Is Chris Nixon out at Sheldon? Beloved coach ordered to turn in keys after angry parent issue
Longtime Sheldon Huskies coach Chris Nixon on Monday afternoon was ordered into the principal’s office to speak with administrators and athletic director Jason Bumbaca to address a situation following last Friday’s home Delta League contest against Elk Grove. A father of a Sheldon player, moments after the game finished, allegedly approached Nixon in anger and cursed at him about playing time for his son, an issue in prep sports for decades.
According to several witnesses who observed the incident, including three Sheldon assistant coaches and several players, Nixon was upset that there was no school administrator at that moment to prevent the scene, or to keep spectators from walking onto the field to reach coaches. Bumbaca arrived to speak to Nixon, and the two got into a heated exchanged about fan access to the field.
Nixon on Monday was told he could not curse the athletic director and was ordered to turn in his keys. Was he fired? Suspended? No one seems to know. Reached by The Sacramento Bee, Nixon said he was not allowed to speak about it, nor was he allowed to talk to Sheldon players, as mandated by his administration.
Nixon did emphatically tell The Bee that he did not curse Bumbaca and that he doesn’t even curse in practice or at games. He added that he is deeply “appreciative for all my players and our fantastic coaching staff,” adding that he wants to finish out the season. An assistant coach said Nixon did not curse the athletic director but that he himself cursed in frustration.
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