Recreation leagues see renewed interest in female athletics

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Popularity across women’s sports has grown steadily over the past few years. Just take a look at how many millions tuned into watch the Lady Tigers take on the Iowa Hawkeyes, that ultimately turned into LSU’s first ever basketball national championship. “It’s special for Baton Rouge, really the state. It got everybody excited,” said Recreation Manager of Athletics for BREC Edward Robinson. Robinson oversees all basketball leagues for BREC. “We have always offered our house league which is co-ed. The participation number for girls has picked up,” Robinson added. This newly sparked interest is allowing…