Posted on 11/09/2026 6:06:05 AM PST by xxqqzz
A New Jersey girls' soccer coach has been suspended for a playoff game for celebrating a milestone victory with a champagne bottle.
Paul VI coach Karen Anderson was seen on video celebrating her 100th career win, a 2-0 win over Notre Dame in the South Jersey, Non-Public A quarterfinals, by what appeared to be popping the bottle on school property after the game.
Anderson told NJ.com that she did not drink from the bottle, which was bought and given by parents of members on the team. Anderson did not say whether the bottle had alcohol in it.
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) rulebook states that "[p]layers and coaches involved with alcohol/tobacco/illegal substances during or after the game at the game site or on school property, including chartered buses, shall be suspended from NJSIAA tournament play for one year and be denied any championship rights." So, perhaps the punishment is rather lenient.
Anderson told the outlet that she was "not surprised" that the video was coming to light "given our success."
"It’s really unfortunate that there are people out there looking for an opportunity to ruin all the hard work that I’ve put into this program," she said of the video, which has since been deleted from social media.
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The letter kills, but the spirit gives life.
A blunt would have been socially acceptable.
Or a locker room drag show.
NBA celebrations are gunfire into air. Crickets
She didn’t inhale.
I’m sure that that interpolation means something to you.
Need a picture of the label on the bottle.
You can buy non alcoholic sparkling wine that looks just like champagne.
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