The fightin' young'uns of Nazareth

ESPN has a story on the town of Nazareth and its girls basketball team. (link at the bottom, it's not functioning right today, for some reason)

Nazareth is one of those tiny places out in the middle of nowhere West Texas. I point out the story for two reasons: 1) It's a damn fine story, and 2) It's a story that anyone who has ever worked at a West Texas newspaper has written or edited. Town living in tough times, people trying to hold on, facing slim odds. This piece at least has nice ray of hope with the focus on the team. I also think the writer overemphasizes the dire situation. But when someone out East comes to the panhandle, it's a little hard for them to not overemphasize the dire situation.

Hat tip, once again, to Jeremy.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=nazareth