Looking back: The 10 strangest prep sports stories of 2011
The videos were fun, but we couldn't leave 2011 without a look back on the strangest stories in high school sports. With that in mind, here are the cream of the bizarre crop, as they stuck out to Prep...
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Female wrestler finally gets chance to compete against the boys
All Cristta Hartinger wanted was a chance to show she belonged on the wrestling team. One year year after she was denied a spot on the school's team, the 16-year-old was granted the opportunity to...
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Miss. football player shot, killed New Year’s morning
Devin Mitchell had a bright future ahead of him. The Starville (Miss.) High student was just a junior, but already he was making a name for himself on the football field. Aside from leading the team...
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Pa. coach suspended after telling student body to “grow a pair”
A cross country coach in Erie, Pa. may have put his job in jeopardy by firing out an email castigating his school's fans in the middle of the holiday season. As first reported by the Erie Times-News,...
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Pa. coach suspended after telling student body to “grow a pair”
A cross country coach in Erie, Pa. may have put his job in jeopardy by firing out an email castigating his school's fans in the middle of the holiday season. As first reported by the Erie Times-News,...
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High school hockey player paralyzed after hit into boards
Less than a period after scoring his team's first goal on Friday, a Minnesota high school hockey player was tragically paralyzed in a holiday tournament hockey game. As first reported by...
View ArticleHigh school hockey player paralyzed after hit into boards
Less than a period after scoring his team's first goal on Friday, a Minnesota high school hockey player was tragically paralyzed in a holiday tournament hockey game. As first reported by...
View ArticleTop big man prospect registers monster block in major tourney
When one of the top big man prospects in the country bucked all trends to abandon Las Vegas (Nev.) Findlay Prep and return home to Oregon, the Portland basketball region got pretty excited about...
View ArticleTop big man prospect registers monster block in major tourney
When one of the top big man prospects in the country bucked all trends to abandon Las Vegas (Nev.) Findlay Prep and return home to Oregon, the Portland basketball region got pretty excited about...
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California coaches finally fired for serious drug charges
Perhaps it was bound to happen. Less than two weeks after it leaked out that two Santa Margarita (Calif.) Catholic High assistant football coaches were allowed to coach throughout the 2011 season...
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California coaches finally fired for serious drug charges
Perhaps it was bound to happen. Less than two weeks after it leaked out that two Santa Margarita (Calif.) Catholic High assistant football coaches were allowed to coach throughout the 2011 season...
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Twitter skepticism changes potential destination of top recruit
Shaq Thompson is one of the nation's top recruits. An uber-athlete who currently is ranked as the nation's top safety prospect, Thompson would be an absolute monster recruit for any major national...
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Twitter skepticism changes potential destination of top recruit
Shaq Thompson is one of the nation's top recruits. An uber-athlete who currently is ranked as the nation's top safety prospect, Thompson would be an absolute monster recruit for any major national...
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NBA rookie reps his high school alma mater on first day off
It's not completely unusual for a top professional athlete to rep his high school alma mater. After all, everyone knows that LeBron James had done plenty to push the Akron (Ohio) St. Vincent-St. Mary...
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NBA rookie reps his high school alma mater on first day off
It's not completely unusual for a top professional athlete to rep his high school alma mater. After all, everyone knows that LeBron James had done plenty to push the Akron (Ohio) St. Vincent-St. Mary...
View ArticleStatistically speaking: A leading scorer not on all-tourney team?
Players can land on all-tournament teams for all kinds of different reasons. Sometimes oft marginalized factors like defensive hustle or effective point guard management can promote one player above...
View ArticleStatistically speaking: A leading scorer not on all-tourney team?
Players can land on all-tournament teams for all kinds of different reasons. Sometimes oft marginalized factors like defensive hustle or effective point guard management can promote one player above...
View ArticleCleaves’ alma mater site of shooting outside of tournament
The alma mater of Mateen Cleaves is reeling after being host to a scary incident in the final days of 2011, when a 19-year-old was shot in the parking lot outside of a popular holiday basketball...
View ArticleCleaves’ alma mater site of shooting outside of tournament
The alma mater of Mateen Cleaves is reeling after being host to a scary incident in the final days of 2011, when a 19-year-old was shot in the parking lot outside of a popular holiday basketball...
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Statistically speaking: Star trading MVP games with 0-fers
One-off breakout basketball performances aren't wholly unusual. What is odd is when a player intersperses a truly insipid outing in between games that could otherwise be considered huge offensive...
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