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René Ferrán has written about high school sports in the Pacific Northwest since 1993, with his work featured at the Idaho Press Tribune, Tri-City Herald, Seattle Times, Tacoma News Tribune, The ...

The Columbia Cup ran in 2022 and 2023 before the OSAA changed the name to the 6A state tournament, with the championship playoff called the Open Division Sunset won the most recent Columbia Cup in ...

Meet the G-Girls, a high school dance team from Miami that caught Taraji P. Henson's attention on Instagram for their dedication both on and off the dance floor. Watch as the G-Girls surprise ...

West Salem basketball player Samantha Griffin is Maps Credit Union girls Athlete of the Week, as voted by Statesman Journal readers. A junior, Griffin filled up the box score with 16 points on 7 ...

But even the most basic expenses can be too much for low-income families. Millions of girls in Bangladesh are facing an uphill battle to stay in school. For many, the COVID-19 pandemic ...

For millions of girls across Africa and Asia today, menstruation means staying home from school. Often, owing to a lack of period products, these girls miss up to a week of class every month.