Hurley Sisters Come Up Short in Team Epee Final
Client: San Antonio Express-News
Date: August 18, 2016
Category: Writing
This story features two sisters from San Antonio on the United States’ epee team. I received the assignment less than 24 hours before the match with no knowledge of the sport. Among the challenges I faced with this story were bad directions to the mixed zone and press seating by stadium workers, no live stats and . Still, I managed to turn out a 400-word game story over the team’s loss and the end of the Olympics for the sisters.