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hawaii
October 10, 2023

Hawaii high school homecoming game canceled due to referee scheduling error

A homecoming football was canceled over the week in Hawaii after a scheduling error resulted in having no referees for the game. Last Saturday, Kalani and Kalaheo High Schools were set to square off in a homecoming contest. A recent story from ...


shark week
October 9, 2023

Inside the K-State ‘Shark Week’ conditioning sessions

The Kansas State men's basketball team recently completed its off-season conditioning program, affectionately dubbed "Shark Week." Shark Week is eight hours across five days and features a bevy of conditioning drills to prepare the Wildcats for th...


armenta
September 27, 2023

Armenta becomes first woman to play in HBCU D1 football game

Following a rash of injuries to the team's kicker position, Jackson State University looked to the women's soccer team for support. They turned to Leilani Armenta, a freshman defender on the women’s soccer team who possessed high school experien...


antisemitic
September 27, 2023

Ohio HS football coach resigns after team uses antisemitic play calls

An Ohio high school football coach resigned on Monday after his team used racist and antisemitic language in their play calls during a recent game. Tim McFarland resigned as the head football coach for Brooklyn High School after it was revealed th...


kansas
September 21, 2023

Efforts to create better relationships between coaches and officials

Even casual observers, and most definitely athletic administrators, should be aware that there is a national shortage of officials. More referees and umpires are leaving the profession than new individuals are joining the ranks. The most commonly giv...


maryland
September 13, 2023

Former Maryland high school football coach arrested by FBI

One of the most successful high school football coaches in Maryland was arrested over the weekend following a federal indictment. Former Dunbar High School football coach Lawrence Smith, who has won seven state championships, was arrested last Fri...


atlanta
August 30, 2023

Atlanta football coach arrested after punching own player

An Atlanta high school football coach was arrested over the weekend for punching a player in the stomach during a game. During the first quarter of a game between Mays High School and Douglas County—a game that was streamed online—the Mays Hig...


referees
August 23, 2023

Hazing incident results in Florida head coach fired, student-athletes suspended

A Central Florida high school football coach has been fired after a video of the football team participating in hazing events surfaced. Viera High School was the subject of a hazing scandal that prompted a school investigation that resulted in the...


north carolina
August 15, 2023

North Carolina teens charged with bringing guns to football jamboree

Two North Carolina teenagers were charged after reportedly bringing guns to a high school football jamboree event, police said. Greensboro police responded to a disorder call last Friday to the high school just before 8:30 PM. The call detailed a ...


transgender
August 15, 2023

Four more states restrict transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports

With school back in session in some parts of the country, some states will not allow transgender girls to participate in their respective high school's girls' athletic teams. Kansas, North Dakota, and Wyoming had new laws put in place prior to the...