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06-07-2006, 04:04 PM
Immokalee High School will learn Wednesday how the Florida High School Athletic Association will punish the school for using overage athletes in both its soccer and football programs.
FHSAA associate commissioner Sonny Hester confirmed Tuesday that the organization has mailed a certified letter to Immokalee which details the consequences stemming from the participation of three athletes — ranging from age 20 to 30 — on the Indians’ 2003-04 and 2004-05 soccer teams and their 2005 football team.
The only athlete who has been identified — 30-year-old Blandel Jean — played in five games as a kicker for Immokalee’s football team this past season.
Hester has said that Immokalee will have to forfeit every game the men played in. The school will also have to forfeit two district soccer championships and its 2005 football district title because of the men’s participation.
FHSAA associate commissioner Sonny Hester confirmed Tuesday that the organization has mailed a certified letter to Immokalee which details the consequences stemming from the participation of three athletes — ranging from age 20 to 30 — on the Indians’ 2003-04 and 2004-05 soccer teams and their 2005 football team.
The only athlete who has been identified — 30-year-old Blandel Jean — played in five games as a kicker for Immokalee’s football team this past season.
Hester has said that Immokalee will have to forfeit every game the men played in. The school will also have to forfeit two district soccer championships and its 2005 football district title because of the men’s participation.