CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County woman has become one of the area's top high school basketball referees after battling ovarian cancer and drawing inspiration from her father to stay connected to the game.
Ashley Steinberg's career on the court was cut short during her junior year of high school following an ACL injury. She tried coaching, but ultimately she wanted to follow in her father's footsteps as a referee.
But just as Ashley's young career as a referee was starting, her life took an abrupt and unexpected turn. Doctors found a mass the size of a melon on her right ovary and borderline tumors on her left side. "I noticed in 2012 that my stomach was growing," Ashley told FOX 29 back in 2016. "I just thought I was gaining weight from all.