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WPIAL to rule on tight end's eligibility
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John Grupp
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Saturday, August 19, 2006
The WPIAL Board of Control will hold a hearing Monday to determine the eligibility of star tight end Rob Gronkowski, who transferred to Woodland Hills last week. The hearing, which will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the WPIAL's Green Tree offices, was announced after an investigation by the WPIAL into possible athletic intent.
"We'll get to the bottom of it," WPIAL executive director Tim OMalley said.
Gronkowski, 6-foot-6, 255 pounds, is the seventh-ranked tight end in the nation, according to rivals.com. He transferred from Williamsville North, a suburb of Buffalo, N.Y., to Woodland Hills and enrolled Aug. 11
His father, Gordon, owns a national string of physical fitness equipment retailers, including five in the Pittsburgh area, and moved with his son into an apartment in the Woodland Hills School District. O'Malley said the transfer meets the first criteria established in the PIAA by-laws -- moving with either or both parents into the school district. But he said subsequent comments by Gronkowski's father indicated possible football-related motives for the move.
"If it was motivated by considerations other than that he has business here, we need to look into it," O'Malley said.
John Grupp can be reached at jgrupp@tribweb.com