{"id":1742455,"date":"2022-11-17T11:31:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T16:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1742455"},"modified":"2022-11-17T12:04:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T17:04:03","slug":"media-pushes-high-school-football-game-hate-hoax-without-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-pushes-high-school-football-game-hate-hoax-without-evidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Pushes High School Football Game Hate Hoax Without Evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmedia-pushes-high-school-football-game-hate-hoax-without-evidence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1742455&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/FDecDsBVkAImqqtRESIZE.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Coaches, students, and parents claim Lakes High School football players were taunted with racial slurs from the Stanwood student section and players during a recent game. But there\u2019s no evidence this occurred. In fact, some key claims are being disputed. And a video of the game, obtained by the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH, does not indicate any racial slurs being used.<\/p>\n<p>Lakes coach Kory Eggenberger alleged Stanwood students were \u201caggressive\u201d with the use of the n-word during the Nov. 4 game. The slurs started during warm-ups and persisted throughout the game.<\/p>\n<p>For the students or coaches to have heard the slurs on the field or from the visitor\u2019s bench, Stanwood student fans would have had to shout it loudly enough to get past a track and field row, loud cheerleaders, and the Stanwood football team benches. It would have to be especially loud for it to reach any parents seated in the visitor stands behind the Lakes bench.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn more than five occasions, we had players coming to the sideline enraged from the racist remarks they were hearing from Stanwood players. Our Coaching Staff informed the Referees of this language multiple times, but nothing was done to stop it. As a result, our KIDS were subjected to these taunts for the remainder of the game,\u201d Eggenberger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kory.eggenberger\/posts\/pfbid02FrAq6p7zUmv5WB8aC3NRdDDXq4w37sbvX6p2aGDU9Tyi5DkZAYe9tWUXnJdEHbiKl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on Facebook.<\/p>\n<h3>Referee says no one told him about racist taunts<\/h3>\n<p>But head referee Steve Jensen said neither he nor his team of referees heard the n-word used once. He also says neither the coaches nor players ever reported anything to them. And there are refs positioned on both sidelines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo coach ever came to me or any of my crew members during the game or after the game and indicated any issues,\u201d Jensen explained to the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH.<\/p>\n<p>Jensen said had he heard anything, there is a protocol to address the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would have done our protocol and stopped the game immediately and brought both head coaches out and brought the administrators out and discuss what I\u2019ve heard, then go from there,\u201d Jensen explained.<\/p>\n<p>The referee said he first heard about the allegations in news reports the Monday after the game. Eggenberger did not respond to an interview request.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/3699305\/rantz-wa-superintendent-spreads-shocking-misinformation-suggests-civil-unrest-imminent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rantz: WA Superintendent spreads shocking misinformation, suggests civil unrest imminent<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Unusual substitutions?<\/h3>\n<p>Lakes football coach Dave Miller told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewstribune.com\/opinion\/article268469492.html#storylink=cpy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tacoma News Tribune<\/a> that the Stanwood student section was \u201cyelling the n-word at our players.\u201d He even alleges it was happening\u00a0<em>on\u00a0<\/em>the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the game, it was happening a lot on the field,\u201d the coach of more than two decades continued. \u201cWe had to calm down a lot of my players that were having a hard time maintaining their composure because they\u2019re not used to hearing that. It\u2019s sad that in 2022, we still have people who want to judge people by the color of their skin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miller also claimed that he had to \u201cpull players out of the game on multiple occasions to calm them down because of the racist language,\u201d according to the Tacoma News Tribune. But Jensen said he didn\u2019t notice anything out of the ordinary regarding the frequency of the substitutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know how they sub. I didn\u2019t notice anything different or not normal than a normal high school football game of subbing patterns,\u201d Jensen explained.<\/p>\n<p>Miller did not respond to an interview request.<\/p>\n<h3>Media published allegations as facts<\/h3>\n<p>Media outlets rushed their coverage: they have a story that feeds their preferred narrative that this country is steeped in white supremacy culture. Journalists reported allegations uncritically, choosing not to fact-check many of the claims. They merely regurgitated them and cast judgment.<\/p>\n<p>The Everett Herald <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/news\/visiting-football-team-endures-racial-slurs-at-stanwood-football-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published<\/a> the headline, \u201cVisiting football team endures racial slurs at Stanwood football game.\u201d There were no qualifiers in the headline. They say it happened as a fact.<\/p>\n<p>Tacoma News Tribune\u2019s left-wing columnist wrote that readers shouldn\u2019t be shocked that this occurred.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStill, the situation is more than an isolated incident, which is what\u2019s particularly troubling. This was no one-off; instead, it was a repeat performance of hatred we\u2019ve seen too many times before,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewstribune.com\/opinion\/article268469492.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If this story is true, these journalists got lucky. The sick part is, they are hoping they got lucky.<\/p>\n<h3>There\u2019s no recording?<\/h3>\n<p>Driscoll pointed to an incident where Capital High School fans taunted an opposing player as a \u201cgorilla\u201d in Thurston County. But that incident was recorded.<\/p>\n<p>So far, no one has produced any recording of students shouting the n-word throughout the game to players from the student section. This was a high school football game with teens in the crowd. No one was able to capture\u00a0<em>any\u00a0<\/em>video of the incident?<\/p>\n<p>Further, the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH reviewed video of the game filmed by Twin Cities Sports Network and recorded from inside the broadcast booth. While you can hear cheerleaders and some crowd noise, the n-word was not picked up at any point during the broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the game, both teams lined up to shake hands after the game. It was orderly, with no player acting as if they had just been tormented with the n-word for the entire game. They could have held their anger back, but they also could have acted that way because the allegations weren\u2019t true.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish they [reporters] would have done more homework before an article would have gone out. Maybe fact-checking with different people, instead of just writing the article from hearing from one person,\u201d Jensen explained.<\/p>\n<h3>Some scenarios<\/h3>\n<p>Coaches and students said the racial slurs occurred consistently and it was reported to the referees. The head referee says he and his team were never told.<\/p>\n<p>To hear the n-word on the field or on the sideline from the student section would mean the students responsible would have had to shout it very loudly, given how far away the students are from the field and the opposing team\u2019s benches. The only known publicly available video does not substantiate claims of racial taunting.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s been no evidence presented yet that even hints that the claims by Lakes coaches and students are true.<\/p>\n<p>Is it possible that a student used a racial slur, maybe even more than once? Yes. Racism exists, even if it\u2019s not as rampant or systemic as Driscoll and other left-wing journalists claim. I certainly believe this could have occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Could the refs be lying? I suppose. But why would they?<\/p>\n<p>Could there be an honest misunderstanding and the story got out of hand? Of course. People could be spreading half-truths or misunderstandings in good faith.<\/p>\n<p>Could the students, coaches, and parents making the claims be lying? Yes. The alleged slurs leveled against Duke players by the Brigham Young University fans were a hoax.<\/p>\n<h3>This story isn\u2019t adding up<\/h3>\n<p>The story, as reported and alleged, isn\u2019t adding up yet.<\/p>\n<p>It seems hard to believe that there were <em>persistent<\/em> racial slurs throughout the game, yet not captured on video. And the claim that it was reported to referees several times, when the head ref said neither he nor his team were informed, is very fishy.<\/p>\n<p>The school district is currently investigating. They should. If what is alleged actually happened, we should see the proof and punish those involved. Racist incidents do occur and there are many people who don\u2019t take them as seriously as they should.<\/p>\n<p>But if this didn\u2019t happen \u2014 or if there\u2019s no proof \u2014 we must amplify the results and explore the hoax. The people responsible should be outed, and there should be consequences.<\/p>\n<p>As necessary, we must shame the bad-faith media members that pushed the claim without any proof to the detriment of the Stanwood students and referees, and to the detriment of a community journalists seemed eager to smear. Apologies would be in order, though we shouldn\u2019t hold our breaths. What seems likely, sans evidence, is that the district media outlets or investigators will simply say just because they can\u2019t prove it happened, doesn\u2019t mean it didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p><em>Listen to the Jason Rantz Show on weekday afternoons from 3:00 p.m. \u2013 6:00 p.m. on KTTH 770 AM (HD Radio 97.3 FM HD-Channel 3).\u00a0<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/category\/podcast_results\/?pr=ac249c74-350e-438d-ade5-a8d30112724c&#038;pl=08fdb07e-7380-42cd-9c5a-a8d30112725a&#038;n=The+Jason+Rantz+Show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to the podcast<\/a><\/em><em>. 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