A Portsmouth athlete is facing assault and battery charges after an incident during a state-level track meet. Meanwhile, the Portsmouth NAACP is coming to the defense.

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Alaila Everett, a track star and senior at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, is speaking out about the viral footage showing her strike an opponent in the head with ...

Alaila Everett, a high school senior, said she lost her balance and accidentally hit the other girl when she was pumping her ...

The high school athlete who bashed a competitor in the head with her baton during a track meet in Virginia is now facing criminal charges.

a senior at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, was running the second leg of the 4x200-meter relay when her baton struck Kaelen Tucker, a junior from Brookville High School, in the head.

Alaila Everett, a senior at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, told NBC affiliate WAVY that the incident in the viral video was an accident. The sprinter who was struck by the baton ...

The entire I.C. Norcom High School team was disqualified for 'contact ... and been a victim of racial slurs since the incident. Portsmouth NAACP President James Boyd attended the support rally ...

I.C. Norcom High School student athlete Alaila Everett has been charged with assault and battery after bashing an opponent's ...

Alaila Everett, a senior at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, Virginia, faces a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery stemming from the March 4 incident, according to ABC News.