The fight to reinstate the basketball eligibility of Glencoe student athletes will be up to a Payne County judge. On Thursday, the athletes' families sued the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association after it rejected an appeal over several transfers.
OSSAA accuses Glencoe Public Schools' new basketball coach of breaking a rule meant to prevent recruiting. Attorneys, for the coach and the student athletes, argued OSSAA ruling is unconstitutional. On Wednesday, the OSSAA board of directors unanimously rejected an appeal from Glencoe Public Schools to reinstate the four student athletes for the upcoming basketball season.
“The true losers in this are these students are these students who are sitting here today,” said Kaleb Hennigh, an attorney for the families of the student athlet