Royal High School of Simi Valley will...

Royal High School of Simi Valley will not be stripped of its 4-A Division soccer championship for using a player who participated with a junior Olympic team during the season, but Southern Section officials recommended that three school administrators be relieved of interscholastic athletic duties.

Stan Thomas, Southern Section commissioner, said that Royal was not stripped of its title because the issue was a “procedural error” on the part of school administrators.

Under the section’s recommendation, boys’ Athletic Director Glenn Lipman, activities director Jim Cox and assistant principal Marge Blackburn, the interim principal in December and January, would be permanently severed from their athletic responsibilities. In addition, Royal’s entire athletic program would be placed on two-year probation.

Principal Dave Jackson said Royal and school district officials will decide today whether they will except the penalties.