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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Update: School District Committed to Sportsmanship

The School District of University City and Normandy School District issued a joint statement Tuesday about the potential of a 'locked down' game.

On Monday, Fox 2 reported that a potential basketball playoff game between University City High School and district rival Normandy could have taken place under lockdown. The "locked down" game was averted when U City lost a game to Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS) Monday night On Tuesday, the districts released a joint statement regarding the potential basketball game.   The statement reads: While we will not be paired against each other in basketball playoff contests this year, our athletes and the spectators who come to support them are committed to displaying sportsmanship-like behavior when they interact with each other. We believe that is is unfair when one or two incidents are generalized to represent the …

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Fox 2: U City/Normandy Game Would Have Been Played Without Student Fans

A feud between the two schools would have lead to the game being played under a lockdown.

A long running feud between University City High School and district rival Normandy nearly led to a state basketball playoff game taking place under lockdown, according to Fox 2. The game would have been played without fans and with only direct parents of players being allowed inside. The potential game between the two was averted when U City lost a game to Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS) Monday night. There have been scrapes between the schools for years, and there was a fight on the court between the teams in the 2011-2012 season, but the final straw came in December, Fox 2 reports. U City played a game at Normandy, and afterward, officials say their buses were attacked by Normandy students as they left campus. “…

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George Lenard

5:17 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013

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