GRACE ON THE COURT

BY SARA HUNTER

For LINDSAY SYDNESS, one of three senior captains of a basketball team that recently won the Massachusetts Division Two state championship, victory represents far more than scores and statistics. The state title was the culmination of her five-year journey to overcome confining limitations about herself and about women's sports in general.

Lindsay is one of my Sunday School students. Our class often concludes by sharing our challenges, including how we can offer each other mutual spiritual support. Then, we move on to discuss victories. The following conversation offers a window on Lindsay's challenges and victories over the past few years.

Lindsay, I remember that as a middle-school student, you were terrified to try out for the seventh-grade basketball team. But you went ahead and did it anyway. Tell us a little about that.

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