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Character counts in the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award
Every year there are countless awards recognizing outstanding achievement on the playing field, as well as in the classroom. And while those are two very important aspects of being a student-athlete, they do not tell the whole story. One of the things I love about the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award is that it not only takes into account what a person does, it also considers who they are. Character is one of the four Cs of excellence considered by the award and in my experience it… Continue Reading
Hockey star Chase Polacek plays big despite his early critics
Throughout his youth hockey career and into high school, Chase Polacek kept hearing that he was too small, that he would never succeed at the next level of hockey.
He never made an A team in any age group his first year of eligibility. He always had to wait a year. Even in his one season immediately before high school, Polacek was placed on a B team.
Polacek’s last rebuff came before his senior season at the Academy of Holy Angels, a Catholic prep power in Richfield, Minn. … Continue Reading
Danielle Robinson’s stats just a small part of her contribution to her university
Danielle Robinson exudes joy. Whether she is delivering Meals on Wheels to seniors in and around Norman, Oklahoma, finishing an exciting play through the lane on the basketball court or ministering to orphans in Haiti, Danielle flashes that effervescent smile and invites those around her to feel her passion and joy for life.
She gives much of the credit to her mom. “My mom is my best friend and I trust her word. She’s a great woman of faith and she has inspired me. … Continue Reading
Tyrel Reed: A Kansan at Kansas is about as good as it gets
Tyrel Reed is the essence of Kansas basketball.
Not just the university, where he’s a starting guard for the highly ranked Jayhawks, but of a state that loves its college basketball. When a small community product becomes an important component of a championship-level squad as a senior while excelling in the classroom, well, that’s about as Kansan as it gets.
Coach Bill Self appreciates the story, but his reliance on Reed isn’t based on any sense of duty to the home state.
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