Sidney Hale’s energy pushes Crown Point teammates to ‘want to play better.’ More and more wins attest to that.

Sidney Hale’s energy pushes Crown Point teammates to ‘want to play better.’ More and more wins attest to that.

It didn’t take long for Crown Point sophomore Sidney Hale to impress first-year coach Brad Stangel. Hale’s most salient skills got Stangel’s attention from the outset. “From day one, she’s been the perimeter defensive stopper,” Stangel said. “She’s usually drawing the toughest assignment, and if she doesn’t draw the toughest assignment, she generally guards the ball, the point guard. “Her role was defined at the beginning. You could see how athl…