Girls ready to open (Morris Daily Herald)

With four starters back, the Morris Lady Redskins prepare to kick off the 2008-09 girls basketball season on Tuesday.

Third straight section title for BH girls (Calaveras Enterprise)

At last week's subsection races at Frogtown, Bret Harte was outkicked by Bear River in the Division IV varsity girls race.

Girls Swimming and Diving: Ponies claim seventh straight section crown (Stillwater Gazette)

The Stillwater girls' swimming and diving team won its seventh consecutive Section 4AA championship on Saturday - but this year's crown was delivered with arguably the most dominating performance to date.

'Stick-figure' code lacks legal muscle (The Advertiser)

A VOLUNTARY code of conduct requiring the media and fashion industries to use normal-sized models and identify manipulated images will not lead to fewer stick-thin models in magazines and on catwalks, industry insiders and health experts say.

Watching their weight (Technician)

Athletes have to closely monitor their weight during and out of season. (Photo illustration by Dreier Carr) Whether it's football players looking to add muscle mass before they hit the gridiron or a wrestler hoping to make weight as he steps onto the scale before a match, weight is an important and a consistently monitored part of college athletics.