Val Whiting has another piece for Delaware at Play: "Born determined, 12-year-old reaches for top."

Rachel Wedgewood is not the tallest, fastest or most dominant player on the basketball court. But, her heart and work ethic go far beyond her 12 years. If Rachel's life were a basketball game, she would have started down by 20 points with two minutes to go.

Rachel was born 16 weeks premature, weighing in at 1 pound, 6 ounces. She was hospitalized for the first eight months of her life.

Yet she persevered.