HS Baseball Coach Steps Away After Being Accused of Tanking Game for Better Playoff Seeding

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Chris Gruarin, head baseball coach at Williamsville East High School in East Amherst, N.Y., is stepping away indefinitely after being accused of throwing a game for a more favorable playoff seed.

According to Sports Illustrated, citing reports by The Buffalo News, the decision comes after Hamburg coach Derek Hill made a written accusation that Williamsville East tanked a game against the Bulldogs on Tuesday for a better position in the Section VI Class AA playoffs, The Buffalo News reported on Friday.

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