10 WI prep players suspended for banned substance

MENOMONIE, Wis. (AP) — Ten Menomonie High School football players have been suspended for the first three games of the season for drinking an energy drink that contains a banned substance.

Athletic Director Bart Boettcher says the athletes did not know the drink C4 Extreme contained Synephrine, a stimulant banned by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association. The players say they purchased the drinks at an Eau Claire GNC supplement store.