MaxPreps Mother's Day mementos

This Mother's Day stuff is hardly new to any of us at MaxPreps. We all love our mothers, obviously, and we've been America's Source for High School Sports long enough to build up a decent arsenal of mom-based stories.

We've researched some of our previous stories that have celebrated moms and are proud to share some of them with you, your family and maybe even your mother. Enjoy the day, hopefully one spent with family. And cheers to every mom across the world!

Soldier back from Iraq surprises her son before football game in Oregon
Misti Chastain, who had been stationed in Iraq, surprised her son Michael Seyl, a receiver/defensive back at Crook County (Prineville, Ore.) on Oct. 15 before Seyl's game. See the story





Moms become cheerleaders for tiny high school in Michigan
There just wasn't enough interest at La Salle (St. Ignace, Mich.) to field a cheerleading team. It's a small school, and the numbers just weren't there. So moms came to the rescue and became the cheerleading squad. See the story



The Mornhinwegs: NFL dad, QB son and All-Star mom in Pennsylvania
Current University of Florida quarterback and former St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) star Skyler Mornhinweg is the son of current New York Jets Offensive Coordinator Marty Mornhinweg. A star quarterback with a dad who has deep NFL roots will almost always be identified as his father's son. But Lindsay Mornhinweg is the other coach in Skyler's life, and she's just as instrumental, maybe even moreso. In fact, her husband and son say she's the star in the family. "We have the same trials and tribulations like every other family has — but we're a little fortunate, because of the position I'm in," Marty said. "But it's not really me. I have a great woman in my life. Lindsay is the one. She's there day in and day out. She's the rock. If it wasn't for her, none of us would be where we are.” See the story

Women's basketball legend impacts her son's development in Texas
Nancy Lieberman has been a WNBA star, WNBA coach, WNBA general manager, two-time Olympian, broadcaster, motivational speaker and two-time National Player of the Year in college. Oh, and she was the first woman to play in men's professional basketball in addition to playing for the Washington Generals (the Harlem Globetrotters' opponents). But to Plano West (Texas) player T.J. Cline, she is mom. He wears her old number (10) and credits her for the lessons he has learned. "She gives me a lot of inspiration to want to be as good as her in her prime. She taught me (shooting) form. She teaches me court vision and angles. My greatest tool is watching film and her showing me what I need to do to get better." See the story

Mom wrestled with sons in living room before 6 Arizona state titles
Some moms provide moral support, some moms provide financial support and some moms take their kids wherever they need to go in order to get better. Joann Andrews would wrestle with her sons on the living room floor — until things would go too far, and then she would dig her fingernails into her sons' sides. Tyrell and Trey Andrews combined for six Arizona state titles at Safford (Ariz.), and mom gets a big share of the credit. "I have to give her credit and I am surprised she don't have cauliflower ear," (husband Herman Andrews) gushed. "Ever since my boys were coming up, they cleared everything out of the living room and she had to be the mom who wrestled." See the story
Mom and daughter lead Legacy softball to 70 straight wins in Colorado
Rainey and mom/coach Dawn Gaffin helped forge a 70-game win streak at Legacy (Broomfield, Colo.), and they both had to learn how to give and take. A mother-daughter relationship is much different than a coach-player relationship, so the two had to adapt and stay on their toes. There were little bumps in the road along the way, but Rainey chose a college program (Tennessee) that reminded her of her mother's style. "I've tried to always make the program be what everyone would want for their daughter, and not just mine," Dawn Gaffin said. "It definitely gives you a different perspective actually coaching with your kid here, because you want that for every kid that goes through your program." See the story