Court denies junior's tourney suit

The junior appeared in 11 varsity games this season.
YOUNGSTOWN -- A Poland Seminary High School junior's request to be reinstated on the varsity basketball team has been denied.
Bryan A. Kosec, 18, of Ida Drive, through Boardman Atty. James Vivo, filed suit Wednesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court, the day before the team was set to play in the Division II state high school basketball semifinals.
The complaint listed the Poland school board, Superintendent Dr. Robert Zorn, high school principal Brian Wolf and Coach Ken Grisdale as defendants.
The injunction was assigned to Judge James Evans, who assigned it to Eugene Fehr, the magistrate in the judge's court.
Fehr denied the injunction request, Zorn said. The superintendent said that Poland schools lawyer Alan Wenger advised him that Fehr was disinclined to tell a coach who to dress.
In Kosec's lawsuit, he says that he was a member of the team and was injured.
A 6-foot-4 junior forward, Kosec appeared in 11 varsity games this season. He averaged seven minutes and 1.4 points per game.
What happened
Kosec's lawsuit said he has since been released by his physician to play but hasn't been restored to the roster of the 15 players selected to team membership for the basketball tournament.
"Instead, several players have been selected instead of Kosec, who have played less and/or are freshmen," the suit says.
The Ohio High School Athletic Association allows each team at state to dress 15 players on the bench.
Zorn said Poland has 25 students who are eligible to dress because of their participation on the varsity, junior varsity and freshman teams.
Grisdale and assistant coaches Brian Nord, Tom Fender and Steve Rohan selected the 15 players, Zorn said.
Britt Greene, school board president, and Grisdale both declined to comment.