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With Women’s Sports Finally Getting Deserved Recognition The New Orleans Saints Are Ushering In The Next Generation

by admin | Apr 18, 2024 | Representation, SEW

An endeavor years in the making is set to have an impact for future generations. The New Orleans Saints have said “yes” to women’s sports through their recent initiative of developing and launching a girls high school flag football season in the Greater New Orleans...

Laguna Beach student athlete is 1st girl in California to score 2 touchdowns in high school game

by admin | Nov 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW

One girl from Laguna Beach dominated the field in a High School football game last week! On Friday, Laguna Beach’s Bella Rasmussen became the first girl in California to score two touchdowns in a high school football game. Read More

Girls track team members suspended after sports bra controversy

by admin | May 19, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Members of the Albany High School girls’ track and field team in upstate New York received a suspension after promoting a petition to wear sports bras instead of shirts during practice, according to the Times Union. Albany School District Athletic Director Ashley...

Weightlifter forced to remove hair beads, see what opponents do next

by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW

A high school weightlifter was in danger of being disqualified from the state championship because of her hair, so teammates and even some opponents stepped in to help. Read More

Female goalie welcomed to game with cheers after enduring sexist chants

by admin | Nov 10, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Mars Area High School’s female goalie skated onto the ice on Monday to a very different sound than she did just one week ago, when she heard nothing but sexually explicit chants, all aimed toward her. This time, she heard cheers from a fully sold out UMPC...

Oct 11 – Oct 17, Highlights and Lowlights

by admin | Oct 17, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights

? This week our highlight goes to the WNBA as they celebrate the finals of their 25th season and look forward to more success. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to hecklers in Vermont who abused a Hartford High School girls soccer...

In face of heckling of an alleged sexual nature, Vermont high school girls soccer team speaks out for change

by admin | Oct 14, 2021 | #MeToo, SEW

In response to repeated heckling at an away game last Thursday that was allegedly sexual in nature, the Hartford High School (White River Junction, Vermont) girls soccer team walked off the field with six minutes to play. When the Hurricanes next took the field, just...

‘Oh my gosh, you’re on SportsCenter’: Life after a viral fence-clearing catch

by admin | May 26, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Olivia Taylor made one of the best plays anybody has seen on any level of sport in recent memory, and you know it because you couldn’t miss it this past weekend. Taylor, a senior center fielder for Bear River High School in Utah, made a full-extension leap over...

May 10 – May 16, Highlights and Lowlights

by admin | May 16, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights

? This week our highlight goes to the WNBA, who started their 25th season this week.  ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the NFHS (National Federation of State High School Associations) who forced a black softball player to cut her hair...

This South Carolina high school golfer isn’t just playing against the boys — she’s beating them

by admin | May 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Distance is rarely a problem for the No. 1 golfer at Broome High School in this upstate Carolina city. Hanna Webber can bomb it. That’s where the similarities to her competition ends, though. Webber, a junior who moved into the Centurions’ No. 1 spot this season,...
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