Lance Wright of North Pole had his best game and found the end zone for the Rice University football team. The junior wide receiver accounted for a career-high 55 yards and hauled in a first career touchdown in a 42-35 loss to North Texas in double overtime in the Lone Star state. Wright, of North… Read more »
Just a few days after his finest performance on a college football field, Lance Wright of North Pole suffered a season-ending injury in practice. The Rice University freshman receiver injured his right leg and a school official told me he is expected to miss the rest of the season. Wright is tied for second on… Read more »
Within seconds and without warning, dark clouds moved in and a huge thunderstorm hammered Houston with a sudden downpour Lance Wright of North Pole had never seen. It doesn’t rain in Alaska like it does in Texas. “The weather is weird here,” he told me. “It’ll be 100 degrees and super humid, and five minutes… Read more »
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