Logan Beckstrom from Cole High School in Fort Sam Houston ISD is leading the basketball team to the state championships.
Beckstrom learned to play basketball from inside a hospital room. He was diagnosed with leukemia in the second grade, so he spent his childhood in and out of the hospital. Despite his diagnosis, Beckstrom found a way to learn how to play basketball. Four-and-a-half years after he was diagnosed, Beckstrom recovered from leukemia, but his fight and determination didn’t end there.
Beckstrom’s hard work has paid off and is now Cole High School’s leading scorer. He plans to approach his shot at a state championship with the same will power he found in himself during his battle against leukemia.
Sources: Fort Sam Houston Facebook, San Antonio Express News
Blog by: Ximena Martinez, Intern, UT Austin