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Silent but dangerous: The Alabama School for the Deaf Silent Warriors
Every state in America has its own school for the deaf, an institution geared at educating young students with hearing disabilities in a nurturing and productive setting. As the years have moved on,...
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A high school team full of Criminals? In Yuma Arizona, you better believe it
Of all the nation’s best mascots, few can hold a candle to the tops in Arizona in terms of sheer originality and a deep historic connection with a school’s past. Meet the Yuma Criminals. By the Yuma...
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Georgia football contender loses three players in deadly car accident
Tragedy struck a rural Georgia community when three players on a team that was expected to compete for a Class AA title this fall died in a car accident on Tuesday. When the driver of their Ford...
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Philadelphia crew team, competing in fallen teammate’s honor, rises to...
Competing in their fallen teammate's honor, the Newton Square (Pa.) Episcopal Academy crew team has emerged as one of the nation's best rowing clubs. When Paul Pratt died in a one-car accident on May...
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Despite homeschooled competition and Tommy John surgery, teen still could be...
It’s not surprising to see a high school phenom rise up toward the top of the Major League Baseball Draft boards and land a solid signing bonus. It is rare when that phenom is a pitcher who didn’t...
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What’s better than a Caveman or Hermit? In Arkansas, the answer is a Hillbilly
For a relatively small state, Arkansas has a lot to work with when it comes to mascots. In fact, when you glance at the names of towns across the state, it’s hard not to immediately get caught up with...
View ArticleA strange trend develops among elite prep basketball recruits
Newark Star-Ledger reporter Matthew Stanmyre tackled an odd trend that has permeated prep basketball and hasn't been properly discussed until now: The matter of budding young hoops stars repeating a...
View ArticleCalifornia high school takes uniform cue from University of Oregon football
Their uniforms might not be as flash as Nike's University of Oregon football duds, but the La Mirada (Calif.) High gridiron squad did the Ducks one better: The Matadores now officially have four times...
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Move over TCU, the Coalinga Horned Toads are here to stay
California is a huge state, so one would assume that it would have a bevy of truly original mascots as well. That’s not entirely the case, though it does provide a handful of strong contenders. None...
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D.C. female track team, arguably nation’s best, didn’t even have a track to...
Even the absence of a track couldn't stop the Dunbar High track teams. The Washington, D.C., powerhouse lost its track this year due to the construction of a new school, according to a fantastic...
View ArticlePost-concussion syndrome keeps Illinois prep soccer goalie out of school for...
After suffering three concussions in a three-year span, former soccer star Britt Payton hasn't been able to return to Glen Ellyn (Ill.) Glenbard West High since his freshman year. He hopes to return in...
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Colorado: The land of remarkable mascots, with Golddiggers, fried testicles...
It isn’t often that Prep Rally publicly disagrees with America, but in this case we have to. America, you’re wrong about the best mascot in the state of Colorado. There’s just no other way to put it....
View ArticleJason ‘J-Mac’ McElwain, basketball manager legend, will have his jersey...
Jason McElwain is already a legend. The former Greece-Athena (N.Y.) High basketball manager who suffers from autism is universally known by his J-Mac nickname, and his single game highlight reel has...
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T-ball argument leads to huge fight between coaches, assault charge
Here’s a general rule of thumb: If coaching a youth sports event, one should not become so enraged with an opposing coach that he or she physically charges them and attacks them so violently that it...
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Wyverns and Winged Beavers and Noises, Connecticut mascots oh my!
What in the blue blazes is a Wyvern? To find out, one need only travel to Connecticut. West Hartford to be more specific. That’s where the West Hartford (Conn.) Kingswood Oxford School sports teams...
View ArticleCorey Sanders, a 6-foot-1 prep point guard, throws down dunk of the summer
It may still be early in the summer prep basketball season, but Corey Sanders threw down a dunk this weekend that will be tough to top in the next couple months. Standing just 6-foot-1, 165 pounds, the...
View ArticleFox sideline reporter gets run over by WR prospect at major summer event
Amy Campbell is on the road to being a big-time sports reporter. She's already on Fox Sports, she has all the makings of a potential future Erin Andrews. And the athletes she deals with as a field...
View ArticleOtto Porter Jr. to have jersey retired by alma mater, becoming second Otto...
Otto Porter Jr. has yet to play in an NBA game, but he’s already getting the royal treatment from his roots. Porter Jr., the No. 3 pick in June's NBA Draft, will officially have his high school jersey...
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The Auk flies alone among Delaware mascots
Delaware is awfully small, so perhaps it’s appropriate that the state’s best prep sports mascot is, well, very small. As determined by USA Today’s national mascot poll, the Claymont (Del.) Archmere...
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Glenn Robinson has a son named Gelen who committed to Purdue, but not for...
Glenn Robinson remains one of Purdue’s most famous past students. The former Boilermaker and Bucks forward who tore apart the Big Ten en route to the top spot in the NBA Draft has long since retired...
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