Central High baseball coach suspended after stripping off top half of uniform during game, reports say
Apr 20, 2026
CENTRAL mdash; Central High School's head baseball coach has been suspended by the Louisiana High School Athletics Association after he began stripping off his uniform during a game, LouisianaSports.net reports.Coach Sham Gabehart was suspended for the rest of the season, including playoffs, after
he came out of the team's dugout during a double-header game on April 11 against Calvary Baptist to argue a call before removing his uniform, starting with his hat and then two shirts.Eventually, he stood bare-chested near the third baseline. The video can be viewed here.According to LouisianaSports.net, the schoolrsquo;s principal, Brandon LaGrue, announced the suspension on Wednesday in a letter to the playersrsquo; parents.ldquo;This afternoon, the LHSAA notified us that they have suspended Coach Gabehart for the remainder of the baseball season, including all postseason contests and practices. This is a developing situation, and we regret that we did not have the opportunity to schedule a parent meeting to deliver this information,rdquo; the principal wrote.Permalink| Comments
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