National high school sports news

Here is a quick look at some interesting high school sports stories from around the country:

-- Is high school spring football on the way in Virginia? The Virginia High School League executive committee recently passed a significant change to the state's out-of-season practice rule, effectively opening the door for high school sports teams to practice 49 weeks per year.

-- Celebrating in silence.  The atmosphere at deaf school basketball games is quite the unique one.

-- When it comes to conditioning drills, what's in a name?

-- This female coach is a hit with her boy's basketball team.

-- Working in sports might not be nearly as safe as it seems.