BOYCOTT ST. MARY'S SENIOR GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM

There has been alot of talk this week from teams in the area of BOYCOTTING ST. MARY'S Senior Team because of what has been going on with the tryouts at that school and who has made the team.

A petition is being circulated and here is the summary of the message that is circulating.

1. NEDA players who are out of the region are playing on the team. They made the team without even trying out and they come in from GUELPH. Players are supposed to play within their district and LIVE in the district of their school -- at least Hamilton!

2. WESLOWSKI displaced the entire Junior team who have played for Mary's for 2 years since grade 9. All of these girls were cut and now do not have a place to play. Why - he is taking NEDA players, 4 - Grade 10's, including a new transfer who never tried out!

3. WESLOWSKI has his Transway team playing and now has brought in his assistant coach Nate McGibbon. What happend to Jessie Lamparski - a coach the girls respect

4. 4 Grade 10's --- why don't they play JUNIOR!

5. He tells the girls he cuts - "it's not political"

6. One of the girls he cuts - was just scouted a Division 1 University prospect for Villanova University. It's on this message board! She get's cut! How political is that!

7. Weslowski holds secret practices over the summer and invites - guess who - the girls who are now on the Sr. Team at Mary's

The petition has already over 100 names on it from all over the city.... looks like this is a very clear message to the Catholic School Board!

- clean up the tryout process and make it a fair evalation
- NEDA girls should not be allowed to play outside their region
- Grade 10's should play Junior - in all schools!
- all girls must tryout to be placed on a team
- previous girls who made the Sr. Team should not automatically have their place held if they are clearly outrun, out shot during tryout process
- the fair evaluation group making the cuts - should base it on player skill - not political !

Politics has no place in sport - but it is prevalent as poison in St. Mary's.