Rules changes approved by the NFHS Girls Gymnastics Rules Committee during its October 20-22 meeting in Indianapolis centered on the athleticism of today’s high school gymnasts, current trends in the sport and consistency in terminology within the rules book. The recommended rules changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS Board of Directors. “The rules committeeRead more
The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) has been inducting members into their Hall of Fame since 1994, but didn’t have a place to showcase the more than 400 honorees. That changed in December when the NSAA opened Exhibit Hall, a place dedicated to the Hall of Fame.
Following the Pittsburgh Pirates first postseason appearance in two decades, “Baseball America” ranked the organization as the top system in baseball. Each Major League Baseball (MLB) team has no less than six and no more than nine minor league affiliations. These teams provide the MLB team with prospects galore, which “Baseball America” then ranks both on an individual and team basis.
“I guess I can say I’m an Olympic Speed Skater now,” Emery Lehman, a senior at Oak Park (Illinois) River Forest High School, wrote in his short biography on Twitter. While the rest of the River Forest students were on winter vacation, Lehman was in Kearns, Utah, competing for a place on the United StatesRead more
After leading the Idaho High School Activities Association (IHSAA) for eight years as executive director, John Billetz has announced his retirement.
Billetz replaced Bill Young in 2006. Young had spent 18 years as the IHSAA before retiring.
One of the many tasks required by an athletic director is maintaining and remodeling the athletic facilities. One of the biggest facilities is the school’s track and field competition area.
The 2012 National Athletic Directors Conference featured a presentation by Don Smith, the track division president of the American Sports Builders Association (ASBA), about the reconstruction of a high school track surrounding a football or soccer field.
The Youngstown (Ohio) City School District (YCSD) has a new initiative – the reinstatement of the speech and debate program.
Until 2006, the YCSD had an active speech and debate program, including state and national tournament qualifiers. In 2006, when the district was facing financial strain, the speech and debate program was discontinued.
Last year, Molly Giudice just wanted her mom, Mary McQuade Giudice, to attend a Wakefield (Rhode Island) Prout School swim meet.
“My mom was a perfectly healthy, wonderful woman who was extremely involved in my life,” Giudice said. “One day coming home to the news that she had stage four lung cancer was news I never expected to receive.”
Joseph Schooling of Jacksonville (Florida) Bolles School his own posted national record for the 100-yard Butterfly at the Florida High School Athletic Association High School State Championship meet.
The new career leader in field hockey goals still has a full year to add to her total.
ESPN and their Advertising Success Three words. That was all it took to make ESPN’s most popular production part of popular culture. Those words: “This is SportsCenter.”
Superstitions and Baseball Introduction In 14 years as a Major League Baseball player Nomar Garciaparra stepped to the plate 5,586 times.[1] After every pitch, he would step out of the batter’s box, adjust each of his batting gloves then touch his nose.[2] Once back in the box, he dug each foot into the dirt, tappedRead more
A punt had just been blocked. A game appeared to be slipping away. Less than six minutes form a Big Ten championship, Michigan State’s top-ranked defensive unit had been tested in ways that the Spartans had not experienced this season. The Ohio State Buckeyes had scored 24 consecutive points against a unit that had allowedRead more
With a final score that you would more likely find in a basketball game instead of a football game, Mauldin (South Carolina) High School defeated Spartanburg (South Carolina) Boiling Springs High School 83-70 on the back of Dre Massey. According to “Greenville Online,” there were only six defensive stops between the two teams. Every otherRead more
On November 8, Joseph Schooling of Jacksonville (Florida) Bolles School broke the record in the 100-yard Butterfly at the Florida High School Athletic Association State meet. The previous record set by Schooling in 2012, was 46.90, but the time was lowered to 45.89 during the season by Caeleb Dressel of Clay High School at midseasonRead more
Nine individuals who have made outstanding contributions to interscholastic athletics have been named recipients of the 2013 Distinguished Service Awards given by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). These individuals will be honored December 17 in Anaheim, California, during the banquet at the 44th annual National Athletic Directors Conference conducted jointly by the NationalRead more
Roy Hibbert is on a quest to be the first Indiana Pacers player to be awarded Defensive Player of the Year. He finished 10th in last years’ Defensive Player of the Year voting, receiving three first place votes. Teammate Paul George received eight first place votes for the award and was eighth in the voting.Read more
The Indiana Pacers prevailed over the Milwaukee Bucks with the undefeated streak on the line and moved to 9-0 on the season on Friday night. The Pacers are five games shy of tying the 2002-03 Dallas Mavericks who started the season 14-0. With back-to-back division games there is “added motivation,” according to Pacers head coachRead more
A new record stands for field hockey career goals, set by Austyn Cuneo. Cuneo, a junior at Voorhees (New Jersey) Eastern High School, surpassed the record of 191 on October 23 with her second of three goals in the Vikings 11-0 win over Cherry Hill (New Jersey) East High School.
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is placing an emphasis on sportsmanship and encouraging schools to be ejection free.
The NCHSAA has an ejection and disqualification code that all coaches and student-athletes are required to follow.