Upcoming graduate of Margaret Barbour Collegiate Institute, Alexis Marlow, has had her hard work on the basketball court pay off. Recently Marlow signed a letter of intent to play basketball with Bethel College in Kansas this fall and last weekend received the Ron Meyer Leadership Award at Basketball Manitoba’s Awards.
Marlow started playing basketball at an early age due to the influences of her brothers and her dad being involved in the sport.
“I started playing basketball in the first grade with my brothers at their after school sports program,” said Marlow. “In elementary school, my dad helped out with the program while my brothers were in it and because I would sit on the sidelines and watch until they were done, the gym teacher just told me to grab a ball and join them.
“My brothers and cousins all played basketball, and my uncle had coached them throughout their schooling, so it has definitely always been something that reminds me of family. I started to get more serious about the sport in middle school when I made the school travel team in the sixth grade.