“I decided one day I was going to try to stop the raffle,” Lucas said. Although the AR-15 raffle cause wasn’t quite as traditional, Lucas said he felt it fit the criteria. If he won, he’d be able to both help the softball team achieve their goal and ensure the AR-15 prize fell into his hands. “I think it sends very mixed messages,” Lucas told The Washington Post. The board said in the statement on Facebook that it was saddened by the resignation of Brown, who has coached the girls team for 10 years.

Source: Washington Post July 28, 2016 09:37 UTC