Latest High school sports News

Caitlin Clark effect hasn't reversed the decades-long decline in girls basketball participation

Dec. 22, 2024 00:07 AM EST

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Plunging participation in girls basketball led one of Nebraska's largest high schools to cancel its varsity team for the year. The decision by Grand Island Senior High School — the state's third-largest with more than 2,600 students — reflects a national...

High school recruiting isn't the only way to build a winner in the era of the transfer portal

Dec. 03, 2024 14:56 PM EST

Texas A&M signed the nation’s top-ranked recruiting class three years ago believing it had built a potential national title contender. Plenty of players from that heralded 2022 class could indeed be participating in the first 12-team College Football Playoff this month. They...

Signing period comes earlier than usual this year. Some coaches would rather it be even sooner

Dec. 02, 2024 14:36 PM EST

High school football recruits get a chance to finalize their college decisions a couple of weeks sooner than usual this year. Some coaches wouldn’t mind see the recruiting calendar moved up a few months earlier than that. Football's early signing period begins Wednesday and runs...