM
as of this evening following the appeal to the board of education, the season is reinstated!!!!!! 5 players (3 fighters, 2 who taped/posted online) are suspended. Gowanda will play their next game Tuesday May 25th.
says ... on Wednesday, May 19 at 10:54 PM
the 3 fighters and 2 who taped it have been suspended from the season. varsity lacrosse and the other 34 players have been reinstated and will be playing out their season, starting with a game Tuesday
says ... on Wednesday, May 19 at 8:51 PM
Rinaldi and the rest of the thieving pale faces can give us our land back--and our season. I had nothing to do with it.
says ... on Wednesday, May 19 at 8:50 PM
Anonymous...your English teacher should be disciplined.
says ... on Monday, May 17 at 12:32 PM
What gowanda looks like is irrelavent, nobody knows where it is. the only reason Rinaldi had to cancel the season is because of the movie online.so the world was watching, and he had to show them he had it under control. lesson learned, just move on.
says ... on Sunday, May 16 at 12:13 PM
He does support the team, Rinaldi goes to as many games of every sport as possible He does not support what happened It is a national problem People have been taping fights and posting them online doesn't make Gowanda look good, it's embarrassing.
says ... on Sunday, May 16 at 12:11 PM
I completely agree with the decision. I don't care if it is a lacrosse "ritual" or not. It is a high school sport and just because the superintendent canceled the season does not mean he does not support the lacrosse team. Lets me mature people.
says ... on Saturday, May 15 at 8:48 PM
not only should the season be suspended, but the coach should be disiplined as well.
says ... on Friday, May 14 at 3:35 PM
The 3 boys should get suspended for the season, not the whole team, its unfair to the other players and they deserve to play lacrosse. If 2 people in class aren't doing what they're supposed to you don't give the whole class detention.
says ... on Friday, May 14 at 11:26 AM
Anyway, TOO
says ... on Friday, May 14 at 11:21 AM
Anyway
says ... on Thursday, May 13 at 8:01 PM
Skin it.
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