Athlete Stories

Mackenzie B.

Mackenzie B.

Mackenzie has been snowboarding since she learned to stand, not even a year old the first time she strapped on her first board in Lake Tahoe. She was trying to...

Mackenzie B.

Mackenzie has been snowboarding since she learned to stand, not even a year old the first time she strapped on her first board in Lake Tahoe. She was trying to...

Ava B.

Ava B.

After 23 months of unemployment and barely hanging on to our home, Ava was diagnosed with stage 5 Bilateral Wilms on Father’s Day 2011. Ava lost her left kidney and...

Ava B.

After 23 months of unemployment and barely hanging on to our home, Ava was diagnosed with stage 5 Bilateral Wilms on Father’s Day 2011. Ava lost her left kidney and...

Jacob H.

Jacob H.

Jacob is 13 years old and has been playing baseball for several years. He lives and breathes the game. When he isn't at practice, he's at home working on his...

Jacob H.

Jacob is 13 years old and has been playing baseball for several years. He lives and breathes the game. When he isn't at practice, he's at home working on his...

Raynie C.

Raynie C.

Raynie is 8 years old, and the youngest of 4 sisters. She also has a puppy named, Millie, who is her best friend. Raynie started taking gymnastics shortly before being...

Raynie C.

Raynie is 8 years old, and the youngest of 4 sisters. She also has a puppy named, Millie, who is her best friend. Raynie started taking gymnastics shortly before being...

Jaedyn H.

Jaedyn H.

Jaedyn started playing tennis at the age of 5 at the local community courts. She immediately showed interest, and her coach kept moving her up in age groups. By the...

Jaedyn H.

Jaedyn started playing tennis at the age of 5 at the local community courts. She immediately showed interest, and her coach kept moving her up in age groups. By the...

Austin H.

Austin H.

Austin was not even 3 years old when he started acting differently, not eating well, crying a lot, sleeping more...we chalked it up to recent changes in his routine, teething,...

Austin H.

Austin was not even 3 years old when he started acting differently, not eating well, crying a lot, sleeping more...we chalked it up to recent changes in his routine, teething,...