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Adjustment made to pre-pitch sequence in high school baseball

NFHS rules committee mandates pitchers who do not receive signals from the catcher must now simulate taking a sign with one foot on the pitcher’s plate before proceeding with a pitch

Baseball / National Seth Polansky July 9, 2021

NFHS Voice: NIL rulings do not change for high school student-athletes

NFHS Executive Director, Dr. Karissa Niehoff, talks about the impacts of NIL rules for college athletes vs. high school athletes

AIA / National Seth Polansky July 7, 2021

Hopi's Baker earns spot in National High School Hall of Fame

Cross country coach is the national record holder with 27 consecutive team state titles

Cross Country / AIA / National Seth Polansky July 2, 2021

Shot clock allowed by state adoption for high school basketball in 2022-23

Beginning with the 2022-23 season, a 35-second shot clock will be permitted in high school basketball games by state association adoption; a proposal for a national rule mandating a shot clock was not approved

Boys Basketball / Girls Basketball / National Seth Polansky May 12, 2021

A walk for equality

Desert Vista was joined by athletic rival Mountain Pointe in a walk for equality.

Boys Basketball / National Dylan Rush April 24, 2021

Separate weight classes for girls, choice of weight classes established in high school wrestling

States will have a choice of 12, 13 or 14 weight classes for both boys and girls competition in high school wrestling, effective with the 2023-24 season

Wrestling / National Seth Polansky April 20, 2021

Standing forward takeoffs approved in high school swimming and diving rules

"The diver will assume a starting position that includes an upright head and body with arms straight and in a position of the diver’s choice"

Swimming / National Seth Polansky April 15, 2021

Reducing injury risk during inversions, release stunts and tosses focus of 2021-22 Spirit rules changes

Total of seven proposals approved by NFHS Board of Directors

Spiritline / AIA / National Seth Polansky April 6, 2021

Coronado coaches going above and beyond with help from the NFHS

Athletic Director Anthony Miller key to the program

National Amanda Valle March 3, 2021

Coronado earns Level 2 status in NFHS School Honor Roll

School is one of only eight nationwide to achieve Level 2

National Seth Polansky February 24, 2021

Hamilton's Kanner named NFHS Boys Golf National Coach of the Year for 2019-20

Four others win Section 7 Coach of the Year for respective sports

Cross Country / Golf / Spiritline / Girls Basketball / Girls Soccer / AIA / National Seth Polansky January 25, 2021

Visual, technical revisions offer improved user experience to NFHS Learning Center’s ‘Sudden Cardiac Arrest’ course

Free course helps identify warning signs of SCA, which is the number one cause of death in the United States for student-athletes during exercise

National Seth Polansky December 15, 2020

Shadow Ridge’s Whitney Smalley follows in the footsteps of her sister

Whitney Smalley followed in the footsteps of her sister when she decided to join soccer and cheer her freshman year, just like her sister. See more of the journey and relationship the two have and who Whitney really is.

AIA / National Victoria Heppner November 11, 2020

Former AIA athlete update: Kyle Miller, an unprecedented gap year during an unprecedented time

Kyle Miller won the Division II 800 meters in 2018 and now he and his roommate Luke Johnson have deferred a year due to COVID-19.

Cross Country / National Spencer Cihak October 27, 2020

Hamilton battles Saguaro on the national stage

Week 8 of the ESPN Geico High School Showcase will feature Huskies and Sabercats

Football / National Talia Massi October 22, 2020