Week In Review: HS principal reverses decision, soccer team will not be punished for doing the Bernie Dance

Earlier this week, the boys varsity soccer team at Perry Hall High School (Baltimore Co., Maryland) was put on double secret probation by school administration for doing the Bernie Dance following a playoff victory. (For more information on the Bernie Dance, see the film Weekend at Bernie’s II).

Some parents from the opposing team, Dulaney High School, complained, calling the dance “sexually suggestive.” Perry Hall Principal George Roberts agreed, and canceled the remainder of Perry Hall’s soccer season. An uproar ensued, including a student protest, angry parents, a Facebook page, and the requisite media frenzy (see video below). The Baltimore Ravens’ Ray Rice and Terrell Suggs even weighed in.

Then: victory for the students! Principal Roberts reversed his decision, and Perry Hall will indeed play its Class 4A North region semifinal game against Blake High on Saturday. although the principal is insistent that there will be no more Bernie Dancing.

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But there were other, less important sports news this week. For instance, I heard that the Cardinals won the World Series. Let’s take a look:

• The greatest example of Tebowing was not performed by a human.

• Lions fans don’t seem to care for Nickelback.

• You might call this a Charmin tradition.

• Vulture takes down Russian paraglider. High comedy ensues.

• Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries: 2011-2011. RIP.

• Let future generations know that the Muppets were on WWE Raw, and it didn’t suck.

• I’m worthless Knicks tickets guy! Now give me some candy!

• And the first country to replace names on soccer jerseys with players’ Twitter handles is … Mexico.

Your five-day sugar rush from Halloween was reflected in our page view totals, and is greatly appreciated. But it will all even out following Thanksgiving, after consuming all that turkey. At any rate, thanks for reading. Ben Chew will be here in a few hours to complain about all the thumbtacks and dental floss he got for Halloween. Just humor him.

And enjoy the game LSU-Alabama game.

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