(670 The Score) The administration at Cary-Grove High School admonished its students who chanted “fire Nagy” during a playoff football game against Lake Forest High School on Saturday. Bears coach Matt Nagy’s son plays for Lake Forest.
“I want to assure our community that the chant was not acceptable nor appropriate and was immediately addressed by administration at the game,” principal Dr. Neil Lesinski wrote in a letter. “We also felt it was important to meet with our student superfans that led our chants and cheers to talk about what happened and give them an opportunity to reflect and correct their actions.
“As the student principal, I want to apologize to the Lake Forest student-athlete and his family for the disrespectful chant. I also want to congratulate the Lake Forest scouts on a great season, and we hope to have the opportunity to compete with them again.
“It is our number one goal to instill in our students a sense of pride in their school and sports teams, and we work hard to teach them to demonstrate that pride in a positive, encouraging and supportive way. We hope to learn from this situation, and we have taken steps to ensure this does not happen again.”
The Bears have lost five in a row to drop to 3-7, the second-worst record in the NFC. "Fire Nagy" chants were heard at the end of the Bears' 16-13 loss to the Ravens on Sunday at Soldier Field and even in the Bulls' loss to the Pacers on Monday at the United Center.