The daughter of Debora Baugh and Orlando Henderson, Chelsea Henderson is a well-rounded student-athlete who is involved in a number of extra curricular activities as a sophomore at Monticello High School.

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Probably the biggest influence for women in sports was created in 1972 with the passing of Title IX of the Educational Amendments. Title IX is the landmark legislation that bans sex discrimination in schools, whether it be in academics or athletics.

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Morgan Thacker is an eighth grade student who is new to both St. Anne’s-Belfield and its varsity softball program this year.

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On Sunday, May 4th, the Women in Sports (WinS) organization held their 11th annual golf tournament at Meadowcreek Golf Course in Charlottesville.

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For the past four years, Margaret Montague has held a starting position on the Covenant School field hockey program.

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A four-year starter at Western Albemarle in multiple sports, Molly Schwoebel began her hoops career at WAHS as an eighth grader on the junior varsity team.

Photo: Jim Copony

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A student at The Covenant School, Kaitie Geib first started playing varsity field hockey as a freshman.

Currently, as a senior, Geib is playing on the lacrosse team, where she is a captain and looking forward to leading her team to a successful campaign.

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A former winner of the 2006 Women in Sports (WinS) President’s Award, Whitney Neuhauser earned a wealth of recognition as a student-athlete at Monticello High School.

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WinS recognizes female athletes in the Albemarle/Charlottesville area.

Since it's inception in 1997, Women in Sports (WinS) has highlighted female athletes and provided 24 scholarships to 24 girls from six Central Virginia high schools.

Catch the first-ever WinS 'Spark' by clicking here.

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In keeping with its mission to promote the athletic activity of girls and women in the Charlottesville-Albemarle area, WinS provides small grants to groups and organizations that sponsor sport-related activities for girls and women.

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Here's a friendly reminder about the annual Women in Sports (WinS) golf tournament. Please click HERE for more information.

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Monticello High graduate Brooke Haun is shown here accepting the WinS State Farm Bunker Scholarship in June 2007 from Claudia Dodson. Photo: WinS

Each year the Women in Sports (WinS) organization awards three scholarships to female senior athletes. Below is a description of each award as it will be presented in June, 2008 at the annual WinS banquet held at the St. Anne’s-Belfield Convocation Center.

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On June 4th, 2007, the Women in Sports organization (WinS) held their annual banquet at St. Anne’s-Belfield’s Convocation Center.

Local news anchor (WCAV-TV) Beth Duffy presented athletes from the six area high schools who were nominated in eleven sports.

In addition, three scholarships were given to student-athletes for leadership, sportspersonship and academic achievement.

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The Women in Sports (WinS) organization was honored at halftime of Virginia's 77-58 victory over Florida State in women's basketball on Feb. 10.

The University of Virginia Women’s Center and the UVA Athletic Department commemorated National Girls and Women in Sports Day with a memorable celebration on Sunday, Feb. 10.

This annual event began in 1986 to honor the talents and accomplishments of the late Flo Hyman, who was a leading activist for equality in women’s sports.

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Since 1997, the Women In Sports organization annually recognizes outstanding female athletes from the local high schools – Albemarle, Charlottesville, Covenant, Monticello, St. Anne’s-Belfield and Western Albemarle.

You can find information on the WinS nominating procedure, including scholarship information, by reading this story.

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Welcome to WinS, a local organization formed in 1997 by a small group of women, who set a goal of recognizing the outstanding female athletes in the Albemarle/Charlottesville area.

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