Saina Nehwal

In the 2000 Sydney Games, she pitched the USA team to a victory over Australia and the gold medal game against Japan. While in the olympics, she established an Olympic single-game strikeout record with 25 in a round robin game. In 2004, not only was the the best pitcher but she was the best hitter on the USA team with a .545 batting average. For the 2004 games she pitched the final out for a 5-1 win against Australia and the title of another gold medal. Later she was chosen to play in the 2008 Beijing games where they received a silver medal. Away from the USA Olympic Team she was apart of the Pro-Fastpitch X-treme tour. In 1999 she was named the USA/ASA Softball Athlete of the Year.

Shoni Schimmel was born May 4, 1992 in Oregon. Her parents are Ceci and Rick Schimmel. Her siblings are; Jude, Shae, Gob , Mick, Milan, Saint and Sun are their children. Shoni lived with her parents and siblings. She was raised on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Mission, Oregon. In High school Shoni was selected for a NCAA Scholarship so she transferred from Hermiston High School in Eastern Oregon to Franklin High School in Portland, Oregon. Now, she was playing with very skilled players in a big city. When she completed her Senior year she was named a first team All-American by Parade magazine.

Jennie Finch was a girl from La Mirada, California. Lisa Fernandez is a girl from Lakewood, California. Jennie had two brothers which were both very interested in baseball. Her dad was the one that signed Jennie up for a local softball team after her fifth birthday.

One of the most well know players of all time is Jennie Finch. Finch, like many great players, started playing the game very early on in her life at the age of five. Just a mere three years later she pitched her first ball. During Finch's high school career she was known for being an athletic girl. Her senior year she was Captain of her volleyball team, basketball team, and softball team. Finch lettered in softball in all of her high school years and most recently in 2016 Finch’s high school, La Mirada, retired her jersey number, the first time for a softball player.

Althea Gibson was born in 1927 in South Carolina to two sharecroppers on a cotton farm. Her family later during the Great depression moved to Harlem. With the support of her neighbors for money, she received lessons at the Cosmopolitan Tennis Club and in 1941, she won the ATA national championship in the girls division (Trong).Althea gibson was a great influence and role model for African Americans by being the first African American to win as many championships as she did , showing what African Americans could accomplish in tennis, and opening doors for African Americans . Althea Gibson influenced African Americans by being the being the first African American to win as many championships as she did.

American professional tennis player Serena Williams has won over Grand Slam Single titles and several Olympic gold medals. “At age American Serena and her sister Venus started playing tennis. “(A&E) Since turning pro she’s countless awards and

At La Mirada High School, Jennie made the varsity as a freshman, earned the first of her four letters in the sport, and helped the Matadores to the first of four straight Suburban League titles. During her high school career, she also lettered twice in basketball and in volleyball, but the softball diamond is where she truly distinguished herself. Tall and lean, she was blessed with loads of natural talent and an intense desire to win.

Earlier this month, we were very excited to have the opportunity to meet with Sonia Galaviz when she visited our main office. As a 5th grade teacher at Garfield Elementary School here in Boise, Idaho, she’s been steadily making a name for herself in the education world. In 2009, she was named Idaho Woman of the Year by the Idaho Business Review, and in 2011 she was one of five educators nationally chosen to receive Teaching Tolerance’s award of Excellence in Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, and this year, Galaviz’s devotion to her students has once again been recognized.

During the 2012 summer Olympics in London, the Canadian women’s soccer team was able to accomplish something that Canada had not since 1936, earn a medal in a traditional team sport (Ewing). This team was led by their captain and arguably the greatest Canadian soccer player of all time, Christine Sinclair. Sinclair was Canada’s top player all tournament including an incredible performance in a heartbreaking loss in the semi-finals to the United States where she netted a hat trick (http://www.huffingtonpost.ca). Ever since this time, women’s soccer has grown tremendously in Canada and much of this is due to Sinclair’s performance (http://www.statcan.gc.ca). Her dedication, leadership, and tremendous talent has inspired a nation and forever changed the game of soccer in Canada.

This award pushed her farther. She transferred to Texas Tech University in 1991. At Texas Tech University, she played better than ever! She scored over 1,000 points in 46 games, she set more than 10 records at the school, and gained hundreds of fans. Sheryl graduated Texas Tech University in 1994 and continued playing basketball. She played for the USA Basketball Women’s National team and her team won a gold medal in Atlanta, Georgia. While she was playing for the team, the WNBA was made in 1996, and the first woman they signed was Sheryl Swoopes.

Serena Williams is the number one women’s tennis player in the world. Her outstanding skills have earned her 50 million dollars through just prizes; that is more than any other athlete in the world (“Serena Williams Fast Facts”). Her fast reflexes, amazing skills, and outgoing personality have made her known as a powerful woman and an inspiration to many young girls. This African-American woman is almost six feet tall and is made of steel. With her long, muscular legs and her quick arms, no wonder she is number one!

fought for education for the girls in Pakistan and the struggles she faced. In her book “I am

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Nadal reach the semifinal of the Boy’s Singles tournament at Wimbledon at the age of 16. He later became the youngest man to reach the third round at Wimbledon. He

Serena and Venus both began their career on the professional tour in the late 1990s. Early on both of the sisters began to show off their skills and surprised many people who did not know much about them. When they started they began to beat high ranked players on the pro tour. Serena won her first championship in 1999 at the Australian Open and Venus won her first championship in 2000 at Wimbledon. Serena’s Grand slam title victory in 1999 made her the second African-American woman to win a grand slam title, with Althea Gibson being the