The early 1970s were a time of change for women’s sports at Winamac.
Before Title IX revolutionized women’s rights, the Girls Athletic Association (GAA) in Indiana was quietly paving the way, giving young women their first taste of organized athletic competition and empowerment. Prior to the GAA, if a girl was interested in sports at Winamac, her only option to play was in intramurals during lunch.
The GAA offered girls the opportunity to play competitively. The girls held meetings every Thursday night at the elementary gym, where they would discuss organization activities and play intersquad games. Basketball, volleyball, softball, and track meets were held with surrounding schools.
With Title IX’s implementation, the GAA gradually phased out, giving way to the organized IHSAA sports programs that are now integral to high school athletics. In 1974, the girls’ basketball team returned from the Logansport Tourney with the first girls’ trophy in the history of the school.
Please join us on September 3 at 5:30 p.m. at the Pulaski County Public Library for an evening of conversation with four members of that historic team: Sharon Linback March, Coach Jill Thornton Holmes, Jacque Phillips, and Denise Parcel, moderated by Winamac Athletic Director Bryan Leverenz.
This program is part of an All-Star Reads grant the Pulaski County Public Library received from the WNBA and Indiana Fever. Through this partnership, the library has added a variety of children's books featuring female athletes to its collection. These books are intended to inspire the next generation of young women to dream big.
Come to our Trailblazers program on September 3rd to hear from local pioneers in women’s sports, check out one of our new All-Star Reads books, and even pick up some surprises from the Indiana Fever.
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