My Inside Story: Lynette Woodard
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David Smale has been a sports journalist for more than 40 years, and he's grown tired of writing about losing streaks, slumps, and recaps to games we all watched. He'd much prefer to tell positive stories about Kansas City athletes and sports icons.
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Women's basketball has captivated much of the sports world with Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark breaking the NCAA record for most points scored in a career. But before the NCAA even recognized women's basketball, one trailblazer paved the way for modern women's basketball stars. Lynette Woodard played at the University of Kansas in the late 1970s and on the USA Olympic team in the 1980s. David Smale chronicles her career and contribution to growing women's basketball into what it is today.
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For more stories like this one you can find his blog at myinsidestory.substack.com
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