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Sassy? Shaw's internal fire burns bright

By Jon Mahoney
ESPN RISE Magazine

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

This story appeared in the Austin/San Antonio edition of the October ESPN RISE Magazine. Sara Shaw was a sophomore on the Westlake (Austin, Texas) girls' volleyball team when teammate Cammy Kleinert decided Shaw needed a nickname. Kleinert started off simple, referring to her by her initials -- S.S. But after a while, Kleinert decided Shaw needed something a little more creative. This time she went with Sassy. The name stuck. "Maybe I have a touch of sass in me, I don't know," says Shaw, laug ...

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