Z-B lady hoopsters have a leg up on competition
Masterson: Advantage, Zion-Benton. As a sportswriter, I love saying that phrase. Tanya Johnson has the same attitude. That's why the hall of fame, two-time state-championship girls-basketball coach came out of retirement after just one year to coach the girls hoops team at Zion-Benton. "I want to help kids who need help," said Johnson recently. "Kids that maybe aren't afforded all the opportunities that maybe the kids who go to (her former school) Loyola have."
Masterson: Advantage, Zion-Benton. As a sportswriter, I love saying that phrase. Tanya Johnson has the same attitude. That's why the hall of fame, two-time state-championship girls-basketball coach came out of retirement after just one year to coach the girls hoops team at Zion-Benton. "I want to help kids who need help," said Johnson recently. "Kids that maybe aren't afforded all the opportunities that maybe the kids who go to (her former school) Loyola have."






