{
  "id": 5204984,
  "title": "Loyal/Greenwood football forfeits win due to ineligible player",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/loyal-greenwood-football-forfeits-win-due-to-ineligible-player",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T00:18:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/loyal-greenwood-football-forfeits-win-001846631.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Loyal/Greenwood football team announced on September 2 that they will forfeit their 41-7 win over Neillsville/Granton due to an ineligible player. The school districts became aware of the issue after the game and reported it to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. They described the mistake as an \"honest mistake\" and have been given a one-year probation. Assistant coach Aaron Greisen stated that the coaching staff believed the player had served the required suspension but was unaware that it was three games, not one, as per Greenwood's Student Athletic Code Handbook.",
  "summary": "The Loyal/Greenwood football team said Wednesday they must forfeit a recent win after self-reporting an eligibility issue to the WIAA.",
  "key_points": [
    "Loyal/Greenwood forfeits 41-7 win over Neillsville/Granton",
    "Ineligible player discovered after game",
    "School districts report to Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The forfeit strips Loyal/Greenwood of a win but avoids harsher penalties, with the team instead receiving a one-year probation for an honest mistake by the coaching staff.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}