Warrensburg/Lake George/Bolton cancels football season | Sport

According to a notice on the homepage of all three districts’ websites, school district officials were notified Wednesday evening of the incident, “which involved inappropriate conduct of a sexual nature toward a student,” which “occurred for several weeks.” . ago on a local bus.”

According to the report, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office was also immediately notified and officers arrived on campus Thursday morning — though it doesn’t say if it was one or more — to begin their investigation.

The message continues:

“This egregious behavior is a clear violation of district and athletics rules of conduct and stands in stark contrast to our district’s core values ​​and culture.

“Each district is committed to maintaining a safe, productive and positive environment for all students – both within our schools and at all school-sponsored events. This type of alleged misconduct among students or groups of students is strictly prohibited on school grounds, in school buildings, on school buses, and at all school-sponsored events, both on and off campus.

“The districts take all allegations of sexual misconduct seriously. Due to the alleged participation of a number of student-athletes both directly and indirectly involved in the incident, disciplinary action will be taken against all students in accordance with each district’s code of conduct and athletic conduct.

“Additionally, after extensive discussions with and among the Warrensburg, Lake George and Bolton district leadership teams, we have determined it is necessary to cancel the remainder of the 2024 football season immediately so that law enforcement can continue its criminal investigation. .

“This is not a decision we have taken lightly and we recognize that the timing of this decision is disappointing. However, given the seriousness of the alleged circumstances and the ongoing investigation, this course of action was necessary.

“Please note that as this is an active district and police investigation, we are unable to provide any further information at this time.”

The message was signed by all three superintendents: Amy Langworthy of Warrensburg, John Luthringer of Lake George and Chad Shippee of Bolton.

The Wolverines were 8-0 and ranked No. 1 in the final Class D state poll. They had outscored their opponents 331-34 and would be the No. 1 seed in the semifinals of next weekend’s Section 2 Class D Tournament, which would host Stillwater.

Section 2 Football Committee Class D administrator Kevin Collins said the committee will meet at 10 a.m. Sunday to figure out what format the Class D tournament will take place. Greenwich is seeded second, Cambridge/Salem is third and Stillwater is fourth.

The then-Warrensburg/Lake George/North Warren won the 2022 Section 2 Class C Tournament.

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