Billiard Girl
Clip: 7/24/2013 | 6m 11s
Jay Shefsky has a profile on 14-year-old Karsyn Terry, a competitive pool player.
When she was 13, Karsyn Terry took second place in a national, 14-and-under pool tournament. In the 24 years that this tournament has existed, Karsyn is the first African American to make the finals. Now, after a year of intensive training with her father, she is going for first place this weekend. Jay Shefsky has a profile.
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Billiard Girl
Clip: 7/24/2013 | 6m 11s
When she was 13, Karsyn Terry took second place in a national, 14-and-under pool tournament. In the 24 years that this tournament has existed, Karsyn is the first African American to make the finals. Now, after a year of intensive training with her father, she is going for first place this weekend. Jay Shefsky has a profile.
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