Virginia high school athlete Alaila Everett told "Good Morning America" Tuesday that she never meant to strike her fellow competitor with a baton.

NEW: High school track runner gets attacked with a baton in the middle of a relay at the VSHL Class 3 State Indoor Championships. Kaelen Tucker was on the second leg of the 4x200m relay at Liberty ...

The teen is facing a misdemeanor charge of assault and battery after the incident, which reportedly left the other runner with a concussion.

In an interview published Sunday by Wavy.com, I.C. Norcom High School senior Alaila Everett spoke through tears while ...

Tucker suffered her shocking head injury on March 6 as she was competing against I.C. Norcom High School and runner Alaila Everett in the 4x200m relay event of the VSHL Class 3 State Indoor ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Portsmouth NAACP has come to the defense of a Portsmouth athlete who faces an assault and battery charge after an incident during a state-level track meet last week.

She can't even talk to her," he said. Alaila, a student at I.C. Norcom High School, said her school has been supportive throughout the ordeal. "I have plenty of people in my corner—teachers ...

Everett, a senior at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, and her mother have vehemently denied accusations that she struck Kaelen Tucker, the alleged victim, in the head intentionally ...

She can't even talk to her," he said. Alaila, a student at I.C. Norcom High School, said her school has been supportive throughout the ordeal. "I have plenty of people in my corner—teachers ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Gray News) - A high school senior is charged with assault and battery after hitting a competitor in the head with a baton during a track meet. According to the Lynchburg ...

According to the Lynchburg Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, Alaila Everett, a student at I.C. Norcom High School, was charged with a misdemeanor after a video went viral showing her hitting ...