STATE COLLEGE — The Happy Valley Sports & Entertainment Alliance (HVSEA), in partnership with Teammates for Life, will host a new girls-only, multi-sport event celebrating athletics, leadership and empowerment.
The See Her Win festival will make its debut at Penn State University over the Memorial Day weekend. Designed for middle school and high school athletes, the festival will bring teams from across the region together for a weekend of competition, connection and inspiration.
A new girls-only, multi-sport festival will debut at Penn State this spring. “See Her Win” was designed by Happy Valley Sports and Entertainment Alliance (HVSEA) in partnership with Teammates for Life, a Penn State women’s athletics initiative. The event, to be held over Memorial Day weekend, will bring middle school and high school female athletes from across the region to compete, connect and grow on and off the field, according to a press release.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WTAJ) — A new girls-only sporting event is coming to Happy Valley later this year.
The “See Her Win Festival” is scheduled for May 22 and 23 on Penn State’s main University Park campus. It will include various sports for girls to compete in, including:
Flag football
Field hockey
Lacrosse
Rugby
Wheelchair basketball
The Happy Valley Sports and Entertainment Alliance (HVSEA) describes the event as being “designed for middle school and high school athletes,” while also creating “opportunities for girls to compete, grow and lead both on and off the field.”
HVSEA Event Manager Meghan Boyle says the idea came from looking at low occupancy rates during Memorial Day weekend.
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