Marcus Beaird turning it around

Here's a good story -- let's hope it has a happy ending:

Mustang shows progress on and off court
Mark Godi
Stockton Record Correspondent
January 14, 2011

Today is a big day for Marcus Beaird.

The freshman forward on the Delta College men's basketball team out of Bear Creek High takes his General Education Development test at 11 a.m. and also will play this evening for the Mustangs in their Big 8 Conference home opener against No. 8 Diablo Valley College at 8 p.m. at Joe Blanchard Gymnasium. The Delta women host the DVC women at 6 p.m.

Beaird came out of Bear Creek in 2009 without a diploma or GED. Down on himself, he decided to forego work and school last year...

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