‘Disbelief’: Mallard Creek High School files appeal after taunting call costs team championship

A runner on Mallard Creek High School’s track team crossed the finish line of the 4×400 race with his hand held high — but the one move ended up costing his team the state title.

Channel 9 Sports Reporter DaShawn Brown spoke with Mallard Creek’s head coach, Samuel Willoughby, and he said he couldn’t believe the call.

In a split second, a moment of joy turned to confusion. The Mallard Creek boys’ track team was strides away from their fifth state title, when senior Nyan Brown was disqualified for unsportsmanlike behavior…

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