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The Cricket Kings Of Queens, A Documentary“The Cricket Kings of Queens” is a documentary that follows three immigrant cricketers from John Adams High School in Queens, NY, whose team attempts an undefeated season in the wake of Trump’s election. On the pitch, they have the chance to escape a world that is increasingly intolerant of immigran...

Private School That Pocketed Public Rec Center Is Tired Of Being Criticized By Non-Rich PeopleClass war! Class war!...

Teen Disqualified From Swim Meet Victory After Referee Deemed Her "Suit Wedgie" Inappropriate [Update]A talented 17-year-old swimmer at Anchorage’s Dimond High School in Alaska was disqualified after winning the 100m freestyle event on Friday night because the referee overseeing the swim meet said she had violated “uniform regulations.” The teen’s one-piece swimsuit had reportedly bunched up and was...

We Have No Idea How Many High Schools Are Failing Title IX Athletics

No one is keeping tabs on the high schools. Title IX, passed in 1972, guarantees that all institutions that receive federal funding must provide equal opportunities, facilities, and supplies to students regardless of their gender. In athletics, that means that for every position on a team available ...

More High School Girls Are Playing Tackle Football Than Ever

No high schools in America offer a girls tackle football team. If a girl wants to play football, she has to go out for the boys’ team. There’s no guarantee that she’ll make the team, but Title IX guarantees that every sport offered only to boys at the high school level has to allow girls a fair sho...

Texas High School Referee Who Was Very Racist On A Phone Call Defends Himself As A "Jokester" Who Watches BET

The Texas Association of Sports Officials has suspended a longtime high school football referee for the 2019 season after audio surfaced of him being racist on a phone call. We’re talking “hard-R” racist....

Horribly Botched High School Track Meet Awards, Strips, Then Awards Top Runner

Last Thursday’s Iowa Class 1A boys 3,200-meter run was a wreck. A high school state track champion won a bungled race, had his gold medal stripped, and then received a new one in less than a week....

New York High School Softball Pitcher Throws Rare "Perfect" Perfect Game

For seven innings on Wednesday, New York sophomore Shannon Becker was the only player on defense for her high school’s softball team. The Mahopac High School student struck out all 21 batters she faced for the incredibly rare “perfect” perfect game. It’s believed that Becker’s performance was the fi...