Softball Team Shows it is More than Wins and Loses
June 30, 2009 by barryk
Filed under Articles About Youth Sports
Update below: Youth Sports and it’s coaches, provide the perfect classroom for life lessons. This article about a girls softball team is a heartwarming example
Northampton Softball Team Making a Difference
Update:
At the softball teams dinner banquet, Gabby was invited to attend and was honored. She also provided small gifts to each of the players. She is still undergoing treatments and is battling leukemia like a true champion. She is doing fabulous. Gabby also attended a Miracle League game to become an Angel in the Outfield. This is one remarkable young girl. Her mother, father, and sister are just a wonderful, supportive and humble family.
Here is a picture of Gabby with Alex - the teams record setting pitcher who will be attending Bucknell University in the fall on scholarship, and with all the graduating seniors. The teams record was 18-6 and lost to the eventual State Champions in the District playoffs. What an inspirational group of young women!
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Thanks for this Barry! I never saw myself as a soccer mom… but this is precisely why my I’ve encouraged my daughter to play year-round now (she loves it!).
And thank you so much for your articulate, thoughtful comments on Singlemommyhood.com.
I appreciated your most recent one so much that I also cut and pasted it into my own blog. Thanks!!
You are welcome Rachel. I include sports here because I am a true believer that sports is the perfect classroom for life lessons. A class parents (single or not) and kids could all benefit from.
Guess your car is now complete with a portable nylon chair, rain gear, blankets, snacks, juice boxes, coffee mug, gloves, umbrella, and maybe even a car magnet….. ..gotta love it!