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High school coach symbolized hope

Wayne Drehs, ESPN.com

They held hands, lit candles, cried and prayed. Hours after a shooting left Aplington-Parkersburg High School football coach Ed Thomas dead, people here struggled to understand what happened, and why, writes ESPN.com's Wayne Drehs.

Story | Conversation | June 24, 2009

Athens High rallies around teammate

Wayne Drehs, ESPN.com

After a lifetime of being sidelined by a rare liver disease, Darin "Doogie" Weiks got the chance of a lifetime: to suit up for one game and play for the Athens (Wis.) High School football team.

Story | Conversation | October 30, 2008