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Wilds awarded annual Lela Johnson Scholarship
Grand Haven freshman Paige Wilds was awarded the Lela Johnson Memorial Scholarship Award during the Grand Haven girls basketball award banquet, which was held on Sunday. The award is presented annually to a Grand Haven girls freshman basketball player who display the same traits that Lela Johnson possessed outstanding sportsmanship, academic achievement and a love for the game of basketball.
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"It is so difficult to chose just one player, because there are so many good kids on that freshman team," Grand Haven varsity coach Katie Kowalczyk-Fulmer said. "But Paige has displayed a dedication and passion for the sport." Wilds helped lead the freshman team to an impressive 18-1 record this season, while leading the team in scoring.
U-Mary awards Shetler the Kevin Olson Basketball Scholarship
BISMARCK - The first annual Kevin Olson Basketball Scholarship will be awarded to Bill Shetler. He is a 5-foot-11 senior guard from Sturgis who averaged five points per game, one assist per game, and one rebound per game for the Marauders as a junior in the 2005-06 season. Shetler has a 3.4 cumulative GPA and is majoring in history/social behavioral science teaching. His parents are Joe and Cindy. Bill's brother Brad also attends U-Mary and is a member of the men's golf team. "Bill epitomizes what it means to be a Marauder," states U-Mary Head Basketball Coach Juno Pintar. "He is a great teammate and represents all the things that are right about college athletics. Bill has had to work hard for his opportunities. After playing junior varsity for a year, he fought to make the 12-man travel roster and has been one of our first guards off the bench the last two years.
Hannah looks for payback
Missouri guard Stefhon Hannah still feels a little resentment when he talks about Illinois basketball.
Illinois was one of Hannah's choice destinations coming out of junior college because it would take him back near his home in the south suburbs of Chicago. Illinois also was the team he grew up watching and emulating. So when Illinois came calling in the first semester of Hannah's sophomore season at Chipola College, Hannah thought his hard work had paid off. But a scholarship offer never came, and now Hannah wants to prove the Illini made a mistake.
"I just want to show them what they looked over, what they missed out on," Hannah said. Illinois coach Bruce Weber "was recruiting me at the beginning of my sophomore year. He came to a couple games, called me on the phone, then second semester came and I didn't hear anything from them.
We are Marshall
This holiday season, a movie sure to tug at the heart strings is the true story of a small town in West Virginia struggling to cope with the death of its college football team. A Quincy native was one of those who perished in that plane crash. Now, those close to him share his remarkable story. The movie “We are Marshall" portrays a real life tragedy with ties to our area. A plane crashed in 1970, killing almost the entire team of football players and coaches from Marshall University. One of the players who perished was Quincy Native David Debord. "It was hard to take. You never expected it and you say, ‘maybe he wasn't on the plane'. When the news came and we knew he was one of them, it was hard," says Donald Morris.
Friends turn out for School's Out, Inc.
On behalf of the board of directors, staff and, most especially, the children served by School's Out, Inc., we offer our thanks to those who have responded so generously to our campaign to support our scholarship programs. Read this article in full with a
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