Tartan Student Reaches the 2,000th Mark
This Tartan High School student reached a milestone in her high school basketball career.
Patch spoke with 17-year-old Ta'Kendra Elbert, a Tartan High School junior and member of the girls basketball team, who recently scored her 2,000th point this year at a game against the Winona Senior High School's Winhawks on Dec. 29. Elbert averages 35 points per game and has scored more than 40 points on more than one occassion. She has not scored less than 30 points this season. The Lady Titans are 8-3 overall and leading their Classic Suburban Conference by 2-0. Here's what Elbert had to say: Oakale Patch: How long have you been playing basketball? Elbert: I have been playing basketball since I was 6 years old. Oakale Patch: What made you want to get into that sport? Elbert: I was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois for the first …
