{"id":50794,"date":"2017-02-01T18:23:10","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T00:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=50794"},"modified":"2017-02-01T18:23:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T00:23:10","slug":"local-basketball-player-fulfills-dream-with-father-by-his-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/local-basketball-player-fulfills-dream-with-father-by-his-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Local basketball player fulfills dream with father by his side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> By Rosie Langello <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">The boys&#8217; basketball team at Carl Schurz High School is now the White North conference champion. High school coach James Shelton was excited to have his varsity team play at the United Center on Jan. 21. 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