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New York youth soccer club bans high fives and handshakes amid growing flu scare
If you thought the flu epidemic in the New York metro area was bad already, it’s getting worse. In fact, now it’s even temporarily killing off two of the most treasured past times in youth sports. As...
View ArticleCalifornia hoops coach arrested for ‘sadistic’ abuse of his own players
A disturbing incident has raised questions about an international boarding school in California where high school basketball players were reportedly given cruel, abusive punishments that local police...
View ArticleTennessee fan steals show with ridiculous dance moves to Queen during late...
As a blog that strives to maintain the basic tenets of journalistic integrity, we here at Prep Rally are not supposed to have an allegiance to any particular team or school. That being said, one...
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Kentucky senior sets all-time girls basketball three-point record with 17 in...
There’s a new queen of high school three-point shooting after a top Kentucky prep prospect connected on a national record 17 treys during a game on Monday night. As reported by the Owensboro Messenger...
View ArticleTwo miracle shots, one amazing basketball game
The gods were smiling on the Clear Lake (Lakeport, Calif.) High boys basketball team on Friday night. Cardinals teammates Ootie Lane and Danny Partida each hit buzzer-beating 3-pointers to end the...
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Minnesota high school hockey coach wants U.S. Olympic job
Do you believe in miracles? Yes, says one Minnesota high school hockey coach who wouldn't mind following in the footsteps of fellow St. Paul native Herb Brooks as head coach of USA Hockey in the 2014...
View ArticleTeen skater nearly dies after car hits his board following failed power slide...
Sometimes a disappointment can become the best break a person can get. Case in point: this skateboarding accident, which actually may have saved the teen in question’s life. As noted by Off the Bench,...
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Former Notre Dame recruit Alex Anzalone was duped by Lennay Kekua, too
Alex Anzalone is one of the nation’s top football recruits, a dynamic and powerful linebacker who recently decommitted from Notre Dame in favor of Florida. However, as a Notre Dame commit Anzalone did...
View ArticlePrep football player found dead in school wrestling mats, family fear he may...
Tragedy struck in Valdosta, Georgia when a popular high school football player was found dead, trapped in a rolled-up, tubular wrestling mat in the school’s gymnasium. As reported by Georgia NBC and...
View ArticleTeen shot and killed following Jabari Parker’s latest game
Following a game between two of Chicago's top high school basketball teams, a 17-year-old Morgan Park High honors student was shot and killed outside the Chicago State University gymnasium, according...
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Russell Wilson visits cancer-striken teen in hospital shortly after playoff...
Say what you will about Twitter, but it has definitely helped connect people with grassroots social causes, sometimes building enough momentum to inspire celebrities to reach out to those in need. On...
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Prep superstar Karl Towns Jr. records quadruple double in win
Even for Karl Towns Jr.’s lofty standards, his performance for Metuchen (N.J.) St. Joseph School’s basketball team against Jersey City (N.J.) St. Peter’s Prep was pretty remarkable. By game’s end,...
View ArticleMass. hoops player assaults rival coach, cites coach’s orders
A Western Massachusetts high school basketball player twice trampled a rival coach during a game on the orders of his assistant coach, the player and a handful of his teammates told MassLive.com on...
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Chip Kelly was allegedly in Texas recruiting star RB hours before taking...
On Wednesday afternoon, then-University of Oregon coach Chip Kelley was named head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. When he accepted the job, he flew from Eugene, Ore. to Philadelphia, with Eagles...
View ArticleColorado hoopster among best free throw shooters of all-time at any level
Nothing is a sure thing in high school sports, but Eric Garcia at the free throw line might be the closest thing to that in 2012-13. As noted by USA Today, Garcia is currently more than midway through...
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Lady Gaga forces shift in traditional NJ state wrestling tournament, then...
Are you a wrestling fan in New Jersey? If so, you’ve probably noticed that the state championship will be hosted at its typical venue -- Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall -- at a rather atypical date,...
View ArticleSound system goes out before prep hoops game, so crowd sings anthem on its own
What happens when a crowd which always sings the national anthem together before the start of prep sporting events doesn’t have a soundtrack of the Star Spangled Banner to sing to? Eventually they sing...
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Brothers share same name but play for separate Boston schools
Two brothers. Same name. Two schools. Same game. If you're confused, we understand. Not even David E. Kelley could've conjured up a plot this unique for his short-lived TV series "Boston Public."...
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Huge light fixture falls directly on high school wrestler in middle of...
To win the annual Madison Square Garden tournament, a South Dakota prep wrestling staple held at Madison (S.D.) High, Madison senior Michael McCormish knew he would have to overcome a number of...
View ArticleFull field shot by lacrosse goalie could already be top goal of 2013
There are still a good two months before the start of the 2013 lacrosse season, but that doesn't mean there is no lacrosse being played. In warm locations like California, Arizona and Texas, winter...
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