Kick-It fundraiser collects more than $8,000 for childhood cancer research

West Sioux High School’s football team may have viewed the South Central Calhoun Titans as rivals on the field Nov. 2, but they didn’t let that stop them from remembering the team and its community as people grieving the death of a young man.
West Sioux cheerleaders presented Zane Neubaum and his parents $500 they raised from Falcons fans in memory of Jacy McAlexander, the SCC High School junior who died in May from Ewing’s sarcoma. Neubaum, who had been friends with McAlexander for years, started a fundraiser at the beginning of this football season to donate money for every point he kicked this season. His goal was 50 points, and he ended the season with 57. Peggy Neubaum said the fundraiser, which will take new donations online through Nov. 17, had collected more than $8,000 as of late last week.
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