Beckett Hammers continuing family legacy at Venice High School

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - This week’s ABC7 Athlete of the Week is Venice High School’s (VHS) Beckett Hammers. She’s a junior who is emerging as a star player for the Lady Indians in her first year with the program. Beckett and the Lady Indians are having their final practices before the start of regionals. She says they more than ready to get things underway during the most important part of the season. “I think that every team that we’ve played this year, we had the potential of beating,” Beckett said. “We’ve overcame so much throughout this season. All of the wins that we’ve had have been good wins.”Beckett is not a native of the Suncoast. She’s originally from North Carolina, but her families ties to Venice High School run deep. Her grandfather is Larry Sandburg. He’s someone who was a longtime coach and Athletic Director for the Indians and has helped shape much of the school into what is today. Her mom, Brook Hammers, was also a member of the 1994 Venice volleyball team, that won the