Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
While in Nashville for his leg fitting, Derik was able to practice with two high school teams to test the leg on the line. Derik also received a new pair of shoes from Fleet Feet. Derik crossed paths again with Addrian Frederick who he met at Texas Longhorns football camp in 2016. Frederick, who played safety for University of Louisville Wabash College, put Derik through four training sessions in the new leg and taught him more efficient ways to play.
You are watching the Pine Bluffs Hornets and Burns Broncs football game. Two teams of boys who have grown up together, swam in the same pool of water and life. You know most of their stories, recognize their faces, may even be neighbors of their parents. And even though you cheer for one team or the other, you appreciate the love of the game in every player. And then, something unique, different, catches your eye on the Burns sidelines.
Love isn't always easy, painless or even natural. Derik Smith, a sophomore at Burns High School, knows how unnatural, painful and difficult having a love for a...
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