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Madison star Hoskins not done yet

Senior leader ‘will do anything I can to get us where we want to go.’

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By Skip Weaver, Staff Writer Updated 10:20 AM Tuesday, March 9, 2010

MADISON TWP. — Madison High School girls basketball coach John Rossi Jr. referred to senior Lindsay Hoskins as the “heart and soul” of the Mohawks.

Hoskins is a four-year varsity starter who will continue her academic and athletic career at Lehigh University, a Division I school, this fall.

Rossi recently recalled the first time he met Hoskins, who attended his first summer camp at Madison as a seventh-grader.

“She was about 5-7 or 5-8 and scrawny, but had skill too,” Rossi said Monday night, March 8, after the Mohawks finished practice. “To end up where she is now comes from the commitment she made to being the best she could.

“What else can you say about Lindsay?” he continued. “She’s worked her butt off and it has been very rewarding to watch her grow. That kid is a winner.”

Hoskins was born at Middletown Regional Hospital and raised in Madison Twp. all her life.

She’s always been a Mohawk, and now will lead her team into the Division III regional semifinals on Wednesday, March 10, against Columbus Africentric at Springfield High School.

“This has been the greatest four years of my life,” Hoskins said. “Being a Mohawk means everything to me. I love everyone here.

“It’s like a family,” she continued. “This community teaches you how to treat other people and how to live your life. That’s why it will be so sad when I go away to college.”

Before that happens, though, Hoskins and her teammates have something they want to accomplish.

“We didn’t come in wanting to have an undefeated season,” said Hoskins, whose team is 24-0. “We just didn’t want to have that same feeling we did last year when we lost in the tournament.

“No one cares about individual stats,” she continued. “Scoring is fun, but winning is more fun and the bottom line is we all just care about winning.”

Four more wins will get the Mohawks what they’ve been working toward — a state championship.

“It’s everything,” Hoskins said. “We have built up these four years and are getting closer each year. I will do anything I can to get us where we want to go.”

Hoskins’ time at Madison hasn’t been without adversity though. She missed a number of games last season because of an ankle injury, and then there have been off-the-court situations as well.

“When I was younger, in junior high school, my mom had a brain aneurysm,” Hoskins said. “We thought she was going to die. That really makes you think about what’s important in life and you realize how lucky you are.

“Every time I go out on the court, I play for her, my family and this community,” she continued. “It’s nice to see something good going on here for a change. Life has been tough lately with people losing their jobs. I really want to bring this home for everyone.”

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A great story. These girls are so fun to watch-they are a team through and through and truly do not care about individual glory. Keep it up Madison-you have a lot of people rooting for you.

Wildcat
6:53 PM, 3/9/2010

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Good luck Madison! ALL THE WAY!

Ex Hornet
1:52 PM, 3/9/2010

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Awesome! Good Luck to you all!

Brad Short (1987 Mohawk)
9:06 AM, 3/9/2010

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