high school sports
New details emerged during assault on Michigan HS referee
An investigation has taken place following a high school boys' basketball game in Michigan where a referee was injured. Initial reports suggested spectators threw objects at the referee at the conclusion of the game, knocking the referee to the floo...
FFRF speaks out against GA basketball team attending religious meeting
The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) fought to make sure that high school basketball players from the Whitfield County Schools system based in Dalton, GA, won’t be forced to attend an overtly religious meeting during practice time. A dist...
Maine DOE under federal investigation over trans athletes
The U.S. Department of Education announced late last week that its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is investigating the Maine Department of Education and one school district in the wake of a transgender student-athlete winning a high school state champ...
New Orleans Saints expands Saints Girls HS Flag Football in Louisiana
The New Orleans Saints recently announced the next wave of schools invited to join Season 2 of the Saints Girls High School Flag Football program in Louisiana. These 10 schools will be a part of the growing program that empowers young female athl...
NFHS announces 24 winners for annual Coach of the Year award
Last month, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) shared the 24 winners of its Coach of the Year award as chosen by the NFHS Coaches Association. The NFHS, which has been recognizing coaches through an awards program sin...
Arizona high school football coach charged with luring a minor for sexual exploitation
An Arizona high school football coach has been charged with two felony charges: aggravated luring of a minor for sexual exploitation and furnishing harmful items to minors. Richard Godsill, a football coach for Dobson High School in Mesa, Arizona,...
MIAA under investigation by DOE for game where transgender athlete injured three opposing players
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletics Association (MIAA) is under investigation — along with San Jose State University and the University of Pennsylvania — regarding a viral high school girls' basketball game where a transgender student-ath...
Washington women fight on school grounds after girls’ basketball game
A violent confrontation occurred on Washington school grounds between two mothers following a girls' basketball game last week. The assault allegedly occurred in a bathroom after the game, when a Washington woman pushed another woman’s head into...
