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Ashley Ehlers didn't seem bothered by the tiny cheering section of 14 people.
She didn't seem to mind that the opposing team had three times as many players.
She didn't care that four of her six teammates had never played team basketball until this season.
She didn't notice the footwear. Her inner-city Arlington High School in St. Paul couldn't afford shoes, so each girl bought her own — one girl playing in ballerina flats.
"We are having fun," panted Ehlers during a timeout in the March 4 game against Hill-Murray. "That is what matters."
What she didn't see — but what permeates high school sports — is money.
Bob Shaw
03/24/2009
Pioneer Press
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