The win at all costs mentality, and the sad state of parents living vicariously through their childs athletic accomplishments, has put a pockmark on youth sports. And booster club President John Connors told supporters over the weekend that litigation may be necessary to protect the program. I am old enough to remember corruption being the norm in the old Southwest Conference: fake jobs, hundred dollar handshakes and far, far worse. The Bellevue High football team is reportedly aided by a diploma mill private school. But, after a brief email exchange, they let it drop. Like many expectant mothers, Miranda Kekauoha had a plan. In an article about how Bellevues success was aided by a small private school, Freeman, 20, told the Times that he lived in four different cities during his years with the Bellevue football team Sammamish, Bellevue, Auburn and SeaTac. Dinner and dancing may have been the order of the day on Saturday, but on Friday night, Wolverine students packed the stands to see the Bellevue High football team demolish their crosstown rival Newport Knights. Bellevue High School football is banned from postseason play for two years 4. Come celebrate Anacortes 11th annual Bier on the Pier! Even private schools require the students attend classes at that institution and make the grades to play, not go to a strip-mall diploma mill., The Seattle Times closes comments on particularly sensitive stories. Next stop for the Wolverines (13-0) is the state championship game the Gridiron Classic versus Kennewick at noon on Dec. 4 at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. On BHSs ensuing possession, junior QB Lucas Razore found Ishaan Daniels in the flat, and Daniels scampered 30 yards for the Bellevue score. Varsity takes the field this Saturday (10/8) at Juanita, at 7pm, while the JV will face Juanita at home the following Monday. That probe confirmed some of the problems that The Times found and also detailed other issues, including families that had used false addresses to gain eligibility, a school district that had obstructed the investigation and evidence that Goncharoff had been paid beyond the bounds of WIAA rules. The final report did not mention the Academic Institute. Later, when the family lived in SeaTac, he said, his mother would drop him off at a bus stop in Renton to commute. 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Finally, in the fourth quarter, Kaden Matsudaira was featured in a long drive, culminating in a 3-yard TD run to put an exclamation point on the game. 5 Marysville-Pilchuck on Saturday in the early game of the Class 3A semifinal doubleheader at Memorial Stadium. Arguably one of the best high school teams ever fielded in Texas, the 1988 Dallas Carter Cowboys were loaded with talent on both sides of the ball. Probation: Bellevue athletic department is on probation for four years. Video Highlights of State Championship New coaching staff of young alumni lead Bellevue back to state football championship glory Bellevue football scandal: Readers weigh in on possible sanctions Coach Salonen said, We feel incredibly lucky to have the numbers to support a JV program this year, we love seeing the additional reps these players are getting, and the improvement that comes with those reps.. They recently had a 67-game win streak snapped in the state championship game last December. Of those 17 boys, seven were Bellevue football players. Carter High in Dallas took the state championship in 1988, but this new film about the team is not all about victory. 9 Rainier Beach into WIAA 3A state semifinals, William Wangs career night lifts No. Any booster associated with this mess be banned from any financial or booster club membership for two years. Bellevue will be on bye this week, ahead of a Week 9 home game against Hazen to finish off the regular season. With the pregame celebrations and hugs finished, the Wolverines wasted no time getting down to business. "The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), which is the administrative body that governs prep sports hired two investigators who produced a 68-page report that confirmed much of what the Times discovered as well as other things. We asked readers for their thoughts on what repercussions the Bellevue football program should face, as well as what the scandal says about high-school sports. In 2009, along with Steve Rudman and KJR 950 afternoon host Mike Gastineau, Thiel authored The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists, a cross between historylink.org and Mad Magazine that has become mandatory reading for any sports fan who has an indoor bathroom. Comments (-1) BPS Summer STEM Camps. And then there is the claim within the report that some of the misdeeds were not so secretive; they were just direct cash payments to families to get players to Bellevue. Michael Kneip coaches his alma mater and is bent on restoring its football greatness. With ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary What Carter Lost screening Aug. 24, audiences are primed to remember the glory and scandal that surrounded Dallas Carter High School's football team nearly 30 . The players were ejected from the game, suspended and an investigation launched. KIRO Radios Jason Rantz thinks they are just doing their job. Five days after bringing home the state title, a string of events began that would blemish the reputation of the Dallas Carter program. PF 497 PA 185 STREAK 1L. By, Its almost like a cult. Activists shout down rural renewable energy projects, Amazon pauses construction in Virginia on its second headquarters, Dam owner guilty in field turf pollution of Puyallup River, First auction held for licenses to pollute in Washington, How this year's Selma Bridge Crossing could mark a community renaissance, Russia's foreign minister gets laughed at over Ukraine remarks at a global conference, Students learn lessons on climate change, pollution through raising salmon. McKinney North Principal Linda Thret was the mom of one of the Fab Five and eventually resigned due to mounting pressure over her lack of discipline with the group. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. Teaching young impressionable minds to cheat is criminal! There are a lot of reasons why he thinks the rules were wrongly interpreted by the investigators. Texas HS Football State Champions: 1920-2022, 2022 3A Fan Vote All-Texas High School Football Team, TXHSFB Podcast Championship Edition: Benjamin Mustangs, 2022 2A Fan Vote All-Texas High School Football Team, Texas HS Football Fan Vote Player Of The Year. That would be easy. "This issue with Bellevue has been around for many years. Many would perhaps have fallen through the cracks had it not been for the help they received when it was obvious to coaches they needed a little boost. The coach should be a faculty member and actually teach classes., These coaches and families have only helped these kids progress in a more beneficial way through life. The specifics of what happened is more symbolic of what is preposterously wrong with parents who lack the ability to teach their kids the responsibilities of being a student athlete. When I saw the David Horsey cartoon, light rail ambassadors inviting a fentanyl-smoking passenger to leave, I lost it, says a listener. All Rights Reserved. Brick by brick!. While parents arent specifically mentioned in these allegations, ONeil says they would most certainly be involved in these violations and are also culpable. Updated: 7:13 PM PDT July 8, 2016. Im typical Bellevue fashion, the JV Wolverines matched Bothells two big plays with long, methodical drives and stifling defense. The families of two other players have described how supporters of the football program had a role in coordinating scholarships for the players. In the second quarter, junior Carson Rubin got on the board with an thrilling 80 TD run, Razore completed his second TD pass of the day (once again to Hansen, of course), and senior DB Caymus Rooney took an interception 40 yards to the house. The SHIBA program part of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner is ready to help with your Medicare open enrollment decisions. Mind you, this is not the kind of booster club that has bake sales to pay for road trips. Bellevue will host Mead High School in the 3A Round of 16, this Saturday at Noon. But what happens when bending the rules or covering for players becomes a real life story; the infractions are so extensive and the storylines so indelicate that no TV producer would even believe it. Bellevue can appeal the sanctions to KingCo principals within five school days, then can appeal to the executive board of the SeaKing District and ultimately to the executive board of the WIAA. BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Bellevue High School football coach Butch Goncharoff told the school board Tuesday that an investigation of the football . A committee of athletic directors from KingCo cited in its report a preponderance of evidence that violations had occurred. Bellevue High's football squad completed an undefeated season by winning the 3A state championship with a 17-13 triumph over Kennewick High on Dec. 4 at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. Every sport has its dark side and high school football in Texas is no exception. Thiel: Bellevue Football Scandal Highlights Need For Statewide Reform Im so happy and proud of all of them. Once your account is created, you'll be logged-in to this account. 1 Bellevue past No. If our society didnt place such a level of importance on winning at all costs, this type of thing wouldnt happen. It's false. Senior William Wang piled up 182 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 32 carries, and the Bellevue defense was tough as the top-seeded Wolverines laid a 27-3 licking on No. According to the findings, 17 players were funneled to a for-profit private school for extra classes and academic help. In order to remedy the violations, the district had proposed a suspension of the teams booster club along with meetings, training programs and policy reviews to ensure rules are followed in the future.