DE PERE, Wis. (WBAY) - A De Pere middle schooler battling a rare form of cancer received a varsity letter at tonight’s De Pere High School girls' basketball game. It is part of an effort to give ...

River Hill girls basketball senior guard/wing Dylan Watson is a four-year varsity player. She was recently named the girls basketball Player of the Month for December/January after a public vote.

But this year, Lia Rose was listed as competing in the girls category. Lia Rose, who reportedly used to compete as Zachary, won the high jump at the Portland Interscholastic League Varsity Relays.

According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, 4,094 girls played varsity football in 2023 nationally — less than 1% of the 1,035,602 total number of players.