More stories of Courtney and Ashley

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on April 5, 2009M at 4:28 pm

Hope you enjoyed the stories about the Paris twins that appeared Saturday in The Oklahoman and on NewsOK.com.

A few stories arrived too late to make Saturday’s package.

Enjoy:

Leah Rush, former Oklahoma player

Ash has a real entrepreneurial spirit. She likes to figure out ways to earn and grow her money. She has been proactive in thinking about her future and some of the ways she could do something she loves while making a living doing it. I think it’s neat how she knows what she wants and she’s making steps towards getting there.
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Brook McCoy, Ringling

I am in college to become a elementary teacher and coach.  This past winter I had the most amazing opportunity to coach a second grade girls winter league basketball team at Zaneis, which is a small consolidated school between Ringling and Healdton (Sherri Coale’s hometown) that goes from 4-year-olds to eighth grade .  It was so much fun, and the girls ended up tying for first place in the league and got second place in the tournament. 

As gift for them for all the hard work this season, I told the parents about the special prices for group tickets for the OU women’s Senior Night.  Everyone was all for it, so I ordered the tickets for everyone.  When they game was over and the Senior Night celebrations were winding down, the girls wanted Courtney and Ashley’s autograph so bad and I wanted them to have it.  We went to the court where a security guard told us we couldn’t come down there, so we stopped and the girls yelled Courtney’s name and she saw the girls and waved to them like the had always known them. We spied Ashley at the other end, so that’s where we went next. The girls yelled Ashley’s name, and she waved and put up her hand and said, “Just one minute. Hang on a second.”

The security guard came over and told us we had to leave, and I told him that Ashley told us to stay here for a minute so he left us alone.  A couple minutes later, Ashley came walking over and hugged the girls, and I told her who we were, and she talked to them about basketball, posed for pictures, and then when she couldn’t find a hard place for her to sign autographs she got on the floor with my girls all around her. 

A couple minutes later, here came Courtney who just towered over the girls and she got in the floor with them too and signed their posters and shirts.  They hugged the girls and made them feel so special.

The Paris sisters can not imagine what them being so generous meant to my team. Ashley and Courtney did something for those girls that they nor I will ever forget.

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Diana Bickle, Edmond

I walked in the “Race for the Cure” breast cancer walk last fall for the first time as a breast cancer survivor.  Our group of eight, including my twin sister, along with thousands of others, walked to raise awareness and money for breast cancer research. 

As we walked the route, we saw a sea of crimson and cream along the race route — it was the OU women’s basketball team.  All of the women were cheering for us. What a thrill. The OU women also participated in the closing ceremonies, and gave out roses to all the survivors. The highlight of my day — besides the obvious, being a survivor — was having a picture taken of my twin sister, Donna Hepp, and myself with the Paris twins, Courtney and Ashley. 

They were so sweet to pose for pictures, sign autographs, cheer the racers on and give survivors a chance to meet them. 

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Leah Rush, former Oklahoma player

Court has become really involved with Fellowship of Christian Athletes this year. I am proud of her awards and records on the court, but nothing makes me happier than her participation in this organization. I feel that she has embraced the tremendous podium she’s on, and she wants to use that for the greater good. I respect that she can see a bigger picture. As good as she is at ball, she knows there is more out there than the game. And for a player of her caliber, that isn’t always the most easy or natural thing to do.
 
 

 

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