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May 4, 2015

The trend of stadium sponsorships

The landscape at Brunswick High School (Ohio) would be vastly different without the sponsorships that are becoming more common in interscholastic sports, and not just on the playing field. When Athletic Director Pietro Demonte helped his departmen...


May 1, 2015

Baseball players at Chicago school suspended for alleged assault

Twelve students at St. Francis de Sales High School in Chicago have been suspended amid reports that an 18-year-old baseball player was sexually assaulted in a locker room by his teammates. School officials are describing the incident as "bullying...


May 1, 2015

Maine HS won’t change policy on appearance of athletes

At Presque Isle High School (Maine) talent alone won't earn you a spot in the sports program. You also can't have visible tattoos, facial hair or jewelry. [caption id="attachment_11958" align="alignright" width="243"] Presque Isle High School in...


April 30, 2015

USA Football offers equipment grants for schools

Football programs looking to upgrade their equipment might want to consider applying for a USA Football grant. Youth, middle school and high school football programs can apply now through May 31. Grants are based on need, merit and a program's com...


April 29, 2015

Pennsylvania boys tennis team DQ’ed for using a girl

A boys high school tennis team in Pennsylvania was forced to forfeit a handful of matches and its section title for using a girl during competition. California Area High School has teams for both boys and girls, so the Western Pennsylvania Inters...


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April 27, 2015

Indiana to consider implementing ‘past-link’ rule

The Indiana High School Athletic Association may consider implementing a new rule that would strengthen penalties on some student-athlete transfers. Referred to as the "past-link" rule, student-athletes would be ineligible for 365 days if it's est...


April 27, 2015

Western Michigan upgrades locker rooms

Correction: Photos for this project were incorrectly attributed in the April edition. GearBoss by Wenger renovated the WMU locker rooms and submitted all photos. Locker rooms are not often thought of as an essential part of an athletic program, b...


April 24, 2015

Clemson gets permission to buy a jet for its athletic department

Clemson University has been approved by the state's Joint Bond Review Committee to purchase a private, eight-passenger jet for its athletic program. [caption id="attachment_11869" align="alignright" width="230"] Clemson's athletic department might...


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April 24, 2015

Controversial bill advancing through Florida legislature

A controversial bill that could reshape the way high school sports are governed in Florida is headed to the state Senate. The House passed the bill on Wednesday, bringing the proposal one step closer to overhauling prep sports across the state. Cr...


April 21, 2015

Pac-12 survey finds athletes ‘too exhausted to study’

A Pac-12 study has found that student-athletes spend on average 50 hours per week with their sport, making them "too exhausted to study effectively." Findings from the study were discussed at a symposium last week that was not open to the public o...