The odds of Boulder City’s Avalon Frantz winning the 2012 Wendy’s High School Heisman trophy were 1 in 45,000, if one goes strictly by the number of applicants. If one goes by the number of high ...

The volleyball competition within the Big Ten is grueling. The conference has seven teams ranked in the American Volleyball Coaches Association top 25. Wins are hard to come by for any team, but ...

I know many local sports fans are celebrating Gregg Popovich’s amazing NBA coaching career. But in honor of Women’s History Month, I’d also like to shine a spotlight on Julie Jenkins, another ...

GREEN BAY — Twenty-five years. That’s the biggest takeaway from what happened Thursday afternoon at the Resch Center in Green Bay. It doesn’t matter that the Holmen High School volleyball team was ...

ROGERS — The Rogers Heritage Lady War Eagle volleyball team grew up quite a bit this season. The team battled injuries throughout the season. Blakelee Dunagin, a 6-foot-1 sophomore, missed most of the ...

Considering my years of researching women’s collegiate sports, I read with great interest Express-News sports columnist Mike Finger’s column "Fans not always tuned in to football," about the misguided ...

GRAVETTE — There I sat on the steps of the bleachers in Gravette’s gymnasium, smack dab in the middle of two enthused fan bases watching the 4A-1 District Volleyball Tournament championship match ...

Beach volleyball has emerged as one of the most popular and visible sports at the Olympic Summer Games since its introduction in 1996, so it's no surprise the sport is in the news as the London Games ...

One of the hardest parts about being a senior student athlete is seeing the final season come to an end. It can be emotional, especially for those who played a sport most of their lives. Last week, I ...

Some days, it seems this nation’s ability to have a respectful conversation, particularly when it comes to race relations, is beyond repair. Yet there are, at least occasionally, moments when there is ...