THE KSN DREAM HOUSE FOR THE CURE
Buhler girls' basketball hosts Think Pink night by Anita CochranKSN News BUHLER, Kansas -- You've probably been hearing about or seeing pink at a basketball game near you lately. Pink jerseys are becoming a visual way for sports teams to support the fight against breast cancer. WSU and Bradley women meet for a Think Pink night this Saturday afternoon but it won't be the first time in Kansas that we've combined basketball with fighting breast cancer. In fact, earlier this week, one of the first high schools in Kansas to join the cause continued their Think Pink tradition. Several years ago, Buhler High School girl's basketball started raising money to fight breast cancer. First it was with pledges per free throw. It has since grown to a full blown Think Pink night. Players, coaches, cheerleaders, fans -- even the half-time entertainment -- were dressed for the part. Coach Brennan Torgersen started it all in honor of his mother-in-law, who is a breast cancer survivor. But he also did it for the girls. "Getting teenagers interested in breast cancer awareness and the importance of it and early detection -- and I think that's the probably the primary focus -- and just getting our players out in the community and doing something beyond being a basketball player in the high school and getting involved in way we can help," said Coach Torgerson. The event became so popular the girls decided to do more. Last fall they walked together in Wichita's Race for the Cure. "It was very fun," said Stephanie Franz, junior. "It was amazing to see all the people that came to this -- I mean there were just thousands -- and to see all the survivors standing up there together. It was a really neat experience. I'm glad we got to go." In 2008, all that fun adds up to a donation to the Mid-Kansas Komen foundation of more than $4,000, money that could provide a cure for a number of women who might go undiagnosed without the mammogram's Komen funds. "A mammogram costs between $70-$80, so it's unlimitless the number of mammograms we can do because that mammograms those few thousand dollars pay for is priceless to the woman who receives it," said Marvane Caster, Komen promise coordinator. For the players, a Jackie Stiles-signed jersey went to the young woman who made the most free throws. And the Buhler girls get bragging rights for beating Augusta during the game. But it's everyone here in the end who will win, knowing they contributed to finding a breast cancer cure. |
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