How to Write About High School Sports

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Tip 1 - High school sports sometimes create a sports writing pickle

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Hussna Khan | permalink

When a high school athlete makes a mistake, should that information be included in the newspaper?

For further reading: http://www.masslive.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/12/high_school_sports_sometimes_c.html ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Get Your Start in Sports Journalism

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Adam Saligman | permalink

Getting Started in Sports Journalism

For further reading: http://journalism.about.com/od/SportsJournalism/a/Want-To-Get-Your-Start-In-Sports-Journalism-Cover-The-Local-Teams.htm ^[2]

Tip 3 - Readers Write (Aug. 1): Officiating high school sports, killing animals like Cecil, airport location, bottled water

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Judy Wilkins | permalink

Minnesota State High School League policy, not sportsmanship, drives decline in numbers of officials.

For further reading: http://www.startribune.com/readers-write-aug-1-officiating-high-school-sports-killing-animals-like-cecil-airport-location-bottled-water/320342621/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - We’re going to write about high school football for 100 straight days

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Rmouse | permalink

For further reading: http://highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com/2015/05/were-going-to-write-about-high-school-football-for-100-straight-days.html/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - 1 Million Story Ideas & Writing Prompts for Student Journalists [Updated Regularly]

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Clifton Ashley | permalink

An endless, indispensable, inspiring, fun, fun, fun digital fountain of story ideas, being updated in real time.

For further reading: http://www.collegemediamatters.com/2013/11/15/1-million-story-ideas-for-student-journalists-2/ ^[5]

Tip 6 - High School Sports, Prep Sports in Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley: Los Angeles Daily News

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Andrzej Kensbok | permalink

Los Angeles high school sports news, rankings, schedules, stats, scores, results & athletes info for high school football, soccer, basketball, baseball, and more.
Tags: Los Angeles High School Sports, Los Angeles Prep Sports, Los Angeles high school football; los angeles high school scores, los angeles high school sports stats, high school baseball; birmingham high school burbank high school; chaminade high school; chatsworth high school; crenshaw high school; crenshaw high school football; el camino real high school; granada hills charter high school; granada hills high school; hart high school; high school football; high school football rankings; high school football scores; mater dei chula vista; moorpark high school; notre dame high school sherman oaks; oaks christian high school; palmdale high school; saugus high school; simi valley high school

For further reading: http://www.dailynews.com/high-school-sports ^[6]