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Catching up with Alyssia Brewer
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 24, 2010 at 12:25pm

Alyssia Brewer sat at the head of the Cal Storm Taurasi team's bench today during their championship game against Cal Sparks Gold, as part of the Cal Sparks Graduation Games 2010 Tournament.The Tennessee forward was with her former club team for their gam...more

Preps sports reporters beat differ in values
by Sports, Media & Society
posted May 23, 2010 at 9:38pm

A recently published survey by the Curley Center has found that sports reporters differ on the way they see the role of sports coverage and on their views of ethical norms on the job -- based on beat. Although reporters who cover high school sports are mo...more

What defines a good coach?
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 21, 2010 at 1:02pm

On Monday I got my monthly e-newsletter from the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). It contained this piece on high school coaches, which surveyed coaches and athletes about coach performance. Here are the findings:____________________Most Coach...more

Shoni Schimmel didn't choose a school during the spring signing period
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 21, 2010 at 12:46pm

Nope, the Portland, Oregon star didn't sign by yesterday's signing period deadline. Once again, the Franklin High School athletic director declined to return my call for comment today. But an NCAA spokesman confirmed that Schimmel will have to wait for th...more

West Coast Spring Invitational Championship: DFW 42, West Coast Premier 38
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 17, 2010 at 12:27pm

DFW beat West Coast Premier 42-38 in the Championship game of the Spring Invitaional at Mount San Antionio College in Pomona today.The game was close throughout, with neither team ever getting a lead bigger than five points. WCP had the size, with six gir...more

T'was the night before the West Coast Spring Invitational......
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 15, 2010 at 4:50pm

Just to prove the point that California is absolutely loaded with high school basketball talent, ESPN Rise has named their top players:First Team Juniors (15 players) Brittany Boyd (Berkeley) 5-9 GSheila Boykin (Poly, Long Beach) 6-2 CAriya Crook-Williams...more

Rebecca’s Army rides again at West Central Coaches
by Running Rebecca
posted May 12, 2010 at 7:08pm

Last Friday at Mansion Park Rebecca’s Army put up some impressive times as they continue to prepare for the PIAA Track and Field State Championships. Lucia Sofo, Kathryn McNaughton, Nora Adams, and Liz Novack set the tone for the day as they opened the ...more

Whats in a name…
by Blue Star Basketball
posted May 12, 2010 at 12:39pm

What’s in a name….. What if the all event operators decided to name the tournaments after themselves… College coach—Hey Fran Where is your team going this spring and summer? Fran—Well first we are going to Boo, we were thinking about of going to...more

ESPN's new class of 2011 rankings
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 11, 2010 at 12:42pm

The ESPN panel has convened and ranked the soon-to-be-senior class just in time for the summer season. Ten previously-unranked players have been placed on the list, including Long Beach Poly's Sheila Boykin. Here's the list:1 Elizabeth Williams P 6'3" VA2...more

College softball recruiting meets Facebook and Twitter
by Softball Performance Blog
posted May 8, 2010 at 6:53pm

If you're looking to play college at the next level and are not taking advantage of Facebook and Twitter, you may be missing out on a huge opportunity to connect with college coaches. As you may know, coaches are limited when it comes to contacting pr...more

Women, Get Set, Go! At Madani High School
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted May 7, 2010 at 3:41pm

Muslim girls at an Islamic Faith School in Leicester prove sport and religion can mix with the Women, Get Set, Go! course from Sports Leaders UK. This year, a group of Muslim girls at Madani High School have been given the opportunity to get involved in ...more

North Carolina High School cleared of Title IX charges
by Title IX Blog
posted May 3, 2010 at 9:05pm

After school officials at Cedar Ridge High School in Orange County, N.C., decided to terminate the highly successful volleyball coach, Laurie Calder-Green, and replace her with a less experienced male coach, parents there filed a complaint with OCR, claim...more

Basketball Camp in San Antonio
by Chantelle Says
posted May 3, 2010 at 9:01pm

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Question the parentheses
by Title IX Blog
posted May 3, 2010 at 3:56pm

I, too, read the news that Orange County, North Carolina schools had been given a clean Title IX bill of health. This article from the Chapel Hill News goes so far as to say that any statistical disparities favored girls--but not the detriment of boys.Not...more

Reporter honored for youth sports coverage
by Sports, Media & Society
posted April 22, 2010 at 5:38pm

Bob Holher, former Red Sox beat reporter at The Boston Globe who now works as an investigative reporter in the paper's sports department, tonight will receive the Curley Center's inaugural award for outstanding coverage of youth sports. Holher's series, w...more

The legacy of Marques Jackson: “He never left a girl behind”
by HoopFeed.com
posted April 20, 2010 at 6:47pm

Marques Jackson attends the signing of Akil Simpson to SMU. (Photo courtesy of LaMonithal Harris-Simpson) DALLAS — On a rainy weekend in Dallas, mourners gathered to celebrate the life of Marques Jackson, 46, the founder of DFW Elite, one of th...more

Marques Jackson, founder of DFW Elite, passes away
by HoopFeed.com
posted April 12, 2010 at 11:13am

A pioneer of AAU girl’s basketball in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, Marques Jackson, 46, passed Sunday morning after suffering from a heart attack. Coaches and players began tweeting thoughts of sadness and heartbreak Sunday afternoon as the news...more

WomenTalkSports appoints 9th grader to target female role models at WNBA Draft
by mhueter
posted April 7, 2010 at 5:01pm

WomenTalkSports partnered with Girls, Inc. to find a 9th grader named Tanya Tanis who will be given behind-the-scenes access in finding role models...more

Who is the all-time greatest girls high school basketball player? Vote.
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 26, 2010 at 10:12am

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year, Gatorade wants fans to vote for the All-Time Greatest Girls Basketball Player of the Year at http://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/25th/vote/girls-basketball/. To kee...more

Two sisters, one award. Nneke talks about Chiney, the 2009-10 Gatorade Player of the Year
by HoopFeed.com
posted March 26, 2010 at 10:05am

Already known as a dynamic duo of women’s basketball, sisters Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike added to their resume of hoop accomplishments with the younger sibling earning this year’s Gatorade High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year award. Nneka ...more

In the Win Column: Natalie Randolph named head coach of high school football team
by Womenstake
posted March 17, 2010 at 10:19pm

by Rio Romero, Program Assistant,National Women's Law Center You may have already come across the Twitter tweets, Facebook status updates, or sensed a flurry of excitement from old college friends that the Super Bowl of college basketball is just around...more

Flag football popularity rockets because of girls
by The IWFFA Blog
posted March 16, 2010 at 8:23pm

Flag football is rapidly becoming one of the fastest growing girls’ high school sports across the country. In Broward County, Florida the sport has evolved from recreational leagues to middle and high school programs. And the teams feature talented play...more

Soccer young'uns
by Women's Sports Blog
posted March 13, 2010 at 3:36pm

Getting ready to cue up the U-17 national team on my TiVo, but I find the whole idea of watching people that age compete a little skeevy. Then again, I sometimes feel weird watching junior hockey and they're a. male and b. the same age as college basket...more

Former National Women's Football Association player named high school football head coach
by Women Undefined
posted March 13, 2010 at 1:57pm

My dad's girl friend emailed this link to me today stating "you probably already saw this, but here you go" . Well, as a matter of fact I have NOT heard about the first female coach to head up a high school football team, but thanks for inquiring! Ameri...more

A female head high school football coach!
by One Sport Voice
posted March 12, 2010 at 6:27pm

Yeah! Natalie Randolph was named the head high school football coach for the Coolidge High School in Northwest Washington DC. Randolph comes to the position as an accomplished athlete with a great deal of “athletic capital”. She was a sprinter at the ...more

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