The Community News Flash

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April 2022

The Community News Flash

Playing To Win

By Angela Rogalski he's also attuned to his academics, with Sports and academics someplans of doing something major with times go hand-in-hand. And his degree after graduation. that's definitely true for "I'm not going to say that I Corinth native, Tada Stricklen. wouldn't love to play professional Stricklen is a senior at the basketball," he added, "because that University of Tennessee at might be in the cards for me someChattanooga, majoring in day. But my main goal is Business Management, obtaining my degree in but also loves and plays Business Management the game of basketball and basketball can for his university. make many connecStricklen plays combo tions for me in my guard for the university chosen field. So I and while he's a senior try and utilize all in academics, he's a the tools availsophomore on the able to me court due to because my COVID. career goals in "I'll graduBusiness ate this Management year," are very he important said, too." "but I'll Tada Stricklen play again because I'm Stricklen said returning to get my that truthfully, his master's degree. I'm a future goals change on a sophomore playing basdaily basis right now, as he ketball because of the loves basketball and his acapandemic and I was injured demics. my first year of college. But His family is very supportI'm back at a hundred perive of him and while his grandcent now." mother still lives in Corinth, his Stricklen says he parents, along with his three loves the game and siblings now reside in Orlando. wanted to play in college due to watch"I definitely plan on coming back to ing the older kids at Corinth High Corinth for visits after graduation," School and the Corinth Boys and Girls Stricklen said. "I want to stay connectClub play the game. ed to my city because I love my home"When I was younger, I'd watch the town very much. But due to opportuniolder guys play at the Boys and Girls ties, I'll probably have to move to a Club or the high school and the compe- larger city for job options. And I really tition of it all just excited me," he love the game of basketball and you added. "I just grew to love the game. I never know what might happen in the graduated from Corinth High School next year or so. If I had an extraordiand when I decided to come to the nary season and an offer to go pro University of Tennessee at came in, I'd definitely love to get paid Chattanooga, it seemed natural for me to play." to play basketball." But while Stricklen loves the sport,

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