There's no place like home

Deitre Collins-Parker will be coaching on the opposing sideline this weekend, but she'll always be one of the Wahine

By Ann Miller

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 06, 2012

~~<p>For all the reasons Deitre Collins-Parker had to like Emily Hartong this summer when she coached her on the United States A2 team — athleticism, coachability, that great grin — it was one moment off the court that Collins most remembers.</p>
<p>Hartong, Hawaii's second-team All-American, came up to Collins, a three-time All-American who led the Rainbow Wahine to NCAA championships in 1982 and '83, and simply said "I want to introduce myself."</p>
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For all the reasons Deitre Collins-Parker had to like Emily Hartong this summer when she coached her on the United States A2 team — athleticism, coachability, that great grin — it was one moment off the court that Collins most remembers.

Hartong, Hawaii's second-team All-American, came up to Collins, a three-time All-American who led the Rainbow Wahine to NCAA championships in 1982 and '83, and simply said "I want to introduce myself." Login for more...