Basketball Team Wins Awards On and Off the Court

KEENE, TEX. – The Lady Blazers, the girls’ basketball team from Chisholm Trail Academy (CTA), had an amazing season during the 2023-2024 school year. Their on-court accomplishments were so voluminous that there is not enough space to list them all. They include receiving the highest season-ending MaxPreps ranking in school history, becoming Southwestern Adventist University Hoops Classic champions (an award they last won 19 years ago) and winning back-to-back state championships, just to name a few.

Off the court, more than half of the team is part of the National Honor Society. The majority have also held leadership positions as student association or class officers. I lost track of the countless academic awards presented during the CTA academic awards day; however, three team members were Academic All-State recipients. In the preceding year, more than half of the team attended mission trips, with some going to Cuba, Paraguay and the Navajo Nation.

If that is not impressive enough, at the beginning of the season, the team committed to represent God, family and school everywhere they went. They used Bible verses to show how basketball principles can be life principles. Their grace and excellence, especially in times of challenges, are something we should all emulate. As their coach, I want all girls to know that God doesn’t just work through Davids and Daniels but also Ruths and Esthers. 

As the girls said repeatedly all year, hard work pays off. They took the talents God gave them and multiplied them to His honor and glory. 

As I reflect on their accomplishments, I am reminded of I Samuel 7:12, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.” I'm excited to see how He keeps working in their lives.

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