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uniforms similar to those worn by other teams at the school. en they trained on the court leading up to the big game, which nearly packed the gym with students, teachers, parents and others in the community.

e turnout put a smile on Ham- e hoopla put the players “on cloud nine,” he added. e game is in its second year and part of the Elizabeth School District Uni ed Sports Program, which bene ts from donations. Brett Michel, the school’s principal, said fund- the game to add to a $750 donation from the ARC. ence for them,” Michel said of fans, including the students who came. “It helps teach empathy and acceptance.” ose are skills that students will need in life, the principal added. home, you can fell good about the possibilities that await you in retirement. Eligible borrowers can pay o an existing mortgage and have no monthly mortgage payments* while receiving proceeds on a monthly or as-needed basis.

“At one point during the game, I just looked around and realized that everybody was invested in the game and I thought it was really cool,” he said.

Michel he’d like to see the program expand to other sports, perhaps ag football.

About a dozen of the school’s roughly 440 students bene t from the inclusive sports program at any given time, he added.

Michel said it is not just players who bene t from the games. Fans do, too.

Hamner said what stood out to him was the e ect the game had on the players and fans.

“Everyone who was a part of it walked away as a better person,” Hamner said.

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