Carley Faith: Carley Faith Will to Win Award

This year, the Slaton Youth Basketball Association changed the name of the Hustle Award to the Carley Faith Will to Win award. On the boy’s side, both awards have been named in honor of someone in the community. On the girls side, both awards given out did not have a namesake or eponym so I suggested that the hustle award could be renamed the Carley Faith Will to Win award because of the way it represents a players will to win (or live in Carley's case) regardless of circumstances beyond the players control. Obviously all of this could not have been possible without the support of the SYB Board and its President Jerry and Secretary Brendi. It truly is an honor that the league would allow our family to honor our daughter in this manner. The recipient for the 1st Annual CFWW Award is a great kid and very smart. As I summarized below, she really works hard and regardless of her size, she never quits trying. I was lucky enough to coach her this year and I'm sure she'll continue to improve as she gets older. Congrats Grace!

Before Carley was born, doctors did not think she would live but a few hours. Carley Faith came out to prove everybody wrong. Despite many complications and obstacles, her will to live gave her a full eleven months here on Earth, where she inspired those around her; her family, her nurses and doctors, and the many other people who came to know of Little Carley Faith. She defied the odds with heart and perseverance. In the spirit of this display of courage and determination, the recipient of the 1st Annual Carley Faith Will to Win award showed these same attributes when playing the game of basketball. This player did everything her coach asked of her, even if it meant playing against what seemed like insurmountable odds. She never complained, hustled on every play, defended much bigger players and many times disrupted the play because of her no quit attitude. We are proud to present this award to Grace.