http://www.yardbarker.com/high_school Recent articles about High School en-us They say a picture tells 1000 words, this one says “sorry Mother Nature, the game must go on”.  Fox 31 Denver posted the below photo (along with several others worth seeing) showing kids playing baseball as they normally would with a huge gray cloud over center field. Smoke billows beyond center field in ColoradoCredit: @PeterMcEvoy2 The photo was originally tweeted by Peter McEvoy, credited to being at Pine Creek High School just on the fringe of the evacuation area. It is already the most destructive fire in Colorado history, thankfully to date, no injuries or fatalities have been reported. - David Whitlock (@lhd_on_sports) Follow us on Twitter @rbts_baseball The post PHOTO: High School baseball game continues in the shadow of Colorado fire smoke appeared first on Reading Between The Seams. Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:50:44 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/photo_high_school_baseball_game_continues_in_the_shadow_of_colorado_fire_smoke/13830980 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/photo_high_school_baseball_game_continues_in_the_shadow_of_colorado_fire_smoke/13830980 Colorado wildfire backdrop for H.S. game http://www.yardbarker.com/high_school/articles/photo_high_school_baseball_game_continues_in_the_shadow_of_colorado_fire_smoke/13830980 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/7/8758fed23f8048037f65da4f6883599218bfd87f/mini/pine-creek-photo.jpg 6'1" Carlee Clemons of Millbrook (NC) High School won the 2013 Southeast Summer Showcase dunk contest last weekend in Winston-Salem. He did such by dunking over 6'8" Javis Howard and 6'8" Gary... Full story at Bob's Blitz ~ http://www.bobsblitz.com Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:11:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/61_senior_guard_carlee_clemons_won_a_dunk_contest_by_leaping_over_two_68_dudes/13777883 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/61_senior_guard_carlee_clemons_won_a_dunk_contest_by_leaping_over_two_68_dudes/13777883 6'1" H.S. guard dunks over two 6'8" players http://www.yardbarker.com/high_school/articles/61_senior_guard_carlee_clemons_won_a_dunk_contest_by_leaping_over_two_68_dudes/13777883 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/6/36a12bfdf605976fcdf28476da5b97160e004ec5/mini/dunk.jpg As Rick Chandler of SportsGrid so deftly pointed out, this happened during the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Division II-AA Boys Soccer Championship game between Father Ryan High School and Montgomery Bell Academy. With the game knotted up at one, and Father Ryan’s Luke Strebel lining up for a 54-yard free kick as overtime was about to expire, it looked as if the game would go to dreaded penalty kicks to determine a winner. Then this happened… Talk about your all-time improbable finishes. Watching Montgomery Bell players go from expecting penalty kicks to the agony of defeat in the blink of an eye is heartbreaking, but honestly, you have to defend better than that in a championship game, even on what seems to be a meaningless, long range free kick. Too bad they had to learn that the hard way. [SportsGrid] The post Tenn. high school championship soccer game featured 54-yard free kick goal as OT expired appeared first on Last Angry Fan. Tue, 28 May 2013 10:59:55 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/tenn_high_school_championship_soccer_game_featured_54_yard_free_kick_goal_as_ot_expired/13708076 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/tenn_high_school_championship_soccer_game_featured_54_yard_free_kick_goal_as_ot_expired/13708076 54-yard free kick goal scored as OT expires http://www.yardbarker.com/high_school/articles/tenn_high_school_championship_soccer_game_featured_54_yard_free_kick_goal_as_ot_expired/13708076 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/b/cbf9b4088d20f452a992dfc0d0422d422eb252ba/mini/game-winner.jpg Franklin High School (CA) vs Davis High School, Division 1 playoffs yesterday. Up 5-3 in the 7th, catcher Nick Frei drives in two...one of the two was Sean Nicholson...who jumped over catcher Hayden... Full story at Bob's Blitz ~ http://www.bobsblitz.com Tue, 21 May 2013 06:57:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/superman_hs_baseball_player_sean_nicholson_hurdled_the_catcher_for_the_score/13661119 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/superman_hs_baseball_player_sean_nicholson_hurdled_the_catcher_for_the_score/13661119 High school player leaps over catcher, scores http://www.yardbarker.com/high_school/articles/superman_hs_baseball_player_sean_nicholson_hurdled_the_catcher_for_the_score/13661119 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/8/88b78b1cb414f0c6febe4f5ed018707e8de79cf0/mini/score.jpg YouTube Everything is bigger in Texas, or so they say.  Well, one thing that is bigger is the high school baseball postseason tournament earlier this week.  In the University Interscholastic League high school playoffs, Diboll High (TX) and Caldwell (TX) were tied one game to one in a best-of-three series. Caldwell was down to their final strike in the final inning of the third and deciding game.  The score was 7-6.  The tying run was on second base.  The winning run stood on first.  The game could not have been anymore dramatic.  And then this happened. The Caldwell hitter smacked a long fly ball over the center fielder’s head.  And that’s when the Diboll center fielder went into hero mode.  He turned his right shoulder and sprinted backward after the ball and seemed to have a beat on it.  But he misjudged it a little, squared back up toward the infield and caught it falling backwards onto the warning track. The description doesn’t do it justice. Just watch it. Wed, 15 May 2013 22:37:14 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/great_catch_to_end_texas_high_school_baseball_game_video/13627205 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/great_catch_to_end_texas_high_school_baseball_game_video/13627205 Phenomenal catch ends H.S. baseball game http://www.yardbarker.com/high_school/articles/great_catch_to_end_texas_high_school_baseball_game_video/13627205 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/d/dd6dce58fce0f2cfe6f8408e9a7d9a9c4a14a694/mini/Diboll-High-School-Baseball-catch.jpg If Matt Poursoltani keeps lifting at this rate, he may be able to find a part-time job hoisting cars or other heavy objects off people sometime soon. Poursoltani lifted a ridiculous 700 pounds on Saturday — a feat not only impressive because it’s 700 pounds but also because Poursoltani is a high school senior at Pilot Point High in Texas, and because he has increased the amount he can lift by more than 100 pounds in just a year, according to the Dallas Morning News. Poursoltani weighs 270 pounds, making his lifting astounding compared to the NFL bench press record of 705 by 325-pound Larry Allen. The all-time bench press record is 1,075 pounds, by Ryan Kennelly in 2008, but Poursoltani appears to be on track to rival that if he keeps working at it. Check out Poursoltani’s ridiculous lift in the video below. Photo of the Day Oh, everybody at Florida Gulf Coast University is having a great time. Tweet of the Day Well, that’s just fantastic. A friend of mine just sent me a pictu... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:42:29 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/texas_high_school_senior_matt_poursoltani_lifts_700_pounds_rivals_nfl_bench_press_record_video/13226986 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/texas_high_school_senior_matt_poursoltani_lifts_700_pounds_rivals_nfl_bench_press_record_video/13226986 Texas high school senior lifts 700 pounds http://www.yardbarker.com/high_school/articles/texas_high_school_senior_matt_poursoltani_lifts_700_pounds_rivals_nfl_bench_press_record_video/13226986 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/d/5deaa84eadc5ed49437d9550dc323d862a4ca305/mini/press.jpg Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:00:43 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/cheerleaders_forced_into_fight_club_by_coach/12961906 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/cheerleaders_forced_into_fight_club_by_coach/12961906 Cheerleaders forced into fight club http://www.yardbarker.com/high_school/articles/cheerleaders_forced_into_fight_club_by_coach/12961906 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/7/47a96faba30ec0563fc71a2451ed27fa85b82b40/mini/cheer.jpg Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:00:36 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/new_video_emerges_of_youth_coach_assaulting_player/12191230 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/new_video_emerges_of_youth_coach_assaulting_player/12191230 New video of coach assaulting youth player http://www.yardbarker.com/high_school/articles/new_video_emerges_of_youth_coach_assaulting_player/12191230 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/0/f0aad1dfe6562ea9d73d9bda19482913eb45e6d3/mini/coach.jpg R.J. Lewis is a high school football analyst in Atlanta.  Last weekend he announced a game between Douglass and Rockmart and made a bold prediction with Douglass on defense and trailing 54-0.  He predicted Douglass would score a defensive touchdown. "The Douglass Astros will get on the board defensively... you gotta step out on that limb.  A bobbled snap, scoop it in for the score, it could happen." Lo and behold, that's exactly what happened, as on the very next play Douglass recovered a fumble, returning it for their only touchdown of the game.  Now, we've seen our share of called announcing shots before, but none in favor of a team trailing by 54 points in the third quarter.  That's impressive.  Finally, after all these years, Slyvia Browne may have some competition. [Yahoo!] Thu, 01 Nov 2012 15:39:10 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/high_school_announcer_calls_his_shot_on_defensive_touchdown/12109216 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/high_school_announcer_calls_his_shot_on_defensive_touchdown/12109216 High school announcer predicts defensive TD http://www.yardbarker.com/high_school/articles/high_school_announcer_calls_his_shot_on_defensive_touchdown/12109216 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/3/73b1f23b0ff4012751fad5ec8ccbc6dd36888f11/mini/called-td.jpg Four yards longer than the NFL record! Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:21:27 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/high_school_kid_drills_a_67_yard_field_goal/12001603 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/high_school_kid_drills_a_67_yard_field_goal/12001603 High school kicker makes 67-yard FG http://www.yardbarker.com/high_school/articles/high_school_kid_drills_a_67_yard_field_goal/12001603 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/4/344845606a4eeddffb7be98a0c78492d6d9b7555/mini/high-school-kicker.jpg 17-year-old Erin Dimeglio is making history in the state of Florida, as the first female to play quarterback on a high school varsity football team. Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:45:06 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/erin_dimeglio_is_a_17_year_old_girl_playing_quarterback_for_her_high_school_team/11587417 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/erin_dimeglio_is_a_17_year_old_girl_playing_quarterback_for_her_high_school_team/11587417 High school team has female QB http://www.yardbarker.com/high_school/articles/erin_dimeglio_is_a_17_year_old_girl_playing_quarterback_for_her_high_school_team/11587417 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/4/944fa4855da5797a0f4fcfe65ad22e28e19dacb2/mini/qb.jpg There was some outstanding sportsmanship displayed during at the Ohio state track meet last Saturday. Meghan Vogel, a junior at West Liberty-Salem (Ohio) High School, won the state’s Division III 1,600 meter race, but she gained more attention for a race in which she finished last. Vogel was running the 3,200 meter race and about 50 meters from the finish line when she saw Arden McMath, a sophomore from Arlington High School, collapse. Instead of passing her, Vogel stopped to carry McMath across the finish line. Race rules say Vogel should have been automatically disqualified for helping another runner, but the Springfield News-Sun says meet management took no action. They gave McMath 14th place and a finishing time of 12:29.90, and Vogel 15th in 12:30.24. Vogel made sure McMath crossed the finish line first because she had been ahead of her. “Helping her across the finish line was a lot more satisfying than winning the state championship,” Vogel told the News-Sun. “What a se... Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:24:09 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/high_school_runner_meghan_vogel_helps_carry_injured_opponent_across_finish_line_video/10941581 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/high_school_runner_meghan_vogel_helps_carry_injured_opponent_across_finish_line_video/10941581 High school runner Meghan Vogel helps carry injured opponent across finish line (Video) http://www.yardbarker.com/high_school/articles/high_school_runner_meghan_vogel_helps_carry_injured_opponent_across_finish_line_video/10941581 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/c/ac88de67af60f477a98788d7f8e22ba5f91ed0a2/mini/runner.jpg A pitcher can strike out no more than three batters in an inning, right? Wrong. Eric Veglahn, a senior at La Crescent Senior High School in La Crescent, Minn., did something no major league pitcher has ever mastered. Not only did he strike out the side, but according to the Minnesota Baseball Hub, Veglahn struck out two more batters in that same inning -- a five-strikeout frame. It may seem unbelievable and impossible, but it's not. The first two batters of the inning went down looking, and the third struck out swinging. But the catcher dropped the third strike and... Sat, 19 May 2012 18:52:39 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/minnesota_high_school_pitcher_strikes_out_five_batters_in_one_inning/10830128 http://network.yardbarker.com/high_school/article_external/minnesota_high_school_pitcher_strikes_out_five_batters_in_one_inning/10830128 Pitcher strikes out five in one inning http://www.yardbarker.com/high_school/articles/minnesota_high_school_pitcher_strikes_out_five_batters_in_one_inning/10830128 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/b/abdf219e14ac69c7e585de0219292bb231f70d93/mini/veg.jpg