A highschool ladies' basketball coach in Connecticut served a one-game suspension after his crew beat its opponent 92-4, a rating that led to a backlash about his sportsmanship.

Coach Jason Kirck, of Sacred Coronary heart Academy in Hamden, Connecticut, sat out one recreation after Lyman Corridor Excessive Faculty coach Tom Lipka referred to as for extra penalties for Kirck permitting his crew to attain 88 extra factors than Lipka's.

Sister Sheila O'Neill, Sacred Coronary heart's president, wrote a press release apologizing for the incident.

"Sacred Coronary heart Academy values the teachings taught and cultivated via athletic participation together with moral and accountable conduct, management and power of character and respect for one's opponents," she wrote.

"(Sacred Coronary heart Academy Administration and Athletics) are in communication with Lyman Corridor Excessive Faculty, the Southern Connecticut Convention and (Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Convention), and are addressing these issues internally to make sure that our athletic packages proceed to encourage private, bodily and mental progress," Sister O'Neill was quoted by the CT Insider information website.

Nonetheless, Lipka stated an apology was not adequate, calling for extra concrete penalties.

In response to CT Insider, Kirck was suspended from Sacred Coronary heart's recreation towards Hamden Excessive Faculty, the college's rival, Thursday night. Sacred Coronary heart is ready to play Lyman Corridor once more on January 28.

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Convention, or CIAC, is accountable for overseeing the state's highschool sports activities. It stated Sacred Coronary heart was not concerned in a program the group provides referred to as "Class Act," which educates coaches on the best way to handle highschool video games and scores "in a way that's sportsmanlike and respectful of opponents."

This type of incident has popped up up to now with different sports activities. Newsweek reported in October on a Michigan highschool soccer coach who apologized after letting his crew rating 17 objectives when the opposite crew had scored none, saying he did not imply to "humiliate your gamers or your program."

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A highschool basketball coach was suspended for one recreation after permitting his crew to beat its opponent by 88 factors. Above, a basketball on a health club flooring.Inventory Picture/Getty Photographs

"The CIAC promotes security and sportsmanship above all else for our member colleges," Gregg Simon, the CIAC's affiliate government director stated in a press release. "We've got been in communication with each colleges in addition to the Southern Connecticut Convention and we are going to proceed to supply help to our member colleges as they work via this troublesome state of affairs."

Lipka advised Hearst Connecticut Media on Tuesday the "coach has management over the ultimate rating. You possibly can sit within the zone. Your man-to-man would not have to return out previous the 3-point line. They have been nonetheless operating quick breaks within the fourth quarter on lengthy outlet passes."

Sacred Coronary heart Academy Athletic Director Raymond Degnan stated the college won't additional tackle the suspension or Monday's recreation till Kirck returns.

Sacred Coronary heart Academy defeated Hamden 42-39 on Thursday below assistant coach Patrick Gallagher.

The Related Press contributed to this report.