Published March 12, 2012.
Dorial Green-Beckham wouldn't say for
sure if he represented Hillcrest High School for the final time on
Saturday night in the Class 4 boys' basketball state championship game
at Mizzou Arena.
But after the 55-42 loss to Soldan International Studies, it sure
seemed like it. And he certainly does not have much to gain or prove in
winning a few more state track and field medals.
"It might be my last time representing Hillcrest," the senior said
after rattling the rim a couple times and doing the best he could to
deliver another state title to Springfield.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
The Decision: Star likes being 'close to home'
Published Feb. 2, 2012.
After a tumultuous upbringing, which included foster homes and an adoption a little over 13 months ago, relationships are important to Dorial Green-Beckham.
That partly explains why the No. 1 football recruit in the nation stayed close to home Wednesday, announcing that he will attend the University of Missouri.
Green-Beckham, in a packed gymnasium at Hillcrest High School and on live television nationally on ESPNU, picked the Tigers over finalists Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
"Just to be home," Green-Beckham said about important factors in his decision. "To be close to family members and have everyone come out to support me."
After a tumultuous upbringing, which included foster homes and an adoption a little over 13 months ago, relationships are important to Dorial Green-Beckham.
That partly explains why the No. 1 football recruit in the nation stayed close to home Wednesday, announcing that he will attend the University of Missouri.
Green-Beckham, in a packed gymnasium at Hillcrest High School and on live television nationally on ESPNU, picked the Tigers over finalists Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
"Just to be home," Green-Beckham said about important factors in his decision. "To be close to family members and have everyone come out to support me."
Coach's legacy touches many
Story published on July 10, 2011.
There are scores of reasons why Stephanie Phillips' fight with cancer resonated with so many. The tree of her basketball playing and coaching career branched out throughout the area and state, crossing nearly every path in the current hoops community.
And the story of Phillips' fight and, ultimately, a young life taken too soon, touched thousands she never met.
Although the fight inspired and she was mourned by many, it's those closest to the former Kickapoo High School girls' basketball coach who still deal with the loss front and center every day.
Phillips died from colon cancer a year ago today after a nearly three-year fight.
There are scores of reasons why Stephanie Phillips' fight with cancer resonated with so many. The tree of her basketball playing and coaching career branched out throughout the area and state, crossing nearly every path in the current hoops community.
And the story of Phillips' fight and, ultimately, a young life taken too soon, touched thousands she never met.
Although the fight inspired and she was mourned by many, it's those closest to the former Kickapoo High School girls' basketball coach who still deal with the loss front and center every day.
Phillips died from colon cancer a year ago today after a nearly three-year fight.
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