According to news first reported by The Columbian, Prairie High School senior Heather Corral plans to commit to Washington once the signing period opens in November. Corral is the sister of Southern California senior G Ashley Corral. A 6-foot-1 G, Heather Corral suffered two ACL injuries but … [Read more...]
[Video] Female baseball pitcher signs National Letter of Intent
High school varsity baseball pitching sensation Marti Sementelli is no stranger to media attention. Since her days playing Little League at age five with the boys, she has regularly garnered attention from local and national news media. At age 10 she made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, striking … [Read more...]
Gonzaga and Washington in battle for top recruit
Washington's new completed staff began its first day on the job Monday, former Storm champion Adia Barnes joining Kevin Morrison and Mike Neighbors on coach Kevin McGuff's staff. And apparently the group is already in a dog fight for one of the area's top forward. According to ESPNU HoopGurlz, … [Read more...]
Bellarmine Prep star Sarah Hartwell exploring new options
Bellarmine Prep coach Kevin Meines described it as "a crazy couple of days," confirming what The News Tribune first indicated on Twitter -- PG Sarah Hartwell asked for a release of her Letter of Intent from Xavier. Multiple sources said the school will honor the request Friday. Hartwell's decision … [Read more...]
Washington recruits will honor Letter of Intents
Washington's bright future remains intact as three solid recruits from Tia Jackson's regime still plan to attend the school despite a coaching change. Stephanie Rempe, UW senior associate athletic director, said she spoke with the players after Jackson resigned March 14 with one year remaining on … [Read more...]
More on homophobic recruiting
ESPN looks at changing negative recruiting from the top:"As far as negative recruiting, I can tell you, [from] working with coaches, that it very much does exist, and it's very harsh," Slater says. "It is probably more prevalent in some sports than others, but it's there, regardless of … [Read more...]
Curley Center chat to address issues in covering recruiting
Sports fans across the country often follow the recruiting of potential college student-athletes as closely as any on-field action, and that coverage of high school students about to make major life decisions comes with many challenges for sports journalists.The competing agendas, ethics, influences … [Read more...]
The Ivies really do try harder
Thought this column at the Huffington Post last week was quite interesting. Apparently Jonathan Cole's piece on recruited student-athletes in the Ivy League is the third in a series, but I missed the first two. Nevertheless, this one was enlightening.While I knew that the Ivies do not give out … [Read more...]
The 3As of Girls Hockey Scholarships
It's college hockey week here at Total Female Hockey. This week I am touring Vermont and New Hampshire with the PEAC Girls Hockey team to visit NCAA Division 1 schools and play a few games against some top-flight teams. … [Read more...]
How many Stanford recruits?
The Good News:The Stanford Women's Basketball Team signed six recruits for next year, and the recruiting class was ranked number four in the nation. Read all about their incredible accomplishments. (One is from Jayne Appel's old high school!)The Bad News:There are only five seniors listed on the … [Read more...]