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Melbourne High School’s State Champion Jazzy Francik Honored as First Team All-American By MaxPreps

Mel-High’s Jasmine “Jazzy” Francik has added yet another post-season award as she was selected First Team All-American by MaxPreps. The 5-foot-6-inch sophomore right-handed pitcher led the Bulldogs to a 26-2-1 record and the Class 6A state championship last season, posting a 19-1 mark with a 0.16 earned run average in the circle – and striking out 251 batters while allowing just 32 hits and 19 walks in 129.2 innings pitched for a 0.39 WHIP. […]

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This Week Marks 50th Anniversary of Title IX, Protects Students from Gender Discrimination in Sports

This week marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX being passed into American law and helping create gender equality in sport. As a result of Title IX, any school that receives any federal money from the elementary to university level—in short, nearly all schools—must provide fair and equal treatment of the sexes in all areas, including athletics. […]