Saturday, May 07, 2011

George and Josh Atkinson quit Granada High track team

There are two stories on this subject by Phil Jensen of the Contra Costa Times and Mitch Stephens of MaxPreps.com.

1) George and Josh Atkinson quit Granada High track team
Contra Costa Times - Phil Jensen - ‎Apr 26, 2011‎
George Atkinson III and his twin brother, Josh, who made major impacts in football and track at Granada High, confirmed that they have quit the Matadors track and field team. Both brothers, who are headed to Notre Dame to play football, stated that the reason for their decision was the firing of sprint coaches Barney Stocking and Dean Williams on April 20.
http://www.contracostatimes.com/high-school-sports/ci_17936483?nclick_check=1

2) George and Josh Atkinson quit track team over fired coaches
Fleet twins and Notre Dame football signees say their sprint coaches were unjustly let go.
http://www.maxpreps.com/news/JmeYO3HYEeCkhgAcxJSkrA/george-and-josh-atkinson-quit-track-team-over-fired-coaches.htm

Keith Conning: Granada school employees were not allowed to comment, since this is a personnel issue.

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