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Greek 11 and 12-year-olds combine for soccer goal of the season
They’re not Catalan, or even Spanish. Still, one youth soccer team featuring 11 and 12-year-olds from Giannina, Greece (pronounced Yahnenna) has earned the nickname “Baby Barcelona” for it’s fluid...
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7-foot freshman could be top hoops recruit … as long as he doesn’t decide to...
Raekwon Long is considered one of the nation’s most promising freshmen basketball prospects. There’s a good reason for that: He’s very, very tall. Long, who plays for Charlotte (N.C.) Garinger High,...
View ArticleDallas cheer coach arrested for sexual assault of a child at airport while...
It’s a classic case of “Gotcha!” gone "Up in the Air". A Dallas area cheer and dance coach was arrested for the disturbing and disgusting charges of sexual assault connected with three counts of...
View ArticleNJ baseball team’s hazing involves vampire-like biting of young players
Let's hope this story doesn't inspire another awful Hollywood vampire plot. Four New Jersey high school baseball ballplayers have been suspended for a hazing ritual two weeks ago that involved pinning...
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Alabama dad pulls gun, had to be disarmed at youth baseball opening day
Kids may say the darndest things, but it's parents who often do the dumbest things. Upset about his son's lack of playing time in a Pee-Wee baseball game, an Alabama man allegedly attempted to pull a...
View ArticleN.Y. wrestler wins national title with incredible ‘Flying Squirrel’ move
In honor of the National Spelling Bee, and it's impending format changes, let's start this story this way: Flying squirrel; n: 1) a woodlands rodent that leaps between trees at a distance that makes...
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Top junior recruit Jahlil Okafor is the biggest fan of ‘Pretty Little Liars’...
In case you haven’t noticed yet, Jahlil Okafor is wildly entertaining. The top junior boys basketball prospect in the nation, Okafor is a constant source of honest and unexpected feedback. The junior,...
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The McDonogh girls lacrosse team is virtually unbeatable, has now won 80...
Prep Rally can only hope that this headline will not serve as the Sports Illustrated curse for what may be the greatest girls lacrosse team of all time. Still, the way that the Owing Mills (Md.)...
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Illinois officials penalize coaches, clear players following racism charges
The Illinois High School Association penalized both coaches on Wednesday for their conduct during and after a Class 2A boys basketball state title game marred by accusations of racism last month,...
View ArticleTaylor Dorman, San Diego teen, dies in gym class after being struck in chest...
Tragedy struck San Diego when a 16-year-old died in his school gym class on his birthday after a freak incident in which he was struck in the chest with a softball. As reported by the San Diego...
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A 21 strikeout perfect perfect game? It happened in New Jersey
The idea that a perfect game cannot be topped is flawed. In fact, it can ... unless it was the one hurled by Sussex (N.J.) High Point High pitcher Ally Frei. As reported by the New Jersey Herald, Frei...
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Washington pitcher hits first home run in four years while playing against...
Some high school pitchers are also great hitters. The best players on either side of the ball, they can dominate games from the mound and the plate. Travis Dohr is not one of those pitchers. The...
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Utah basketball coach resigns amid allegations of verbal abuse, financial...
Following his son's senior season, Bingham (South Jordan, Utah) High boys basketball coach Mark Dubach reportedly planned on stepping down from the post he's held for the past 11 years, but he never...
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New Mexico umpire threatens ejections in attempt to stop team from...
The use of Spanish in public schools remains a hot button issue across America, yet it seems to burn brightest in states with very high Hispanic populations like Texas, California, Arizona and New...
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Ricky Watters is officially now a high school football coach
Ricky Watters is back in football, just not at the level that most associate him with. As reported by the Orlando Sentinel, and brought to Prep Rally’s attention by USA Today, the former 49ers Super...
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Paralyzed Colorado prep football player wins $3.1M lawsuit against helmet...
A former Colorado prep football player who suffered severe brain damage and paralyzation from a concussion during a practice five years ago won an $11.5 million lawsuit against the nation's largest...
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Sam Fuld, Rays outfielder, spent his day off practicing with his former high...
Most professional athletes use their day off to sit and relax, whether they focus their attention on movies, video games or other more productive efforts. Rays outfield Sam Fuld takes those productive...
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Florida 7th grade football star may be on verge of becoming first position...
Much has been made about recruiting young athletes for high school football and basketball programs at successively younger ages. Still, what Tyreke Johnson is on the verge of may be a new threshold....
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It’s not just what athletes are tweeting, but how much they’re on social...
Much has been written about the threat that social media poses to young athletes. When they are feted at a party, they tend to tweet about it. Those tweets then tend to get noticed by coaches and, big...
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Alabama baseball coach resigns after texting with a student during school hours
A high school baseball coach resigned rather than face more devastating punishment after stepping over the line on social media, where he reportedly sent text messages to a student. As reported by the...
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