Sue Wicks Update
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This has probably been posted here but in case it hasn’t.
Rutgers’ all time basketball scorer now an oyster farmer in LI. Amazing!
www.nature.org
Rutgers’ all time basketball scorer now an oyster farmer in LI. Amazing!
A Slam Dunk for New York Oysters
SOAR project helps coastal ecosystems and oyster farmers like basketball star Sue Wicks.
And the NY Times article that I posted as well. She is fighting cancer too.
www.nytimes.com
At 25, Liberty Celebrate ‘Magical Moment’ in Women’s Basketball (Published 2021)
Early Liberty teams regularly contended for the W.N.B.A. championship and built an enduring connection with fans.
She's awesome!
Does anyone remember when word got out that she could dunk? Rumors started about her dunking in a game and Coach Grentz was adamant that she wouldn't...I remember when all the press showed up for the next game and we (in the band) were egging her on in pre-game to slam one down...she drove towards the basket and went up higher than the rim but finger rolled it in....we let out a collective "AWWWWWW!" all while Coach Grentz stood there with arms crossed giving us the stink eye....
Does anyone remember when word got out that she could dunk? Rumors started about her dunking in a game and Coach Grentz was adamant that she wouldn't...I remember when all the press showed up for the next game and we (in the band) were egging her on in pre-game to slam one down...she drove towards the basket and went up higher than the rim but finger rolled it in....we let out a collective "AWWWWWW!" all while Coach Grentz stood there with arms crossed giving us the stink eye....
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Rarely do I post to this board, but during a 4-night stay at Peconic and Greenport (LI) NY a friend brought this marvelous article to my attention.
Enjoy.
northforker.com
Enjoy.
This oyster farmer’s got game: Basketball legend Sue Wicks follows her family’s ties to the Long Island waterfront
Now the oyster is her world. Perhaps that shouldn’t come as a great surprise, given her family’s legacy on the water. Her father, Bill, was a bayman, her grandfather was a boatbuilder, her great-grandfather was a rumrunner and her great-great-grandfather was a captain. Altogether, she can count...
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