women’s sports
NYC girls basketball team used antisemitic language towards Jewish team
A high school girls basketball game in New York City was cut short when players from Roosevelt High School used antisemitic language towards players on the Leffell School. Last week, the two schools faced off in a non-league contest before the Lef...
Massachusetts school files incident report about referee
A Massachusetts athletic department has filed an incident report with the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) after a referee's response to an injured player during a girls' soccer state semifinal loss. Dover-Sherborn High Sc...
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...
Van Voorhis becomes first woman non-kicker to play in NCAA football game
Haley Van Voorhis, a safety at Division-III Shenandoah University, became the first woman non-kicker to appear in an NCAA football game on Saturday against Juniata. With Shenandoah already up 26 points in the second quarter, she entered the game a...
Vermont girls basketball team forfeits game against team with transgender player
A Vermont girls' basketball team has withdrawn from the state's Division IV tournament because of a refusal to play a team with a transgender student-athlete. Mid Vermont Christian School, the 12-ranked team in the tournament was scheduled to play...
FHSAA May Require Girl Student-Athletes to Report Menstrual Cycles
The State of Florida is weighing a decision that would force teenage girls who play high school sports to report their menstrual cycles to their respective schools. Governor Ron DeSantis' education commissioner sits on the Florida High School Athl...
JV Girls’ Basketball Coach Fired for Impersonating Player
A Virginia high school JV basketball coach has been fired after impersonating a player during a recent game. Arlisha Boykins, 22, was the assistant coach of the Churchland JV girls' basketball team in Portsmouth, VA, posed as a player on a team wh...
New York Native Refs World Cup Knockout Match
A New York native made history over the weekend as the first woman to officiate a knockout round match at the men's FIFA World Cup. Kathryn Nesbitt, a Rochester, NY, native, was selected as an assistant referee for the England/Senegal Round of 16 ...
