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She's a real wheeler dealer
Published: 5/13/2007 4:33 PM
Last Modified: 5/13/2007 4:33 PM

For Mother's Day, I wrote a story about Oklahoma State University wheelchair basketball coach Stacy Pinney and her youngest son, Dillan, who will undergo cranial surgery May 30.
I couldn't find a way to make this bit of info fit into the story, but that's what blogs are made for, right?
Pinney is apparently a world-class practical joker. One of her players' prize possessions is a set of hubcabs. Anthony Meadows paid $75 a pop for his hubcaps. That may not be a lot of money to some folks, but he said it set him back a pretty penny.
While Meadows was in Wal-Mart one day, Pinney allegedly had a hand in arranging for Meadows' teammates to swipe the hubcabs from his car.
For two months, Meadows was under the impression that his hubcabs got swiped and he figured he would never see them again.
One day Meadows was at a community function. People kept approaching him and showing him pictures of his missing hubcaps. "Where did you get that?" he asked. And he got mysterious answers.
Long story short, he went to practice and his hubcabs were tied to his basketball chair. If you're keeping count at home, the "gotcha" score is Pinney 1, Meadows 0.



Reader Comments 1 Total
Sue (6 years ago)
In the interesting article about Pinney, you mention Dillan is "the youngest of her two sons." When there are only two, it is correct to say "the younger of her two sons." The -est suffix requires at least three in a series. Youngest of only two makes no sense. Thank you for sharing Pinney's inspiring story.
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