It is not enough. Firing coaches of the Sealth girl's basketball team for bringing in gifted athletes from outside of Sealth's geographical area is not sufficient punishment for the egregious actions of these coaches and their players.

They created an all-star team that crushed opponents by wide margins - they beat West Seattle High School something like 80-0. What enjoyment or pride could anyone take from lopsided games?

What sportsmanship was being taught to the Sealth girls who participated in these lopsided conquests of overmatched, but legal, teams? I know as the mother of one of the girls who endured these thrashings I would have felt embarrassed and pity for her and her overmatched team.

Firing the coaches is not enough. The girls on this team knew they were breaking the rules and taking unfair advantage of other teams that were following the rules. The Sealth players should also be punished for their role in this scandal.

Sealth should forfeit games and be stripped of their undeserved state championships. At the very least, their tainted victories should be followed by an asterisk, as should the records of baseball players Sammy Sosa, Mark McGuire and Barry Bonds who took steroids to "accomplish" their records.

Virginia Abeyta

Gatewood