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Caitlin Clark wins USA TODAY Studio IX Trailblazer Award at Iowa HSSA

1 week ago | usatodayhss.com | Todd Adams

WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark was honored as the winner of the prestigious USA TODAY Studio IX Trailblazer Award during the 2024-25 Iowa High School Sports Awards show in Des Moines this month. The award, presented at 17 different live high school awards shows across the country this year, was designed to celebrate women who paved the way for future generations in the world of sports.
A balk-off? 13-inning Pennsylvania state championship baseball game ends in wild fashion

1 week ago | usatodayhss.com | Barry Werner

Barry WernerUSA TODAY High School SportsMany baseball games have ended in the now tired, overused "walk-off" term. A Pennsylvania high school contest put a unique spin on it. How about the balk-off? In the PIAA-6A State Championship, Cedar Cliff topped North Penn 1-0 in 13 innings. On Friday the 13th, no less. The lone run in the game came on a balk. Per Phillyburbs: Cedar Cliff won on a bases-loaded balk with nobody out. Michael Boblick singled, then went to third on an errant pickoff throw.
New Albany baseball loses 10-inning heartbreaker in OHSAA Division II state semifinal

2 weeks ago | usatodayhss.com | Frank DiRenna

CANTON – The New Albany baseball team saw its season end in heartbreaking fashion June 13 at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium. After overcoming some early controversy and rallying late to force extra innings, New Albany dropped a 3-2 decision in 10 innings to Amherst Steele in a Division II state semifinal. Steele (29-2) will play Whitehouse Anthony Wayne in the state final at 7 p.m. June 14 at Canal Park in Akron.
The 25 best high schools for athletes in Alabama

2 weeks ago | usatodayhss.com

According to one study, these 25 schools are considered the best for athletes in the state of Alabama.
2024-25 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year announced on Friday

3 weeks ago | usatodayhss.com | Rick Suter

Seth Hernandez, the talented prospect from Corona High School (Calif.), has been named the 2024-25 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year. A pivotal part of the Panthers team that went 28-3 on the season in a tough CIF Southern Section, Hernandez shined on the mound, at times touching 100 mph with his fastball while keeping hitters in off-balanced disarray with breaking pitches that had the attention of college and MLB scouts.
A fire extinguisher celebration cost California high school runner Clara Adams state title

3 weeks ago | usatodayhss.com | Barry Werner

A runner cost herself a state championship in California for a celebration. Clara Adams of North Salinas High School won the 400-meter race in a time of 53.24 and then decided to re-enact what world-class sprinter Maurice Greene did after a victory in 2004. Adams grabbed a fire extinguisher from her father and sprayed her spikes to celebrate how hot they were from the winning effort. It, um, backfired when the CIF deemed the act inappropriate and disqualified her.
Charlie Woods, 16, showed a lot of Tiger's talent in big win

1 month ago | usatodayhss.com | Barry Werner

Barry WernerUSA TODAY High School SportsCharlie Woods is a chip shot off the ol' block. The 16-year-old son of Tiger Woods won the American Junior Golf Association's Team TaylorMade Invitational on Wednesday with a final round of 6-under 66 at Streamsong Resort in Florida. The total on the last 18 of the tournament was not Charlie Woods' best round. He shot a 70 in the opening round and followed with a 65. He finished at 201, 15-under par.
The best of May 2025 high school baseball action in images

1 month ago | usatodayhss.com | Rick Suter

One image, 1000 words — 1000 hours spent hitting off the tee, shagging fly balls, working the backhand short-hoppers off the coach's fungo, bullpens, PFP, drills, and more drills, the countless baserunning and pregame nuances. High school baseball at its greatest hits the diamonds across the U.S in May, when regular-season-ending drama leads to postseason play, all of creating a vibe that rivals MLB Octobers and early Novembers.
The 25 best high schools for athletes in Minnesota

1 month ago | usatodayhss.com

Minnesota has a rich history of athletes, including Paul Molitor and Kevin McHale. See the best high schools for athletes to attend.
'Playing for something bigger than ourselves,' Jefferson claims NJAC boys volleyball title

1 month ago | usatodayhss.com | Jane Havsy

FLORHAM PARK – Allan Czerwinski didn’t want to play in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference volleyball final on Friday night. The Jefferson junior middle hitter had a lot on his mind. His father, Bodgan Czerwinski, had died suddenly the previous day at age 50. Allan hadn’t even gone to school. But when the Jefferson volleyball team began walking from head coach Gino Rose’s classroom to get on the bus, Czerwinski was there to meet them.