… appointment, WSU will want to hire as his replacement Montana’s Bruce Knerr — who just happens to be looking for a job!
The Livingston Public Schools Board of Trustees voted 9-0 to relieve second-year Park High football coach Bruce Knerr of his duties, according to the Billings Gazette.
Videos obtained by the Gazette show students sparring in lightweight boxing gloves under Knerr’s watch at the center of the gymnasium floor at nearby St. Mary’s Catholic School, where Park High’s football program was hosting a leadership camp.
Park junior Austin Peterson suffered five fractures to his eye socket and nasal cavity during a boxing match and required reconstructive surgery at a hospital in Spokane, Wash., the 17-year-old’s father told the local paper. Making matters worse, Knerr was aware Peterson had suffered two previous concussions, the boy’s father added.
“His skull was smashed in a depth of nine millimeters, putting pressure on the brain,” Austin’s father Tim Peterson told the Billings Gazette.
Atta boy! Far more scope for your coaching philosophy in college! Go for it.
August 21st, 2016 at 6:57PM
“Naval cavity”? That’s some ship.
August 21st, 2016 at 8:49PM
Thanks, Jeremy. I’ve corrected it.