Feature story: Hoops star Hoewisch helps special fan win by losing

Zach Heugel is one of Phoenix basketball’s biggest fans, standing and cheering from his family’s seats at nearly every home game. The son of UW-Green Bay alumnus and Founders Association president John Heugel, Zach also struggles with a cognitive disability. Social interaction, motivation and physical fitness can be difficult. But, with the help of a current member of the NCAA-bound women’s team who is studying exercise science, Zach is feeling (and looking) great. It’s a wonderful story, in rotation this week in our front-page feature section, click here.

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