Juliana Hoogland, 17, is a high school basketball player in Michigan, who is blind. Last week, as she prepared to take a free throw, the crowd of 2,500 went completely silent. She sank the shot ...

Jules Hoogland has been blind since she was three-years-old, and plays on the Zeeland Unified basketball team. To stream 13OYS on your phone, you need the 13OYS app. Download the 13OYS app ...

Hoogland plays on Zeeland’s Unified Sports basketball team, which is made up of students with and without disabilities. The team was playing its last game of the season at a school assembly ...

In a video posted by Zeeland Public Schools Unified Basketball, 17-year-old junior Jules Hoogland, who is blind, can be seen getting ready to shoot the ball from a few feet in front of the basket.

After a couple of taps on the backboard, Jules Hoogland took her shot. The crowd of students from Zeeland East and West erupt in excitement, WXMI reported. "I was like, everyone's staring me better.

That means all afternoon activities for children, 1-2:45 p.m., and evening performances, 6-9:45 p.m., will be inside the Hoogland, 420 S. Sixth St., where the center has several theatres.

Hoogland, 94, the longest-serving mayor in Zeeland’s history, died on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, according to city officials who said his lasting influence on the community can still be felt today.