Handball More Than a Game for Des Plaines Man
Playing handball at Lattof YMCA in Des Plaines helped a Des Plaines teen grow into a successful adult.
The following information was submitted by Jill McDonnell, spokesperson for the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago. The backstory is similar to the plot of a Hollywood script: Teenage boy often in trouble, on the verge of joining a gang and heading permanently down the wrong path. A screenwriter would have a wise teacher or a convenient tragedy cause the young man to reassess his priorities, but in reality, for Oscar Zamora, the intervening factor in his young life was love of the game. Zamora picked up the sport of handball when he was 12 years old, turned his life around, and, 25 years later, will serve as a referee at the 57th Annual U.S. Handball Association National Junior 4-Wall Championships at Lattof YMCA, 300 E. Northwest Highway in Des…
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