FREDONIA, N.Y. – Members of a local grade school girls’ basketball team spent a recent afternoon on the Fredonia State campus during observation of National Girls and Women In Sports Day.
The Northern Chautauqua Catholic School jayvees were guests Jan. 28 of the Fredonia State Department of Athletics & Recreation. The NCCS girls played a short scrimmage during halftime of the Blue Devil women's home game vs. New Paltz.
After the game, the Department of Athletics & Recreation hosted a reception for the NCCS team where players from the women's basketball team discussed what it is like to be a college student-athlete.
National Girls and Women in Sports Day began 1987 as a day to remember Olympic volleyball player Florence Hyman for her athletic achievements and work to assure equality for girls’ and women’s sports. Hyman died of Marfan’s Syndrome in 1986 while competing in a volleyball tournament in Japan.
Since that time, the annual event has evolved into a day to acknowledge the past and current sports achievements of girls and women and the positive influence that sports participation can have. Additionally, the day recognizes the continued struggle that girls and women have for equitable access to sports.
