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Athletes with legal guardians left on the sidelines

By Michael Cooper | Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 03:13 PM

LANCASTER — Somewhere among Fisher Catholic’s 75 sophomores is a girl who has been told she isn’t entitled to the same rights as the rest of her schoolmates.

Confidentiality restrictions prevented Jim Silcott from revealing the girl’s name, but the Fisher Catholic principal was free to describe her plight: Now living with legal guardians, the sophomore moved to Ohio in 2008 and left her parents behind. She has voiced a desire to participate in sports, Silcott said, but the Ohio High School Athletic Association, in no uncertain terms, has told her ‘No.’

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