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After the game, Branson went back to the hospital "to be a mom for a few hours" and rest. The Lady Indians went to the hospital and took a team photo surrounding Leslie.
Coincidentally, the team motto this season is, "If it's easy, I don't want it."
Still just a week old, Leslie made it to the state tournament. She was in a baby carrier two rows behind the Lipan bench and tucked under a pink striped blanket.
The Bransons plan to put a basketball in Leslie's hands at an early age -- she'll play guard, dad says -- and they hope to someday return to Austin to watch her win a state championship.
At the very least, Leslie is already part of Lipan lore.
And how will her parents tell her the story of the week? They'll talk about the small-town team that made it to state.
"I tell her how proud I am of the girls who brought her here," Branson said.
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