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Soccer team misses out on historic win after lights go out prior to potential...
Notre Dame (Illinois) College Prep was on the verge of an historic win. After playing to a scoreless draw with Kent (Conn.) Prep, ranked fifth nationally by Prep School Elite Soccer Report, the teams...
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Rare infectious outbreak leads to equally rare Monday night prep football game
High school football is played on many nights in different states. Practically all states host games on Fridays and Thursdays, with most also utilizing Saturdays for some games. Some states like Texas...
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Former Super Bowl champion reportedly banned from coaching, attending son’s...
A former legendary SEC running back who went on to win a Super Bowl in the NFL has allegedly been banned from coaching or even attending his son's youth football games after he charged and berated a...
View ArticleCalifornia DB pulls down serious interception of the year candidate
The game was a rout, but the interception it produced was legendary. In the midst of a 46-0 rout of Santa Fe (Calif.) High, Temecula (Calif.) Chaparral High was witness to one of the most acrobatic...
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After six surgeries in three years, senior finally gets to play first high...
Injuries are commonplace in youth sports. Growing athletes find themselves wrapped up in tight competition and over-extend their physical capabilities, leading to muscle strains, tears and even broken...
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Youth football coach, league president finally punished for bounty scandal
During the final days of September, Prep Rally covered the disturbing story of the Tustin Red Cobras Pop Warner football team, which offered up bounty payments for big hits much like the NFL New...
View ArticleMan claiming to be youth basketball coach arrested for alleged horrifying...
A man who is allegedly an Oregon youth basketball coach was arrested under extremely disturbing circumstances when he was found to be holding a teen against his will and allegedly whipping him...
View ArticleFamous coach accuses assistant he fired of stealing signs for foe in upset loss
An ethical scandal has rocked Georgia high school football thanks to some questionable actions from coaches who took in another game during their team's bye week, with fans and fellow coaches reviewing...
View ArticleN.H. school board member calls for entire town to cancel football programs
Across the nation, football officials at all levels continue to express concern about head injuries and long-term injuries brought on by concussions and other head trauma. While much of the national...
View ArticleN.C. team loses game after allowing foe to score winning touchdown while it...
"Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory" is a fairly commonplace turn of phrase juxtaposing a traditional aphorism and turning it on its head. Still, rarely has that been a more apt summation of a...
View ArticleCalifornia running back hurdles defender rather than head for the sideline
Aaron Baltazar is a promising senior running back for Chula Vista (Calif.) Eastlake High. He's an athletic and elusive back who projects as a potential college star at Boise State, where he has...
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Coach dismissed for sexting to open own school as way to return to coaching
When Michael Carson was fired from his longtime post as head football coach at Atlanta (Ga.) M.L. King High just days before the start of the 2012 season, everyone surrounding him in Georgia assumed...
View ArticleCross country race abandoned for very natural reason: A bear
This is the heart of cross country season, with races leading into postseason schedules and teams ramping up mileage for final push to fall running glory. Yet, as always, there's an exception to that...
View ArticleTwo California teams face forfeits a week after massive brawl ended with...
Two Los Angeles schools have been forced into forfeits in the aftermath of a massive brawl that erupted between the sides during their final game of September. Yet, the game that's being forfeited...
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California principal fires coach for banning players for insubordination …...
All Guillermo Salazar wanted to do was improve his chance at a college scholarship. The high school senior, who stars in baseball, football and basketball at Sacramento (Calif.) Rio Americano High, was...
View ArticleMiami-area cheerleading controversy plays out like a sordid soap opera
A major cheerleading brouhaha has erupted in suburban Miami after parents raised allegations that a popular varsity cheer coach forced them to make payments to the program's booster club to give their...
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Two weeks after near death at football practice, sixth grader is miraculously...
When he collapsed at a middle school football practice just two weeks ago it was clear that Georgia native Jon Ross Snell would have a tough fight on his hands to simply survive. Unbeknownst to coaches...
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S.C. lineman dies shortly after collapsing on field after making a tackle
Tragedy struck South Carolina on Friday night when a popular lineman died shortly after being injured on the field while making a tackle. The tragic accident occurred in Hartsville, S.C., where...
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4-year-old killed in tragic accident before Michigan school’s homecoming game
A horrific tragedy struck a small Michigan town during one of the most traditional activities associated with American high school sports on Friday when a 4-year-old boy was killed after falling during...
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Iowa coach accused of corporal punishment for forcing player to run after...
The most traditional of all high school sports discipline may not longer be allowed in the state of Iowa after the use of running laps for punishment by a head football coach was deemed to be akin to...
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