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The scoreboard tells us who won. The box score tells us who scored. As a sports photographer with hundreds of games under his belt, I’ve learned the moments that matter most have nothing to do with the stats. Here’s the moments I’ve loved photographing from the sidelines.
It’s easy to forget just how recently girls were given the opportunity to play organized sports. When Title IX was passed, fewer than 300,000 girls participated in high school sports; today, that number is over 3 million.
What began as a classroom assignment has become one of the most ambitious safety innovations in hockey. Union College forward Hayley Kelleher shares the story behind Slice Guard, from entrepreneurship competitions and prototype development to building a company with one goal: making the game safer for players at every level.
Behind every athlete is a collection of people who have invested their time, energy, money, and love to show their support to the women who continue to push their respective sports forward.