Archive for high school athletics

Freshman high school athlete dies shortly after track meet

Thursday, March 21st, 2013

A freshman teen at the Panhandle High School in Hereford, Texas, died nine days after a track meet after he was struck in his side with a discus. A discus is a heavy disc used in track and field competitions, with competitors trying to throw the disc the farthest. Joshua Ramirez, 15, was reportedly warming ... read more »

Pennsylvania school sports sign reveals embarrassing typo

Friday, September 14th, 2012

The Red Lion School District outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania issued an apology today after one of their students posted a picture of a sponsored athletic sign, hung up on the schools football field, containing an embarrassing typo. The sign should have read, “Become a Partner in Public Education with the Red Lion Area School District”, ... read more »