Hardwood Heroes: The History of High School Basketball in the Rio Grande Valley Vol. 1 Hardback w/dust jacketA RIO GRANDE VALLY SPORTS HALL OF FAME PUBLICATION Once upon a time, when the world was young, the Rio Grande Valley embarked on a journey in basketball. Though early games starting in the 1910s were played on dirt courts outdoors during the day (no electric lights) and though the first official high school seasons took place amid the chaos and uncertainty of extreme national and ethnic tensions on the border, the sport caught on rapidly. In the