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Racism keeps rearing its ugly head at Utah high school basketball games. The UHSAA knows it has a problem, but a solution proves to be no easy task.

Tim Drisdom had been called “blackie.” He’d been called an “a--hole.” He’d been called a “f---ing n-----.” One of his players was called a “b----h” and had derogatory comments about his appearance hurled at him. All this within the span of a month. All this while playing against the same school in two separate locations.

The Intermountain Christian High basketball coach complained to the opposing school’s athletic director. He talked to the principal. He talked to police officers. He tried having transgressors removed.

But, in his mind, not enough was done. No one was being held accountable.