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Coronado High School s boys basketball team played against the boys from Escondido s Orange Glen High School in the regional CIF championship on June 19, 2021
Coronado beat Orange Glen 60-57 in the tense, close game at the Coronado High School gym
After the game, those on the Coronado side threw tortillas at the athletes from Orange Glen a predominantly Latino team in an act of racism
Last week, the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) vacated Coronado High School s championship title following its investigation of the postgame tortilla-throwing incident that largely overshadowed the matchup with Orange Glen High School of Escondido two weekends ago.
Coronado Unified School District to appeal CIF ruling over tortilla throwing
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Two students who helped clean up the court after the Coronado High vs Orange Glen High basketball championship game on Saturday, June 19, 2021, are photographed holding bags of tortillas that were thrown at the Orange Glen players and coaches. The students in the photo were not involved in the incident.
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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) â Coronado Unified School District s board voted unanimously to appeal the California Interscholastic Federation s ruling that stripped Coronado High of its high school boys basketball championship over tortillas being thrown after the team s win against Orange Glen High.
Coronado Unified School Board votes to appeal CIF sanctions following tortilla-throwing incident
The board voted unanimously, to initiate litigation regarding CIF sanctions imposed on the school district and Coronado High School last week. Author: CBS News 8 Team Published: 5:27 PM PDT July 6, 2021 Updated: 5:27 PM PDT July 6, 2021
CORONADO, Calif. The Coronado Unified School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to appeal CIF sanctions that were handed down last week following a controversial tortilla-throwing incident at the conclusion of a high school basketball game in June, according to a statement by Superintendent Karl Mueller. On June 30, the California Interscholastic Federation announced several sanctions against Coronado High School and called the act of throwing tortillas at a predominately Latino team - Orange Glen High School - unacceptable.
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