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May 16, 2013

Illinois Modifies Policies On Heat And Football Practices

Daily Heraldhttp://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130508/sports/705089673/The Illinois High School Association Board of Directors met via conference call on Wednesday, where they approved changes to IHSA Policy 13, which governs the regulations for sa...

May 16, 2013

NFHS Changes Hockey Rules To Minimize Dangerous Hits

HighSchoolOT.comhttp://www.highschoolot.com/ice-hockey-rule-changes-look-to-minimize-dangerous-hits/12428638/In continuing efforts to minimize the risk of injury in the sport, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Ice Hocke...

May 16, 2013

Pioneer In Girls Athletics Dies

kmaland.comhttp://kmaland.com/04266_E_Wayne_Cooley_dies_114005.aspThe longtime Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Executive Secretary passed away Saturday at the age of 90. Edward Wayne Cooley was born in Mercer, Mo., on Sept. 16, 1922. He married...

May 16, 2013

Texas High School Considering $1 Million Scoreboard

Valley Morning Starhttp://www.valleymorningstar.com/news/local_news/article_025853ca-b534-11e2-8518-0019bb30f31a.htmlBobby Lackey Stadium (Weslaco, Texas) could have the largest digital scoreboard at a high school stadium if a measure is approved by ...

May 16, 2013

Minimum GPA In Omaha Schools Would Make Hundreds Of Athletes Ineligible

Omaha.comhttp://www.omaha.com/article/20130512/NEWS/705129915/1694If the Omaha Public Schools required student-athletes to maintain a 2.0 grade-point average, hundreds of teenagers who played high school sports last year likely would have been inelig...

May 16, 2013

Ohio Vote Expected On Competitive-Balance Referendum

CantonRep.comhttp://www.cantonrep.com/newsnow/x499863698/Competitive-balance-vote-is-Thursday-close-call-expectedBy the end of this week, we all should know whether a referendum issue before high school principals to address competitive balance is pa...

May 16, 2013

Title IX Documentary Earns Award

InsideIndianaBusiness.comhttp://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=59390#middle“Sporting Chance – The Lasting Legacy of Title IX” produced by Creative Street Entertainment in conjunction with the NCAA and support from Nor...

May 16, 2013

Rutgers Hires First Woman To Run Athletic Department

NJ.comhttp://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2013/05/rutgers_names_julie_hermann_ne.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitterRutgers’ bold new move into the Big Ten will come with bold new leadership – with a woman running t...