Youth Basketball Coach and Her Dad Arrested for Allegedly Attacking Opposing Team's Coach After 2nd Grade Game
Youth Basketball Coach and Her Dad Arrested for Allegedly Attacking Opposing Team's Coach After 2nd Grade Game
Kimberlee SpeakmanThu, February 26, 2026 at 2:16 PM UTC
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Brittany Ortiz; William StanleyCredit: Montgomery County District Attorney's Office -
An assistant basketball coach and her father were arrested after allegedly fighting with the opposing team's coach and his wife following a second-grade game in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 1
The assistant coach allegedly grabbed the opposing coach’s wife by the hair and slammed her to the ground, while her father struck him in the head and attempted to kick him in the groin, police and investigators said
Following the incident, Brittany Ortiz and her father, William Stanley, are facing multiple charges, including assault on a sports official, local outlets reported, citing police
An assistant coach at a youth basketball game and her father were arrested after a fight allegedly broke out after a second-grade game.
The authorities have said that Brittany Ortiz, 38, and her father, William Stanley, are facing multiple charges, including assault on a sports official, following the incident, which occurred at Holy Child School in Rosemont, Pennsylvania on Feb. 1, according to WPVI, NBC 10 and Fox 29. Three people were injured, including the opposing team's coach's 3-year-old daughter, police claim.
The incident happened after Ortiz was seen shouting and cursing during the youth basketball game, which led to an argument with the opposing team’s coach, police said, per the outlets. Stanley also reportedly argued with the opposing coach.
William StanleyCredit: Montgomery County District Attorney's Office
Witnesses told police that they saw Ortiz and Stanley arguing with the coach and his wife by the gym entrance, before Ortiz allegedly grabbed the coach’s wife by the hair and slammed her to the ground, according to Fox 29.
"Unfortunately, this took place in the hallway of the gym immediately following the game, after some verbal sparring on the court during the game," Lt. Michael Keenan of the Lower Merion Police Department told WPVI of the incident.
Police claim the opposing team's coach had reportedly attempted to break up the fight, but was then assaulted by Stanley who struck him in the head and attempted to kick him in the groin, the outlet noted.
He says he suffered redness and bruising, while his wife reported clumps of her hair coming out, a contusion and a concussion, Fox 29 reported.
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Brittany OrtizCredit: Montgomery County District Attorney's Office
The coach had been carrying his 3-year-old daughter at the time, who police say was hysterical, urinated herself, and also suffered some slight bruising on her leg, per NBC 10 and Fox 29.
Following the incident, Ortiz was arrested and charged with assault on a sports official, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, disorderly conduct, and harassment. Her bail was set at $10,000. Her father later turned himself in after police issued a warrant for his arrest, per NBC 10.
"It's incumbent on coaches and adults alike at any children's sporting event to act like the adults in the room, because we are,” Keenan told WPVI. “We're there to foster a safe learning and playing environment for the kids.”
“People get heated, it's understandable. We like to compete. But when your little kids are involved, and you are their stewards, you have to act like it," he added.
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PEOPLE has reached out to the Lower Merion Police Department for comment but didn't immediately receive a response.
The school where the incident took place told WPVI in a statement, "Holy Child School at Rosemont rents facilities to the Malvern Basketball League, whose teams are not affiliated with the school. No Holy Child families were involved in the incident."
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