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04-30-2007, 09:38 PM
4 members of Skyline track team suspended
Move comes after girls were cited for shoplifting
07:14 PM CDT on Monday, April 30, 2007
By TAWNELL D. HOBBS, HOLLY YAN and BRANDON GEORGE / The Dallas Morning News
Four Skyline girls varsity track athletes have been suspended from the team for shoplifting from an outlet mall in Hillsboro while en route to the Class 5A Region II meet last weekend in Waco.
According to a Hillsboro police report, the four girls were given Class C misdemeanor citations Thursday for theft of items worth less than $50 at a Claire’s Boutique store in the Prime Outlet Mall. Skyline girls track coach Jimmy Sanders allowed the girls to compete at the meet Friday and Saturday, helping the team win its sixth consecutive regional championship.
At least two of the four girls cited qualified for the 5A state meet May 11-12 in Austin, where Skyline will attempt to add to its 5A record six state girls team championships.
Dallas ISD athletic director Jeff Johnson said the district is investigating the theft allegations and reviewing the decision to let the girls participate in the regional meet. Johnson said the four girls will remain suspended at least until the investigation has been completed.
Johnson said Sanders wasn’t on Skyline’s campus Monday because he was answering questions about the incident. Sanders didn’t return phone calls requesting comment.
“We go from a high of winning something to have to deal with an unfortunate situation like this,” Johnson said. “My concern is the integrity of the program, and there are almost 30 girls on that track team, and I don’t want them to suffer because of the action of four others.”
Move comes after girls were cited for shoplifting
07:14 PM CDT on Monday, April 30, 2007
By TAWNELL D. HOBBS, HOLLY YAN and BRANDON GEORGE / The Dallas Morning News
Four Skyline girls varsity track athletes have been suspended from the team for shoplifting from an outlet mall in Hillsboro while en route to the Class 5A Region II meet last weekend in Waco.
According to a Hillsboro police report, the four girls were given Class C misdemeanor citations Thursday for theft of items worth less than $50 at a Claire’s Boutique store in the Prime Outlet Mall. Skyline girls track coach Jimmy Sanders allowed the girls to compete at the meet Friday and Saturday, helping the team win its sixth consecutive regional championship.
At least two of the four girls cited qualified for the 5A state meet May 11-12 in Austin, where Skyline will attempt to add to its 5A record six state girls team championships.
Dallas ISD athletic director Jeff Johnson said the district is investigating the theft allegations and reviewing the decision to let the girls participate in the regional meet. Johnson said the four girls will remain suspended at least until the investigation has been completed.
Johnson said Sanders wasn’t on Skyline’s campus Monday because he was answering questions about the incident. Sanders didn’t return phone calls requesting comment.
“We go from a high of winning something to have to deal with an unfortunate situation like this,” Johnson said. “My concern is the integrity of the program, and there are almost 30 girls on that track team, and I don’t want them to suffer because of the action of four others.”