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Family Ties
Growing up, Sheila Lillis had a front-row seat observing the power of sports and what it takes to provide quality youth programming. “In my family, growing up with sports played such a large role in how we engaged with each … Continue reading
Do More Than Show Up
Love Ishie knows all about challenges and, more importantly, overcoming them. Thanks to a basketball scholarship he earned to play at The Citadel, he left his family in Lagos, Nigeria, when he was 19 and moved more than 5,000 miles … Continue reading
A Passion For Excellence
Ted Lockamon’s passion for sports was ignited at an early age. “My dad played on one of the best softball teams on the east coast, and as a child, my family spent almost every weekend traveling to tournaments, so I … Continue reading
A Dynamic Duo
When Kathy Eber and her family moved to Florida a quarter century ago, one of the first calls she made was to Little League Baseball. She wanted to know if there was a local league. She was told “yes”–when she … Continue reading
Life-Changing Programs
All it takes is a nudge from a coach By Fred Engh Four years ago Dave Parks, program administrator for youth sports for the city of Englewood (Colo.) Parks and Recreation Department, received a call from a concerned mother of … Continue reading