Chansky’s Notebook: Sylvia Hatchell's Tallest Mountain

Posted Dec 19, 2017
Sylvia Hatchell is a survivor in more ways than one. The veteran North Carolina women’s basketball coach has the chance to become the fourth all-time to earn 1,000 career victories with a win on Tuesday, and Hatchell has done it against some steep odds. The steepest, of course, was her battle against Leukemia, which sidelined her for the 2013-14 season. (Chapelboro.com)

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