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The Black 'n Blue Sisters -- CHS hoops legends Lexie (left) and Brittant Black.

The Black ‘n Blue Sisters — CHS hoops legends Lexie (left) and Brittany Black.

Lil' rascals.

Lil’ rascals.

Brittany and girlfriend Megan King.

Brittany and girlfriend Megan King.

Joy.

Pure, unbridled joy.

Every time Brittany Black stepped on the basketball court, she played with a passion, a fury, a total commitment to her teammates and herself, that was uncanny.

But, through it all, she played with joy. With a love for the game that radiated out of every one of her pores.

She wasn’t playing the sport because she had to, or because others wanted her to be out there on the court.

Brittany played because she lived, breathed and loved hoops with a burning passion.

Through standout years at Coupeville High School and then as a college player in Alaska, Black, along with big sis Lexie, was a shining example of everything a Wolf could, and should, be.

Of course, that hasn’t changed much in the years since, as she has gone on to stellar work as a hoops coach and personal trainer ( https://www.facebook.com/BrittanyBlackCPT).

What also hasn’t changed is that she is, quite simply, a freakin’ awesome person, one of the rare handful of people in this world who simply makes the joint better by existing in it.

Britt, who celebrates her 26th birthday today, is a local hoops legend. She’s a better person.

Hopefully she knows how special we all think she is, and how happy we are to see her do well in life.

Few things in life bring as much happiness as seeing Miss Black light up, her graceful smile beaming out at the world.

Never stop smiling, Brittany. Ever.

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The woman, the myth, the legend ... Lexie Black. (John Fisken photo)

The woman, the myth, the legend … Lexie Black. (John Fisken photo)

The Black 'n Blue Sisters, Lexie (left) and Brittany Black.

The Black ‘n Blue Sisters, Lexie (left) and Brittany Black.

Superstar.

Superstar.

Some people are like rays of sunshine, sent into the world to fight against the darkness.

Lexie Black is one of those people.

A radiant burst of joy come to life, Miss Black, who celebrates her 27th birthday today, is one of my favorite people in the world. Without question or qualification.

I remember her as a young woman, slouched behind the counter at Videoville while we worked together, thumbing through fashion magazines and trying to pretend she wasn’t the tallest person in the room.

Already a dead-ringer for Milla Jovovich, even in her teens, Lexie was only missing one thing the “Resident Evil” star possessed — confidence.

But it arrived, maybe not in one day, but over time.

There was a moment when Lexie stepped onto a basketball court, snapped to her full height and realized she could, and would, kick unholy amounts of booty, Jovovich-style.

The queen of the blocked shot — she still holds the record with ten rejections in a single 1A girls’ state playoff game — Lexie was a beast on the hardwood.

She did it with hard work. With grit. With a refusal to ever back down, to ever look at an opposing team’s uniform and assume she had to lose because that uniform said ATM or King’s.

Lexie was graceful in both victory or defeat, but she was going to make damn sure either way you knew you had been in a war.

Running along side lil’ sis Brittany as half of the Black ‘n Blue Sisters, she helped spark the greatest sustained run in any sport in Coupeville High School history.

The duo would go on to play college hoops in Alaska — enduring a new home where their eyelashes would often freeze in the brief time it took to go from car to gym — and the awesomeness grew.

It’s not just sports, though. It’s in all aspects of her life.

I see Lexie today, standing tall and proud, full of joy, proof you can look like a super model, be a goofball and excel at everything you do and I see a lesson for every young female athlete who wears the red and black.

Be proud of yourself. Believe in yourself. Fight hard for what you want.

Know that when you lay it on the line every game and play your heart and soul out, that you will make lifelong fans, people who will be there to support you long after you stop playing.

And yes, she was probably rolling her eyes several paragraphs back, but face it, Lexie, we think the world of you.

You made this town proud. You made your family proud. You continue to make everyone who calls you a friend proud.

You are the best, Lexie, every day, in every way.

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