Kiss the rings

Like a lot of you, I like to peak in at the Fearless Friday forums every once in awhile to see what's being talked about. I stumbled across a discussion/argument over whether Morrilton's Shekinna Stricklen is the best female basketball player to ever come out of Arkansas.
It's actually a pretty interesting debate, although some of the posters aren't very well informed.
Personally, I'd give the modern day nod of best girl ever to Hot Springs' Shameka Christon. But, Stricklen wouldn't be a bad choice, either.
If you went back a few years, names like Rose Avery and Tina Webb would have to be mentioned, although Wendy Scholtens of Fort Smith Southside might've been at the top of my list.
Anyway, when the discussion got twisted into the most successful girl ever, the name of Camden Fairview's Destinee Rogers came up.
I don't think Destinee is the best player ever. She's not the most talented. She's not the most highly recruited.
But, when it comes to success, Destinee won four state championships in four years. That's 100 percent. If this were baseball, you'd say she batted a thousand. It's as good as it gets.
Unless AAA starts allowing eighth graders to compete at the varsity level, four titles in four years is a record that can never be broken, only tied.
Destinee isn't the only girl to go 4-for-4 in high school. Stephens' coach Gail Kimbell also accomplished the feat. I don't know who else is in this class but, as Coach Bum Phillips once said, if they're not in a class by themselves, it don't take long to call the roll.
You can argue all you want about who the best player was, is or will be. But when it comes to success, Destinee doesn't have to say a word. The four rings on her fingers say it all.