high school basketball
March 2, 2015
Illegal uniforms get basketball team booted from Calif. playoffs
A southern California girls high school basketball team has been removed from the playoffs after wearing uniforms that were not in compliance with the rules. During Saturday's game, Narbonne (Harbor City) wore jerseys with pink around its numbers,...
February 24, 2015
Basketball teams punished for purposely trying to lose game
A pair of Tennessee high school girls basketball teams were removed from the postseason this week for intentionally trying to lose a district game to set up a more favorable matchup in regionals. [caption id="attachment_11055" align="alignright" ...
February 13, 2015
120-game win streak ends for high school basketball team
The Fairfield High School (Montana) girls basketball team lost for the first time in nearly five years on Thursday, ending its state record 120-game winning streak. The team lost to rival Choteau High School, 50-38. It was the squad's first loss s...
February 12, 2015
Disqualifications on the rise in Louisiana high school hoops
Disqualifications of Louisiana high school basketball coaches and players are up 35 percent since 2012-13, but opinions vary on what's causing it. [caption id="attachment_10838" align="alignleft" width="263"] Disqualifications in Louisiana high sc...
February 10, 2015
Season ends for two Indiana basketball teams after brawl
The Indiana athletic association has suspended two high school basketball teams for the season following an ugly brawl during Saturday's game. The contest between the Hammond and Griffith boys basketball teams had to be ended early after a fight b...
June 27, 2012
Longtime Basketball Coach Beats Cancer Twice
Peachtree Corners Patchhttp://peachtreecorners.patch.com/articles/coach-wins-against-cancer-twice After 31 years in education, Duluth High School teacher and basketball coach Joe Marelle retired at the end of the school year.Marelle always thought of...
October 21, 2010
Select Team Coaches Vs. High School Coaches
Katy, bar the door this subject hits a raw nerve.Theres a cold war going on right now in amateur athletics. On one side are the high school coaches across the nation. The other side of the skirmish is comprised of the individuals who coach selec...
February 10, 2010
Wis. Hoops Team To Forfeit Game For Suspended Coach
The boys basketball team at Oconto High (Wis.) is planning to forfeit its nonconference game at Gillett tonight to show support for its coach, Mike Ruechel. Ruechel has been suspended indefinitely by the school after receiving a technical foul in Fri...
Girls who play sports report 5 times higher levels of meaning and purpose compared to those who never played.
Study: Sports play critical role in promoting girls’ mental health
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A new study on mental health by the Women's Sports Foundation found gi...