![]() ![]() “I am really sorry for letting everyone down. Russell said it was not an easy decision. Kreiner said Russell wanted to return home as she found being separated from her two daughters was much more difficult than she had anticipated. However, soon after Russell began going to Lakehead, their Women’s Basketball Head Coach Jon Kreiner announced that she had decided to return home to Seattle and not play for the Thunderwolves. Lakehead is a member of the OUA (Ontario Universities Athletic) Conference and the CIS ( Canadian Interuniversity Sport). On July 8, 2008, it was announced that Darnellia Russell had committed to attend Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada for the 2008-09 season. Roosevelt said that they wanted to go in a "different direction." On November 10, 2007, Roosevelt fired Resler as head coach. Russell graduates from high school with honors and is named the Northwest Player of the Year.Īlthough Russell didn't receive any college scholarships, she attended North Seattle Community College. Two days later, the WIAA dropped their case. She leads the team to the school's first state championship. Russell and her team return to the Washington State high school basketball championship tournament and play rivals, the Garfield Bulldogs in the finals. In defiance of the WIAA, the Roughriders continue to play with Russell on the team. However, the WIAA files a lawsuit against Russell and Roosevelt High School. The WIAA takes the matter to court again, and for the second time the judge grants Russell the right to continue playing. Attorney Ken Luce, located in Tacoma, Washington, represents her in court and a judge rules in Russell's favor. ![]() Russell, believing that having an unplanned child constitutes a hardship, appeals the decision. However, the WIAA (Washington Interscholastic Activities Association) bans her from playing basketball due to a rule that states that high school students can only play on their teams for four years, unless a hardship is involved. However, after her junior year, she becomes pregnant by her longtime boyfriend and drops out of school.Īfter giving birth to a daughter, Russell returns to Roosevelt for her fifth year. Russell receives letters of interest from several major universities. In the following years, the talented Roosevelt team falls short of winning the state championship in close games. Learning of her natural talent, Resler recruits her for the varsity squad. Resler, a coach who uses animal and nature themes to motivate his team, believes they can win the Washington State championship but they fall short in the first game of the state tournament.Ī couple of years later, Russell attends Roosevelt High School where she makes the junior-varsity team. Bill Resler, a tax law professor at the University of Washington, becomes their new girls basketball coach. ![]() The film begins two years before African-American Darnellia Russell attends the predominantly white and upper-class Roosevelt High School. The movie is centered on their star player Darnellia Russell and the Roughriders new coach Bill Resler. The Heart of the Game is a 2005 sports documentary film about the Roosevelt Roughriders girls basketball team directed by Ward Serrill. ![]()
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