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March 1, 2021
LaGrange High School’s Barn’ Raising
It’s never easy saying goodbye to an old love, but the blow can be softened when you welcome a brand-new flame. Just ask Michael Pauley and the student-athletes at LaGrange (GA) High School. For nearly 70 years the gymnasium at LaGrange, affec...
February 18, 2021
NCAA Survey: Mental Health, More Impacted by Pandemic
As a follow-up to the NCAA Student-Athlete COVID-19 Well-Being Survey conducted in spring 2020, a similar survey conducted in the fall showed student-athletes continue to face heightened mental health concerns and barriers to sport particip...
February 17, 2021
Chicago HS Student-Athletes Weigh-In on Pandemic Effects
Approaching nearly a year since the COVID-19 pandemic overtook the lives of Americans from coast-to-coast, many news outlets are beginning to craft year-long perspectives on the impact of the virus-related shutdowns in various industries. A recent...
February 13, 2021
Virginia NAIA College Suspends Basketball Players for Kneeling
A Virginia-based National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) school forfeited its scheduled game following the suspension of multiple players for previously kneeling during the national anthem. According to reports from CBS-17, Bluefi...
February 8, 2021
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February 4, 2021
IHSA Adds Flexibility to Athletic Scheduling
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA), in coordination with the state's health department, has released updated scheduling guidelines that will allow for more flexibility in the upcoming athletic seasons. As athletics resumed in the state, s...
January 29, 2021
MHSAA Director Says ‘Hundreds’ of Kids Playing Out of State Sports
The Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) released a statement this week reaffirming its commitment to play winter sports once the current restrictions are lifted by the state's department of health. At the moment, all winter contact s...
January 25, 2021
Michigan Athletics on 2-Week Pause After COVID-19 Outbreak
The University of Michigan athletics department shut down for a two-week period over the weekend after confirmed cases of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant were found, according to a report from The Detroit Free Press. The shutdown includes stoppages f...
January 19, 2021
TSSAA Reverses Course of Referee Pay Cut
After initially announcing that high school basketball referees will receive a $25 pay cut for each night they officiate the game, the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) has reversed course. Roughly 10 days after making the de...
January 12, 2021
Arizona Reinstates High School Winter Sports Season
This story was updated on Thursday, January 15 to reflect the following changes below: Per the Albuquerque Journal: Arizona high school sports officials voted Tuesday to allow winter sports, reversing a decision made four days earlier to cancel the s...
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