Blankenship has ‘Last Dance’ moment on home court
Excelsior Springs’ boys tennis dual Monday with visiting Odessa gave the Tigers a chance to bid farewell to one of their own.The competition was likely the final home dual for senior Mitchell Blankenship, who has been with the high school program for three seasons and is set to graduate May 15. Blankenship, who has served as program captain this season, said this spring was “kind of just like a little tour.”“It’s ‘The Last Dance,’ basically,” he said.Blankenship was referring to the documentary TV series chronicling the Chicago Bulls’ run as an NBA powerhouse during the 1990s under Hall of Fame guard Michael Jordan. He added he hadn’t come close to what Jordan and the Bulls had achieved.Blankenship’s “Last Dance” moment on his home court included a junior varsity doubles match. He and his partner, firstyear high schooler Atticus Due, lost 6-3.“It was a little bit of a to...