Just for the heck of it, I wrote to them asking about an apparent lack of sportsmanship during that game. Here are the relevent portion of their responses.
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Originally Posted by A.D.Burtchschi
The situation you are responding to did not go unnoticed or will it go unpunished. Quite frankly I'm not sure the coach saw what happened---however she and I are discussing it today. This type of behavior does not nor has it ever represented PC......We define ourselves and our character on how we handle adversity, on this occasion the young lady in question did not make a good decision and responded poorly. None of us are perfect we have all done things in our lives that we are not proud we can learn and improve if we admit our short comings and strive to do better.
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Coach Peeler and her girls have displayed the highest level of excellence, character and discipline until that one remote incident. You cnn (sp) count on her doing the right thing in this matter.
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Originally Posted by Dandy Peeler
My name is Dandy Peeler. I am the head basketball coach at Putnam City High School. I am truly sorry for the behavior of one of my players. I was aware of the behavior she demonstrated on and off the floor. I am in the process of taking care of the situation. This young lady is one of the best student-athletes at Putnam City High School, yet she failed to demonstrate it on Saturday. She had already apologized to Dr. Wentroth and our team for her poor judgement of gestures and language.
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Please understand that this situation will not go unpunished or unnoticed. I will make sure that this young lady and the other Pirates understand that sportsmanship is first and foremost in any of our Pirate programs.
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