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February 11, 2025

MIAA under investigation by DOE for game where transgender athlete injured three opposing players

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletics Association (MIAA) is under investigation — along with San Jose State University and the University of Pennsylvania — regarding a viral high school girls' basketball game where a transgender student-ath...

February 11, 2025

Washington women fight on school grounds after girls’ basketball game

A violent confrontation occurred on Washington school grounds between two mothers following a girls' basketball game last week. The assault allegedly occurred in a bathroom after the game, when a Washington woman pushed another woman’s head into...

February 11, 2025

MSHSL defers to state law; allows transgender athletes to continue playing women’s sports

The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) will not follow President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender student-athletes from competing in girls' high school sports. Instead, the MSHSL will refer to Minnesota state law and its ant...

February 11, 2025

Louisiana referee may seek charges against woman who confronted him

A Louisiana high school basketball referee is seeking to press charges against a spectator who confronted him during a game over the weekend. Shreveport Association referee Hunter Horton says he was angrily confronted by the mother of a player who...

February 3, 2025

Delaware state football champion under investigation

The Delaware Interscholastic Athletics Association (DIAA) has begun an investigation into the Middletown High School football team for possible player eligibility violations. Middletown High School won the 2024 Class 3A state championship team and...

February 3, 2025

NFHS updates rules for 2025-26 volleyball season

Multiple contacts by one player attempting to play the ball will now be allowed on the second contact if the next contact is by a teammate on the same side of the net. This elimination of a judgment call by officials highlights the 2025-26 high schoo...

February 3, 2025

Oklahoma girls’ wrestling team suspended for rest of season after “egregious” acts from spectators

An Oklahoma high school girls' wrestling team has been suspended for the remainder of the season for a few acts of unsportsmanlike conduct by spectators during wrestling events. The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) handed d...

February 3, 2025

Connecticut lawmakers introduce bill to increase penalties for referee harassment

Connecticut lawmakers are looking to increase penalties for those who verbally and/or physically abuse referees during youth sports. Melissa Osborne (D-Simsbury) has proposed a bill that calls for providing "enhanced criminal penalties and civ...