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Sixteen-year-old Shalvah Lazarus shares her own story and interviews other young female baseball players about the choice they face when they start...
- Added: Apr 03, 2024
- Length: 09:15
Remember when 2nd Base was a really big deal? Just in time for opening day, Mortified journeys back to a time when the most exciting bases had abso...
- Added: Apr 03, 2016
- Length: 32:52
Have you ever stuck with something that was difficult because you knew the reward was worth the journey? Follow Robert Franklin’s day as he prepare...
- Added: Jan 21, 2015
- Length: 05:21
Robert Jevne discusses his former love of the Chicago Cubs in a lighthearted tone and how their incessant losing seasons defeated his passion for b...
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- Added: Jan 24, 2013
- Length: 02:27
- Purchases: 1
Erika Kooda is a senior at Grand Rapids High School. During the school year she's been checking in with essays reflecting on her experience. In thi...
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- Added: Jan 07, 2013
- Length: 03:54
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High school isn't easy. Jimmy's high school experience was especially difficult. Now a student at the United World College in Montezuma, NM, Jimmy ...
- Added: Jul 19, 2012
- Length: 03:33
You’re probably hearing a whole bunch of back to school nonsense right now: features about homeschooling, tracking, uniforms, extended school hours...
- Added: Oct 10, 2011
- Length: 07:50
A man-sized teenager believes joining the football team will help him feel big on the inside.
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- Added: Aug 04, 2011
- Length: 07:59
- Purchases: 1
Freelance writer Jay Jennings, on a special edition of "Tales from the South", takes us along as he sits in the bleachers of an old Little Rock, Ar...
- Added: Jul 20, 2011
- Length: 29:00
“Palestinian Hoop Dreams” is a thoughtful story by Ahmed Hemeid, a Palestinian student at United World College. Ahmed’s tells us an amazing story t...
- Added: Apr 05, 2011
- Length: 06:30
- Purchases: 2
When you play high school volleyball, you have to learn the moves that make your team competitive. April Nelson tells us about it.
- Added: Feb 12, 2011
- Length: 01:00
Lee Mier is a student manager of the Minneapolis Edison girls basketball team. It was exciting to get to the championship game last year.
- Added: Feb 12, 2011
- Length: 01:00
At Minneapolis Edison High School, the football coach places a lot of defensive responsibility on the linebackers. And that suits student Jesse Cla...
- Added: Feb 12, 2011
- Length: 01:00
Little League baseball offers training in a field of dreams
- Added: Aug 18, 2010
- Length: 05:27
Joe is a skater--as in skateboarder. He hates bike cops, and he's sure they hate him, too. In this short personal essay, Joe explains where his pre...
- Added: Apr 30, 2010
- Length: 03:33
