Kansas Basketball Racism Outrage Resonates

In this instance . . . The outcry is well-deserved . . .

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During the hotly contested game, there were reports of offensive comments coming from the Valley Center crowd directed at the Topeka High team.

Topeka High boys basketball coach Geo Lyons said some of the comments crossed the line and were racist in nature.

“What happened at Valley Center, and the way the teams were treated, the boys team specifically, was flat-out racism,” Lyons said. “It’s that cut-and-dried.”

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Schools continue to deal with incident from Saturday's Topeka High at Valley Center basketball game

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Topeka High's boys basketball team lost a heart-breaker 75-73 in double-overtime Saturday at Valley Center. But it's what happened in the stands -- not on the court -- that continues to be talked about three days later.

Valley Center school district cancels classes due to threats following incident at basketball game

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Update Tuesday night: The Valley Center school district is canceling classes for tomorrow (Wednesday) due to threats that followed an incident at a basketball game. The district issued the following statement from Superintendent Dr. Cory Gibson in a note to families in the district.

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