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May 2, 2008
Diana Nyad to Speak at Awards Dinner
Long-distance swimmer Diane Nyad will be the keynote speaker at the PWSA's Fifth Annual Girls and Women in Sports Awards Dinner on May 2, 2008.
April 28, 2008
Five To Be Recognized During PWSA Sports Awards Dinner
The Phoenix Women's Sports Association (PWSA) has selected the Arizona athletes, coaches and team who will be recognized this Friday, May 2, at the Fifth Annual PWSA Celebration of Girls’ and Women’s Sports Awards Dinner at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel. The PWSA’s keynote speaker will be acclaimed marathon swimmer Diana Nyad.
January 18, 2008
City of Phoenix to Host the U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program Regional Championships
Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department and the Arizona Youth Soccer Association will host the U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program Region IV Championships.
November 19, 2007
Inside Pitch Baseball & Softball Training Facility is "all UNder One Roof"
Inside Pitch, the Premier Baseball & Softball Training Facility of Arizona, announces its unique partnership with Elite Fitness, upcoming camps, and complete instructor staff, all under one roof.
September 29, 2007
Professional Athletes Encourage Youth To Try All Sports at PWSA’s Inaugural Sports Explosion - Day of Play
Organizers of the first-ever Sports Explosion - Day of Play got just what they wanted. They hoped people would take a break from their electronic devises and come out to play.
September 1, 2007
ARIZONA GIRLS’ LACROSSE IN 2007
Lacrosse in Arizona is growing in leaps and bounds. It’s a game of finesse and skill. You play with a small, yellow, rubber ball and it is passed from stick to stick to get up and down the field and into the goal. It’s called the “fastest game on two feet.”
June 4, 2007
Free Summer Lessons For Young Golfers
The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department invites youth between the ages of 8 to 17 to hit the greens this summer and register for free group golf lessons that will be offered at six city golf courses: Aguila, Cave Creek, Encanto, Maryvale, Palo Verde and Papago.
May 19, 2007
Nine To Be Recognized During PWSA Sports Awards Dinner
Nine To Be Recognized During PWSA Sports Awards Dinner; Billie Jean King is Keynote Speaker
Phoenix Women’s Sports Association to honor nine for helping girls and women find their power through sports during Girls’ and Women’s Sports Awards
September 30, 2006
Fall 2006 Newsletter
PWSA's Second Quarter Scores
May 1, 2005
Spring 2005 Newsletter
PWSA's First Quarter Scores
Past News Articles
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Forty Elite Athletes Attend Dinner
One of the highlights of the Phoenix Women's Sports Association's Fourth Annual Awards Dinner was the parade of elite athletes. Forty elite athletes paraded on stage at the delight of those in the crowd. Dinner emcee Donna Rossi read the athletes’ accomplishments as they came up on stage individually to form a cluster of 40 stars on stage. Billie Jean King, the supernova and keynote speaker for the evening, was introduced last.
Get in the Game
When Susan Williams asked Billie Jean King if she wanted to play tennis, the 11-year-old Billie asked, “What’s that?” Billie Jean, a basketball player then, had never heard of tennis. Susan responded, “You run, you hit and you jump.”
Billie Jean replied, “I’m there.”
King is Keynote Speaker at PWSA’s Fourth Annual
Girls and Women in Sports Awards Dinner
Inside Pitch Baseball & Softball Training Facility is "all UNder One Roof"
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