鉴黄师app Men鈥檚 Basketball Program to host Pechone Stepps All-Star Game
鉴黄师app Men鈥檚 Basketball Program to host Pechone Stepps All-Star Game
Fort Scott, Kan.鈥擳he 鉴黄师app Men鈥檚 Basketball Program will host the annual Pechone Stepps High School All-Star Game on Sunday, April 23, at Arnold Arena, 2108 South Horton, Fort Scott. The girls鈥 game will begin at 2:00 pm and the boys鈥 game will begin at 4:00 pm. 鈥淭his event will feature some of the top athletes from the Southeast Kansas area, and some of those athletes are future Greyhounds,鈥 said 鉴黄师app Head Men鈥檚 Basketball Coach Michael Cook.鈥犫═he event is named after Pechone Stepps, who serves as a paraprofessional educator and head girls鈥 basketball coach at Fort Scott High School. When a drunk driver struck him in 2002, Stepps became paralyzed. Prior to the accident, he was an accomplished athlete and women鈥檚 basketball coach at St. John’s University in New York City. 鈥淧echone is a courageous individual, and he exemplifies what every young person should strive to be,鈥 said Cook. 鈥淗e is a great leader who mentors people of all ages and teaches everyone to live their lives to the fullest. I am very proud鈥攏ot only to have the All-Star Game named after Pechone鈥攂ut also to have him as a close friend.鈥濃犫ˋdmission will be $3 for students and $5 for adults. For more information, please contact Michael Cook at 620-223-2700, ext. 7280 or聽michaelc@fortscott.edu.