'In 49 states it's just basketball, but this is Indiana.'You've heard the line - but you may not know how true it really is.The Hoosier history of basketball runs deep, but for Women's History Month we're taking a look back at some of the women who pion...
You've heard the line - but you may not know how true it really is.
Sure those men were all great basketball legends, but the history of women’s basketball here in Indiana is a lot more pivotal and so much more interesting.Donna Sullivan coached basketball in Seymour for more than 30 years. She grew up around the game but was never allowed to played. "Fortunately, we had good girls and we won sectionals the first three years it existed," Matthew said.
Title IX prohibits sex discrimination at educational institutions that receive federal funding in primary, secondary and higher education. Outside the court lines, coaches like Darlene Matthew and Donna Sullivan helped paved the way for Hoosier girls.
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