Jacob Raleigh is a senior at Letcher County Central High School in Kentucky, and he recently underwent a life-altering procedure: he had his left arm amputated. Raleigh plays tennis for Letcher County, and in March of 2010, he noticed a lump on his wrist that made it too painful to swing a racket. His parents…Read More
Here’s a new guideline that sports leagues should learn to follow: rules are rules unless you’re wearing something to raise cancer awareness. Why a group of referees would be punished for wearing pink whistles to raise awareness for breast cancer is beyond me. Unfortunately, it happened in Washington. According to MyNorthwest.com, one hundred forty-three Pacific…Read More
The last time we heard about Marti Sementelli, it was March and she was part of a spectacular feat. Sementelli, a senior pitcher at Birmingham High School in Lake Balboa, California, was opposed by another female pitcher, Ghazaleh Sailors of San Marcos High in Santa Barbara. Sementelli’s team got the edge that day winning 6-1,…Read More
Last year we thought this Willie Mays Hayes-like slide for Fordham University was the most incredible play at home we had seen. That one now has competition. Check out this spectacular slide into home by Tupelo Golden Wave high school baseball player Caleb Walker during a game last week: That was simply spectacular. Absolutely spectacular….Read More
Two Western Hills High School baseball players have been kicked off their team after allegedly killing baby chickens in a superstitious act aimed at turning their success around on the field. This is not a joke. The report hit the Associated Press after initially appearing in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and SI web producer Andy…Read More
In case you didn’t already know that high school football was a big deal in certain parts of the country (read this and this), an announcement on Thursday cemented things. Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, CA had said back in December they were going to play their 2012 opener in Ireland, and it’s…Read More
