Menomonee Falls’ Lexi Boram a mentor for young girls basketball players

Lexi Boram has spent a lot of time on the basketball court. For the past four years, Boram was on the varsity team for Menomonee Falls High School girl’s basketball team. She earned all-conference honorable mention this past season for her efforts. However, her experiences with basketball don’t stop on the court. Boram has spent a great deal of her free time passing her basketball skills on to some of the younger basketball players in the Menomonee Falls area. For three years, Boram has been an assistant coach for the middle school girl’s basketball team. She is an assistant for her former coach Luke Langer. “Originally, Coach Langer approached me when I went to high school and asked me if I wanted to coach.” Said Boram, “I volunteer and share my knowledge with the kids.” Boram manages to work through practices, her high school games, and her coaching duties all while balancing the rigors of academics. In spite of the grueling schedule, she is still able to maintain a 4.78 GPA. For Boram, she says that it is all about knowing what lies ahead of you and staying organized. “That can be a bit of a challenge. I am really organized, so I try to manage my time wisely,” said Boram. “It’s a lot but you can manage it as long as you keep yourself organized and make sure you know what you are committed to, going in.” Despite her increasingly busy schedule, Boram continues to work with Langer because she feels an important connection with the players she is coaching. Boram very much enjoys the work that she does with her team. “I love to play, one of my biggest passions is basketball. To be able to share that love with younger kids is just so much fun,” said Boram, “I think me being a female, it’s a different connection working with younger girls. I think they see me a little bit differently than they see Luke.” Boram also had another tremendous volunteer opportunity this past summer. She spent nearly three weeks in Africa with Christ’s Hope International, an organization that supports individuals battling AIDS throughout Africa. In Africa, Lexi helped serve sick children in a variety of ways. “We have care plans, we feed them, pay

The I AM SPORT Award recognizes high school athletes who are committed to giving back to the youth in their communities. The winners will be announced at Wisconsin High School Sports Awards on May11th and at the Journal Sentinel High School Sports Awards on May14th.

for their education. It’s a really cool program,” said Boram. “I was a support crew member. I coordinated rides through three of the countries we went to. We went through Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania and along the way we would stop at care points and spend time with the kids affected by AIDS and try to inspire hope.” For Lexi, the act of volunteering is not new, but her coaching experience is what led her to want to pursue more volunteer activities. “I have always been a volunteer. My parents constantly encouraged me to volunteer since I was younger, but I would say my sophomore year was when I really started becoming involved,” said Boram. “I think that feeling of loving to help others and giving back really sparked at coaching. As a result, I just kept getting involved with more things, but I think it all started with my coaching experience.” Boram will be attending the University of Wisconsin next fall with a degree in nursing but will try to stay involved in coaching the younger girls as much as she can. Athletes are o en recognized for the work they do on the field. The 2018 Wisconsin High School Sports Awards recognizes those accomplishments but also highlights positive impacts off the field with the I AM SPORT Award, presented by the Milwaukee Bucks.