A successful season for a Shawnee 5th-grade Little League football team turned chaotic Saturday during a game against Guthrie. The Shawnee Wolves, coached by James Rutledge, were leading 30–0 in the fourth quarter when tensions spiraled out of control.

Rutledge says the Guthrie team walked off the field during the fourth quarter.

“I guess they couldn’t take it,” he said. “One of their coaches had his finger in my face. I told him, ‘Relax, bro. What are we doing?’”

Confrontation Caught on Video

Multiple parents shared video footage with News 9 showing heated exchanges, including hand gestures like a throat-slitting motion and obscenities directed at Shawnee players, coaches, and parents.

Guthrie police confirm they were called to the field twice. Officers remained on-site during the se

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