Title nine is a federal civil rights law passed in 1972. It prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any educational program or activity that receives federal financial assistance. The law encouraged Iowa cities to finally support competitive girls basketball after giving it up in the 1920s. Deb Rettman attended high school in Cedar Rapids in the early 70s and remembers driving out into farm country to play against teams she grew up admiring.

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