Maribel Torres, 18, poses for a portrait in the driveway of her family's Mattawa home. The youngest of four children, Torres has played basketball most her life, starting out with the driveway hoop behind her. Her mother Elizabeth Torres says they paved over the gravel so she could practice. "I'm just so really proud of her. She never let anything get in her way. I always told her you aren't different than anybody, because you can do everything. You have proved to everyone that they are wrong," Elizabeth says. KAI-HUEI YAU — Tri-City Herald Buy Photo