As the pre-game music thumps, senior Alex Farrán wraps up warm-up shooting drills, and leads the basketball squad into an intimate huddle where she wishes her teammates luck before taking her place on...

Playing through the pain is nothing new to me, but when I’m forced to wear a boot or walk with crutches, the game changes. I was walking down the back staircase at school when I missed a step, slipped...