Great story on '69 Oran team

Rachel Crader's story about the 1969 Oran basketball team and the game against Dixon is the best sports story I've read in some time.

Granted, I have long had an intense interest in Missouri high school basketball, so that may color the previous statement. But I was captivated by the story when I stumbled across it in the middle of a work day and did not stop until I had read all of it, and until I had clicked the link to the 1969 sports page and also read all of those stories. Superb photo of Mr. Johnson, also.

Thank you for making my day with an exceptional human-interest story.

Sincerely,

MIKE SMITH, online sports editor,

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Mo.