By Cooper Chadwick
After being told he couldn’t play sports again without having surgery, junior Edward Horinek is back and ready to lead his team to a state championship.
Beloit-St. John’s point guard has been dealing with medical issues for the last eight months and was diagnosed with a heart condition in March where he was told that he would not be able to play sports unless he had surgery. After more testing Horinek was allowed to play and he got right back to work.
“Going to the gym daily, working out all the time, and using a Dr. Dish Shooting Gun in my backyard often. This training is tough and rigorous, but I think it will pay off in the future,” Horinek said.
Horinek is excited to finally be back on the court with his teammates and is hoping his offseason work will win Beloit-St. Johns a state championship.
“The most exciting part of these upcoming months is that I get to be on the court with my teammates once again, creating a brotherhood while leading the team to success,” Horinek said. “winning the state championship would be awesome. That has been the long term goal since day one and it still remains the same.”
Horinek is extremely motivated to win this year and hopes he can be the type of leader his team needs.
“I have always been a natural leader and bringing the team closer as a family is something I enjoy. So just being a leader off and on the court is the role I play,” Horinek said. “I hate losing, as well as every other competitor out there. So all those losses motivate me to never lose again.”
