Posted on 02/13/2009 1:28:41 PM PST by IbJensen
Central Michigan University is being sued after one of their women's basketball players said she was kicked off the team due to her heterosexuality.
Brooke Heike was a high school basketball star who was aggressively sought after by several colleges that wanted the league MVP from Washington Township, Michigan, to continue her record-breaking rebounding and shot-blocking skills on their campus. After leading her team to its first conference title in 18 years as a high school senior, the 6-foot-2 forward decided to attend Central Michigan University, which offered her a full scholarship.
But Heike says she fell out of favor in 2007 with CMU's new women's basketball head coach, Sue Guevara, and was eventually kicked off the team. She claims the coach, who is allegedly lesbian, took issue with her heterosexuality. Cindy Rhodes Victor of the Victor Firm, PLLC is representing Heike.
"She was not only kicked off the team, but her scholarship was taken away because the coach kept telling her that she wasn't her 'type,'" Victor explains. "And when Brooke would ask what was that, [Guevara] would say 'I don't want you to wear makeup, you have a boyfriend, I don't want you to have a boyfriend...you're too girly girl' -- that type of thing."
Victor says Heike was an excellent basketball player. She adds that her teammates liked her, but still Heike's coach refused to help her out. Heike ended up hiring independent trainers to help her. According to Heike's attorney, cancellation of elementary education major's scholarship came as a surprise.
"She wasn't even told ever that her scholarship was in jeopardy or that her position was in jeopardy," says Victor. "Out of the blue she gets a letter from the financial aid office that says your scholarship's gone." A teammate then told the 20-year-old that "the coach announced yesterday that you were off the team because you're not happy."
CMU representatives refused a request for an interview, but instead emailed OneNewsNow a statement saying they are familiar with the allegations and that they will defend their position in court. According to the case file, the coach in question was fired from a coaching job at another school in 2003. Team members at that school accused Sue Guevara of similar actions.
And what position might that be?
I’d bet “Coach” likes her harem,
just like the women running “women’s shelters”.
/snort
I would get the ACLU and sue for sexual discrimination, maybe a Gitmo suicide-vest defender can take the case and piss off all of his Gay Mafia friends.
Fair’s fair, right?
scissors?
“Sue Guevara” is that a cousin of the Liberal icon “Che”?
...they will defend their position in court.
And what position might that be?
well if we’re dealing with a bunch of lesbians, then doggy position is probably out....Oh not that kind of position...Never mind.
Wasn't 'gay' an old word for 'happy'? Hmmm, new codeword?
It does seem strange the way that Women’s university sports teams have a disproportionately large number of lesbians. When I was there, practically the entire women’s football team consisted of lesbians, and don’t get me started on the Rugby team....
Brooke Heike
The WNBA consists of what, 85-90 percent lesbians? And how about their fan base?
Beauty vs. the Beast! Brooke has that conservative attractive woman thang going on...the butch coach is way jealous.....a liberal lunatic oh my.
Absolutely, positively not guilty.
You go girl!
You’d think they would want to keep at least one hetero on the team.
Hetero’s know a lot more about “hitting the hole,” and “receiving the ball,” than the lesbians do.
Missed training opportunity...
I went to the BC-UCONN Women’s game a few years back. The UCONN side was the Great Wall of Flannel.
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