# Top NJ high school soccer coach suspended in champagne controversy

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/top-nj-high-school-soccer-coach-suspended-in-champagne-controversy/
- Published: 2026-11-07T16:54:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T17:36:28+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/07/sports/top-nj-high-school-soccer-coach-suspended-in-champagne-controversy/
- Topics: Football, Sport, World

## Key points

- Karen Anderson received a one-game suspension after a champagne-related celebration.
- The incident followed her 100th career win and Paul VI’s quarter-final victory.
- She will miss Monday’s sectional semi-final against Immaculata.

## Summary

Paul VI girls’ soccer coach Karen Anderson has been suspended for one game after a video showed her celebrating on school grounds with what appeared to be champagne. The suspension follows her 100th career victory and comes as the top-ranked New Jersey team continues its bid for a third consecutive state title.

Paul VI said Anderson did not drink from the bottle, which team parents gave her after the team’s 2-0 quarter-final win over Notre Dame. The school consulted the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association before imposing the ban; the association prohibits coaches and players from being involved with alcohol on school property during or after games. Anderson will miss Monday’s sectional semi-final against Immaculata, with Paul VI’s record at 21-1.

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