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No Teammates, No Problem
by Pretty Tough
posted June 10, 2009 at 11:40am
This story has been reported quite a bit the last couple days - and for good reason. It demonstrates the power of one.
Bonnie Richardson, from Rochelle, Texas (population 600), has accomplished what no other Texas high school track and field athlete has ...more
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3 females prevail in male sport domain
by One Sport Voice
posted June 8, 2009 at 7:37pm
I have a trifecta of GOOD and exciting news pertaining to girls and women in sports.
1. Justine Siegal became the first female coach in pro baseball
2. Hannah Berner has won nearly every high school tennis match she has played…all against boys.
3....more
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Florida cutting high school contests
by Title IX Blog
posted June 7, 2009 at 12:44pm
In a cost-reducing effort, the Florida High School Athletic Association came up with and initially approved a plan to cut back the number of games teams play during a season; 20 percent across the board. Except for football.You would be right if you too t...more
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Win a scholarship to Windells Action Sports Camp!
by Pretty Tough
posted June 5, 2009 at 11:47am
A lot of students are assigned a “personal essay” as the final English assignment of the year. For some kids, the paper morphs into the essay they submit as part of their college application. Others embark on a period of journaling as a road to pers...more
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Darien schools have some Title IX issues
by Title IX Blog
posted June 5, 2009 at 10:46am
Findings from the second (out of three) investigation in three years at the high school in Darien, Connecticut have found inequities that affect four girl's sports. Also revealed was that the three complaints have been filed by the same party whose identi...more
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Lesbian coach’s team in deep doo doo
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted June 4, 2009 at 7:55pm
I ran across this interesting news item from the Bangor Daily News (That’s in Maine, for you non-New Englanders). It seems that high school softball coach, Kelly Jo Cookson, was fired in 2006 by the school system. The school claims she was fired becau...more
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Women's Basketball: Meet Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir
by Athletic Women Blog
posted June 1, 2009 at 1:29pm
Earlier this year point guard Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir completed her dismantling of Rebecca Lobo's high-school scoring record, which had stood for 18 years. Much attention has understandably been given to the traditional Muslim attire Bilqis competes in—the ...more
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Dakota Fanning dishes on being a cheerleader
by Sports Girls Play
posted May 29, 2009 at 11:14am
The June 2009 issue of American Cheerleader (on newsstands now) features a full interview with teen celebrity turned girl next door/high school cheerleader, Dakota Fanning. Excerpts of the interview can be found online at American Cheerleader. In the inte...more
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Low priority setting for gymnastics?
by Title IX Blog
posted May 24, 2009 at 3:42pm
A federal complaint has been filed alleging that the Rapid City School District in Iowa is violating Title IX by treating the gymnastics team as a low priority. The complaint cites the lower salaries received by gymnastics coaches as well as the lack of a...more
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Texas School District Under Investigation
by Title IX Blog
posted May 22, 2009 at 12:58pm
The Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District in Texas is currently being investigated by the Office for Civil Rights, which received allegations that that district has discriminated against female athletes by offering fewer opportunities and by p...more
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#1 thing women’s college hockey coaches want
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted May 22, 2009 at 10:14am
There is one thing that all women’s college hockey coaches are looking for from aspiring female hockey players more than anything else. It’s got nothing to do with how hard your shot is, how fast your glove hand is or the speed of your crossovers. T...more
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Indiana girls may try out for baseball
by Title IX Blog
posted May 19, 2009 at 1:27pm
Earlier this month, the Indiana High School Athletic Association voted unanimously to make permanent its executive board's emergency ruling (see also here) issued in February that would allow girls to try out for baseball, even if they attend schools that...more
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Track & Field: Athlete or Coach
by JHayes
posted May 12, 2009 at 7:10pm
As I prepared to take my team to CIF Prelims I asked myself this question: Am I an athlete or am I a coach? I believe I have been an athlete all of my life. Have I been a coach all of my life, or have I just become a coach??...more
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Track & Field Weekend Recap (May 8-10, 2009)
by anngaff
posted May 10, 2009 at 12:43pm
We are getting into the thick of the track & field season here in the month of May, and this weekend was proof.
At the IAAF Super Grand Prix in Doha, Qatar, 13 world-leading marks were set. Blanka Vlasic of Croatia leaped 2.05m in the air to win the high...more
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Elite high schoolers added to adidas Track Classic
by Pretty Tough
posted May 8, 2009 at 4:37pm
Jordan Hasay and Reggie Wyatt to Compete at The Home Depot Center May 16
Carson, CA (May 7, 2009) – The adidas Track Classic, one of the premier track and field meets in the country, has added two of the United States’ top high school runners to its ...more
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Three years, three complaints
by Title IX Blog
posted May 7, 2009 at 10:56pm
I think repeat offender status can officially be placed on Darien High School in Connecticut which, this past week, was the subject of a third complaint (in as many years) to OCR regarding Title IX compliance. This complaint is being filed on behalf of al...more
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Recruiting: College Soccer Showcases
by Pretty Tough
posted May 6, 2009 at 5:35pm
For high school and club soccer players, the arrival of spring signals the beginning of tournament season and, for many, attending the all-important college showcase tournaments. The stakes are high but it’s not bragging rights or a tournament trophy th...more
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State: a fastpitch feature film
by Pretty Tough
posted May 4, 2009 at 10:14am
If you thought winning a State Championship was hard, try getting a feature film made. The biggest challenge for any movie is to raise the necessary production funds.
That’s exactly the challenge facing a group of Louisiana filmmakers. Their dream is...more
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Another Exciting Weekend in Track & Field
by anngaff
posted May 2, 2009 at 11:55am
Another exciting weekend in Track & Field! Last night's Guadelupe meet kicked it off with USA's Lashinda Demus (great article on Demus raising twins while training to make the 2008 US Olympic team here) running a world-leading time of 54.17 to win the 4...more
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Getting Over Getting Cut in Girls Hockey
by Total Female Hockey Club
posted April 27, 2009 at 2:28pm
We just finished our first round of girls hockey tryouts for next year’s teams here in Toronto, which means that there are some players with broken hearts out there.
I’ve been cut my fair share of times in my hockey career and I know how much it suc...more
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