The Pressure To Perform

It would be impossible to celebrate the championship won by the Stockton Blackhawks without having your heart bleed for the Aquin Lady Bulldogs. In what was one of the most competitive back and forth games witnessed in a long time, the outcome was not decided until the final horn sounded as Lizzie Eisfeller rebounded the ball and made one dribble before the horn went off to secure the Blackhawks 37-35 victory.

The final seconds would not have been any more dramatic if Hollywood had written the script. Tiana Timpe had been hounded mercilessly by the Aquin fan base that chanted "air ball" every...