Van Alstyne senior student athlete Maegan Thomas is no stranger to overcoming adversity. The six foot, two inch Lady Panther varsity center suffered a herniated disk in the L4 and L5 vertebrae of her back during the 2016-2017 basketball season. It was a debilitating injury that took her off the court and quickly shortened her sophomore season, but Thomas refused to let the injury keep her down, and made a comeback the following year — receiving second-team All-District honors after a restricted, yet productive 2017-2018 season...
