school sports

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school sports

Fast break

1994
Kelly and Deke, a winning combination on the Jackson High varsity basketball team, stick together when a gambler offers them money to throw a game.

Side kick

1994
Fran, constantly in trouble, is sent to boarding school where she becomes involved with the soccer team, and her determination inspires his father to work harder to be a good husband and dad, and restore their family.

The Lunch Bowl

1994
David Strong, a new boy at Rockville High, impresses everyone with his football skills, but his close friendship with Ronnie is destroyed when they become interested in the same girl.

In the running

1994
Holly finally finds friends after landing a place on the high school track team, but she does not realize the level of support she has until a cheating scandal places her running future in peril.

Where the game matters most

a last championship season in Indiana high school basketball
2000
Tells the story of the 1996-97 high school basketball season in Indiana--the last season in which a statewide tournament was held--following the players, coaches, schools, families, and townspeople from Anderson, Batesville, Merrillville, and DeKalb as they battle for the state title.

This Tiger's tale

a southern tier football odyssey (1957-1992)
1996

Ice time

a tale of fathers, sons, and hometown heroes
2001
Jay Atkinson chronicles the experiences he had while serving as a volunteer assistant coach for a local high school hockey team.

The assist

hoops, hope, and the game of their lives
2008
Chronicles the 2004-05 Charlestown High School basketball season, focusing on the lives of two African-American players, Ridley Johnson and Jason White, and their coach, Jack O'Brien.

Four days to glory

wrestling with the soul of the American heartland
2008
Jay Borschel and Dan LeClere aspire to be four-time high school wrestling champions in Iowa.

Facing the giants

2007
Coach Grant Taylor, facing a crisis at work, on the football field, and at home, decides to turn everything over to God, hoping to wrest some victory from his failure of a life.

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