As the end of the year approaches we are inundated with people of the year winners and Top 10 lists. There’s even an award for “Sports Kid of the Year,” awarded by SI Kids. This year’s winner is Noah Flegel, the 14-and-under world champion in wakeboarding. While the top three finalists were all boys, four [...]
The Little League World Series is upon us. While we will have to wait until August 28th to find out who the champions of the sandlot are this summer, the qualifying games are already in full swing. But “little leaguers” have been busy all summer, participating in a variety of sporting activities around the globe. [...]
The last issue of Sports Illustrated Kids highlighted the achievements of six-year-old Courtney Diemar. Courtney lives in Colorado and competes in triathlons. She was first in her age group at the 2010 IronKids national championships, beating other six-year-old girls by more than a minute. Judging by her picture, Courtney doesn’t look very fierce, so I [...]
