Sean Savage
Anthony Picott Has Remade His Story at Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Young, confused, and close-minded. That was Anthony Picott in a nutshell. "As a man now, I could honestly say I did not love basketball,"...
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Emma Hurley
Texas Tech's Beau Martin Manages to Play
As the sun just begins to peek over the horizon, Beau Martin and the other managers are already awake. In fact, they barely slept. They’d...
Joe Malandruccolo
Rochester U's James Fisher: Big Fish With Big Plans
“God has a plan.” So says Theresa Fisher, especially with respect to her nine, yes nine, children. Shortly after her youngest son's first...
Shelby Swanson
Rice's Max Fiedler Is Loving It
Quincy Olivari doesn’t remember much about his first visit at Rice University with his teammate Max Fiedler, other than how quiet he was....
Jorie Allen
Jeremy Evans Is Doing His Thing At Edinboro
We have all heard it. Perseverance is crucial to success. It is not how many times you fall; it is how quickly you get back up. But here...
Collin Atwood
Redeemer's Isaiah Brinkley Keeps The Dream Alive
"Legend" is a title Isaiah Brinkley has wanted since he was 10. Not because he seeks fame and fortune, but because he aspires to approach...
Elijah Moore
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...
Patrick Engels
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...
Matthew Cooper
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...
Jack Bergamini
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...
Emma Hurley
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...
Collin Atwood
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...
Sean Savage
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...
Matt Wynn
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...
Joe Malandruccolo
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...
Savannah Reger
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...
Patricia Smallwood
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...
Frederick Eberhart
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....
Collin Atwood
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...
Matt Wynn
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...
Emma Hurley
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...
Josh Banner
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...
Dave Barend
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...
Nicole D'Costa
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....
Patrick Engels
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...
Olivia Brown
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...
Colin McNamara
Odessa's Dian Wright-Forde Found Himself
Wild, lost and curious - the three words Dian Wright-Forde used to describe his past self. He associated with the wrong crowds and...
Alexandra Nikou
Nya Valentine is Perfectly Imperfect at Shelton State
Nope. Not Nya Valentine. Everyone has at some point stopped working hard. Everyone has, at least on occasion, given in to the temptation...
Jack Meyer
Knock Wabash Valley's Shaulana Wagner Down And See What Happens
“Everyone has a plan until they get hit . . . I will not be shaken, for He gives me the strength to hit back.” The message inscribed...
Nicole D'Costa
UAlbany’s Club Team Showed John Mhilli His Basketball Future
John Mhilli loves basketball. From the time he was a teenager with more potential and height than skill, to his days as a collegiate club...
Frederick Eberhart
BSC Albany's Charles Echols Listens Through The Noise
Most successful athletes grow up with the active support of at least one parent, if not two. A mom or dad to drive them to practices,...
Sean Savage
Cedarville's Jacob Drees has the Power of Perspective
None. When asked how many significant problems he has faced in his life, Cedarville University's senior Jacob Drees claims none. He's...
Timothy Dashiell
Mizzou's Koda Inman-Ahlstrom Is Far From Frail
Brain damaged. Mute. Unfunctional The future for Koda Inman-Ahlstrom following a 2007 car crash at age 7, that put him and his cousin...
Matt Wynn
Rochester's Hannah Lindemuth Helps
Come half-time at the University of Rochester, Hannah Lindemuth takes shot after shot, finding confidence every time she drains one....
Olivia Brown
Cortland's Rachel Tower now has Dragons in her Family
When asked to name their closest friends, many people will identify college roommates, childhood playmates, or maybe even a significant...
Angelina Davila
CUNY Now Has a Fighter in Katherine Valdez
Her parents call her “Luchona.” That means fighter - a perfect nickname for Katherine Valdez. Well, perfect now. Throughout a journey...
Collin Atwood
Hannah Boyer is a Baller And More At Emmaus
At a quick glance, Hannah Boyer appears to be just another athlete giving her all on the court. Her 6-foot stature makes her extremely...
Caitlin Cummings
Kiki Jefferson: JMU's Ball Of Excitement
When Kiki Jefferson returns home from James Madison University to her hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, she encounters the utmost love...
Patrick Engels
Katelyn Andres Brings Resiliency To Felician U.
It's November 30, 2012. Twelve-year-old Katelyn Andres lays sound asleep on the living room sofa in her North Bergen, New Jersey home...
Adam Glatczak
How Spencer Piercefield Became Indispensable And More At IWU
When a program has averaged better than 28 wins per season for a stretch of nearly 20 years, sometimes it takes players stepping up when...
Colin McNamara
Clayton Southwick Is Happy With More Snow
Clayton Southwick may love Snow, but he did not intend to play with it for very long. Heading into the 2021-22 season, Southwick enrolled...
Jack Meyer
Telisha Brown Brought Special To Blinn
What if I’m not good enough? Should I just give up? Am I not special? Most athletes frequently face questions like these. In addition to...
Samuel Peterson
Wisconsin-Whitewater's Talen Jourdan Is 1 Great Player
When asked how long he’s been playing sports, Talen Jourdan laughs. “Well,” he said, “since I was pretty much out the womb, damn near.”...
Matt Wynn
Springfield College's Grace Dzindolet Is Love
Grace Dzindolet’s career at Springfield College created an open love letter to her teammates, her coaches, the students of Springfield,...
Josh Banner
Johns Hopkins' Sidney Thybulle Is Just Fine Not Fitting In
Sidney Thybulle towered over his classmates. “It’s funny, kids would always be like, ‘You hit your growth spurt early. We’ll grow up....
Jacob Richman
MVP For BC: CeeCee Van Pelt
At the start of the season, CeeCee Van Pelt did not even know she had a chance. Her coach at Duchesne Academy of The Sacred Heart in...
Tony Jimenez
Marion Made His Mark At SLCC
You've probably never heard of Marion Humphrey, a 6-2 guard who played for two seasons at San Diego before coming to Salt Lake, Utah...
Jacob Richman
MVP Emerson Halbleib Called It For Purdue
Some of the greatest moments in sports come from athletes calling their shots. Babe Ruth signals with his bat, Steph Curry turns with...
Collin Atwood
Selfless Maddie Ryman Is In Control At Grace College
Many athletes thrive on pre-game rituals. Grace College’s Maddie Ryman needed one to keep her emotions in check. So her routine became...
Caitlin Cummings
Lehigh's Kenzie Kramer Is Now Happy Doing More
Someone observing Kenzie Kramer from the outside might say she had everything she ever wanted. Her collegiate basketball career took off...
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