Rachel Folcik

ESCANABA — From Powers to Portugal. That is the story line for Rachel Folcik, whose basketball career started in her hometown and is moving overseas next month. Folcik has signed a one-year contract with Clube Desportivo da Povoa, 20 miles north of Porto, the country’s second largest town. It was one of seven offers received after participating in a showcase tournament last month in Bonn, Germany. An all-state Class D player at Carney-Nadeau High School and a standout at Ferris State University, the 6-foot-1 center was MVP of that showcase event. She also received offers from four teams in Germany and one in Austria, but her agent recommended Povoa “because it was a Division 1 club,” said Folcik. “She thought I could start there.” Folcik overcame a sprained ankle on the second day of the tourney. “I haven’t done that in eight-nine years,” she said. “I got it taped up and it ended up being fine.