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February 13, 2019

Reducing Time, Money and Stress for Turnkey Athletic Construction Projects

{Sponsored} When the Mexico Academy & Central School District (MACS) in northern New York launched the initiative to construct a new athletic stadium, they knew they’d face some unique hurdles. The timeline of this project was critical, espe...

February 12, 2019

Parents fight at Wisconsin youth wrestling tournament

No arena is sacred to bad sports parents — not even youth wrestling tournaments. The video below, which has made the rounds on social media over the last couple of days, comes from a youth wrestling tournament in Kimberly, Wisconsin. In it, pare...

February 12, 2019

Wisconsin judge overrules referee’s call that DQ’ed wrestler

A Wisconsin judge last week made an unusual move when he issued an injunction that will allow a disqualified high school wrestler to compete at the state tournament. Waterford High School sophomore Hayden Halter picked up two unsportsmanlike penal...

February 11, 2019

N.M. athletic director sets restrictions on student seating

A New Mexico high school was forced to impose student seating restrictions at basketball games when some of its fans were repeatedly breaking rules. [caption id="attachment_18450" align="alignleft" width="242"] Photo: Kevin Hoffman[/caption] Th...

February 7, 2019

New Mexico high school warned over fan behavior at games

A New Mexico high school has been told by the state athletic association that it needs to clean up fan behavior at boys and girls basketball games. Estancia High School received a warning letter last week from the New Mexico Activities Association...

February 6, 2019

California bill would allow compensation for college athletes

A California state senator has introduced a bill that would allow college athletes to receive sponsorships without repercussions from their institutions. [caption id="attachment_27490" align="alignleft" width="240"] Photo: Eric Chan, Flickr[/capti...

February 6, 2019

Missouri bill would open athletics to home-schooled students

Proposed legislation in Missouri would grant home-schooled students access to high school sports. [caption id="attachment_24697" align="alignright" width="241"] Photo: David Blair[/caption] Thirty states currently allow participation by home-sc...

February 4, 2019

More than 90% of Super Bowl LIII players were multisport athletes

More than 90 percent of the 106 players taking part in Super Bowl LIII between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams were multisport athletes in high school, according to Tracking Football. [caption id="attachment_27424" align="alignright"...