HIGH SCHOOL

Music Video: 2020 Grad Katie King Writes Song for Fellow Seniors Called “18 & Quarantine”

You can’t deny the talent. Katie King is an 18-year-old senior who attends Bremen High School located in Bremen, Georgia and we were first made...

Update: The Suicide of Jo Smith Leads to Her Mom’s Goal of Opening Better Parent/Child Communication

Three weeks ago today, I published the heart-wrenching story of the death of talented athlete Jo Smith who died by suicide after struggling with the...

Community Hero: Michigan High School Sophomore Kate Westmiller… “Everyone Has a Part to Play and Every Part is Essential”

While most softball players have been confined to their houses during this time of stay-at-home self-isolation thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, infielder/outfielder Kate Westmiller, a...

High School: Lakewood Ranch Loses Chance for State Championship… But Still Ends Up #1 in the Nation

This shoulda/coulda been the year for Lakewood Ranch High of Bradenton, Florida to win it all on the softball fields. After losing deep in the...

High School News: Last of the “Big 3” Cancels Spring Sports as Florida Pulls Plug

First it was California on April 4, then Texas on April 17 and, on Monday, April 20, 2020, Florida followed the unfortunate path of those...

Video: Sam Roe Sports Segment on WEAR-TV, ABC3 in Pensacola, Florida

Shortly after Sam Roe was announced as the #1 player in the 2022 Extra Elite 100 on April 10, 2020, she was honored by WEAR-TV,...

Breaking News: Texas High School Spring Sports Officially Cancelled

It was a long shot, but Friday made it official: there will be no more high school spring sports–including softball–in Texas in 2020. We were...

High School News: Texas’s UIL Still Hoping for Spring Sport Championships

While many top states have cancelled spring sports for this year, Texas athletic officials are still trying to make it work to hold championships, including...

Softball News: 2022 Catcher Jo’Vianni “Jo” Smith Passed Away Friday from Stress Issues Related to COVID-19

Jo’Vianni “Jo” Smith, a 15-year-old sophomore at Bear Creek (Stockton, California) High School and a catcher/second baseman for the Easton Preps travel team out of...

Looking Back: The Driving Forces Behind the Success of Kelley Lynch, the Outstanding Washington Freshman

It should be no surprise that Kelley Lynch had a huge freshman campaign this year for the Univ. of Washington. Prior to playing for Washington...

High School News: It’s Official… California Spring Sports, Including Softball, Cancelled

Mark Tennis, who runs CalHiSports.com, the most reputable and in-depth website covering California high school sports and produces national high school softball rankings for Extra...

Extra Inning Exclusive: The Softball Connection to the USNS Comfort, the COVID-19-Helping “Hospital at Sea”

The frontline workers battling the coronavirus (COVID-19) have tens of thousands of connections to the softball community. Many players’ families are the frontline doctors, nurses,...

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