Skyla Sisco, who starred for the Montana Lady Griz as an All-Big Sky player on coach Robin Selvig's standout teams of the 1990s, passed away last Thursday after a long cancer battle.
Sisco's family announced her passing Wednesday. She was 50.
Sisco was originally diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019. A more advanced form of the cancer returned in 2021.
"Just being present," Sisco told MTN Sports in early 2023 of her mental approach to fighting the disease. "Trying not to live in the past or be anxious about the future because that just does not do anybody any good.
"It's like shooting a free throw. Your whole career you're told you never tell yourself, 'Don't miss, don't miss,' right? You're planting that seed of miss. Instead you're like, 'I'm going to drain this free throw.' And th

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