PHILADELPHIA – The Temple University Athletics Department hosted an event on Wednesday, April 6, celebrating the 30th Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). Local students in grades eight and below from the Philadelphia area came to Temple's Pavilion and tennis courts where they participated in clinics with student-athletes from many of Temple's sports programs.
It was fourth straight year in which Temple Athletics has hosted such an event. Many of the local girls at this year's event came from nearby Duckrey Elementary School at 15th and Diamond Streets. Other students also came from William McKinley School and William H.