Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Lifelong Fallbrook resident Richelle Stephens, 20, is the youngest player on the USA women’s rugby team headed to Rio for the Olympic Games. Tom Pfingston photo
Tom Pfingsten
Special to The Village News
When Richelle Stephens sets foot on the Olympic stage next month in Brazil, it will be, for the 20-year-old Fallbrook native, the latest step in a journey that began with rugby tryouts at Potter Jr. High School six years ago.
Back in 8th grade, Stephens was a softball player. She’d participated in the Don Dornon track and field games at Fallbrook High School three times, and had never played a minute of rugby before that day at Potter.
“A friend of mine wanted to play, so she said, ‘Let’s go to tryouts.’ I thought it would be fun. She never showed up,...
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