Montrell Jacobs has the Power of Confidence at Kentucky State
Montrell Jacobs looked down the court at the open basket. Without thinking, he let loose a three — his shot since he was a child. With...
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University of Mary's Carly Kottsick Can
The sign read: “Garage Sale.” With just two dollars in their pockets - granted by their parents - 4-year-old Carly Kottsick and her older...
NIACC's Audrey Martinez-Stewart is a Reflection of her Greatest Fan
"Don't ever cry." As Audrey Martinez-Stewart saved a loose ball during an AAU tournament in Indiana, crying did not cross her mind. She...
Northeastern's Knox Lendall: Trying to Join the Coaching Club
Knox Lendall had an odd goal. As a freshman on Bishop Fenwick High School’s basketball team in Peabody, Massachusetts, he wanted to...
UHSP's Grace Beyer Is One Happy Eutectic
High school senior Grace Beyer stood at the free throw line, alone in the gym. Her father’s words echoed in her mind, louder with every...
Mystic Striker: Great Lakes Christian College's Overcomer
Mystic Striker has lived a life even more unique than her name itself. But when she settled down at Great Lakes Christian College, she...
The Toughness of Villa Maria's Mia McCarthy
Alone and hopeless. "I stopped eating. I had anxiety. I was not playing. I had nobody. I could not even talk to my coaches about it.” And...
For Richmond's Marcus Randolph Jr., Hoops Helps
Marcus Randolph Jr. and basketball overcame adversity together. His hardships before attending the University of Richmond forced growth...
Semper Firebird - Saint Katherine's Bryan Baptiste
Bryan Baptiste had one choice to make, one of those life-altering choices that impacts everyone around him. His college decision had...
The Sport That Saved EWU's Jackson Atwood
Jackson Atwood wanted accent colors. And he wanted them on his wheelchair. The exact desire: a blue frame with purple accents. This...
LIU’s Emaia O’Brien Makes Impossible Possible
Five-year-old Emaia’s heart raced. She ran barefoot over the sharp grass in her backyard, hardly feeling the sting as she sprinted past...
London Cobbs: A Non-Knucklehead At Kent State Tuscarawas
Standing in the airport, London Cobbs spots a former teammate walking toward him, decked out in University of Minnesota basketball gear....
KCU's Jasmine Flowers Keeps Pushing for a Purpose
Dyslexia in a nutshell: Reading words like “how” as “who” or “now” as “won.” Right? Wrong. Really wrong. Kentucky Christain University...
Trinity's Ashlyn Milton Always Comes Back To Basketball
Ashlyn Milton always comes back. Sometimes, she needs to step away. But no matter what struggle she faces, one thing never changes. She...
Kylie Wroblewski is a Supported Supporter at St. Ambrose
Good luck texts before games from her sister, homemade posters waving in the stands from her mom, hours of training sessions in the...
Sam Stevens: Skinny Student To Middlebury Monster
Sam Stevens struggled. He had some on-court skills, and pretty good athleticism, but he was usually younger and almost always skinnier...
Though She's Getting Worse, Arizona's Emilee Gustafson Keeps Getting Better
“I’m kind of boring.” I have a story to write about Emilee Gustafson who just described herself as boring. Wonderful. “I really enjoyed...
TCNJ Club's Michael Hoffman Stands Tall
If there’s one thing Michael Hoffman knows, it’s how to hustle. Work harder than everyone around him. Play smarter than the next guy....
Kendra Parra is a Compassionate Competitor for MSU Denver
Board games. Trampoline football. Basketball. Name the activity, and Kendra Parra will seek to dominate you. It makes Kendra, Kendra. “I...
Coastal Carolina’s Tahalia Collier Lifts Herself Up
September 10, 2018 “Is everyone in your family home?” At 7:30 p.m., Tamara Collier, a mother of three, received this phone call from her...
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