Last weekend I had the pleasure of watching both my daughters play on a fast-pitch softball team that won the state championship. My oldest daughter played on a team that took the state title three years ago, but this was the first for my younger daughter, an eighth-grader who was called up from the junior varsity at the end of the year. After the game, one of the coaches was talking to the team about the accomplishment. One of the…
My daughter played in a softball tournament for the state championship this weekend. Her team played well, finishing second. I was proud of my daughter and her team. And, as I’m beginning to discover about almost everything, I learned a valuable lesson along the way. Her coach asked me to keep the scorebook for the team during the tournament. I was glad to do it. It made me feel like I was contributing to the effort. As in most tournaments…
When I was young, I loved to play sports. Basketball was my favorite, but I liked other games, too. Most of the games I played were pick-up games in the backyard or in the street. One of my friends even painted yard lines on our street so we could play football. But I also played some organized sports. Some of my favorite memories came from playing church-league basketball and softball games. One year, my cousin’s father, Jack Llull, said that…
I got home a short while ago from my daughter’s softball game. We won, 5-0, defeating the #1 team in the state. After the game, I was talking with one of the coaches about how well our girls had played. I told her that I thought our defense was the difference. She didn’t disagree, but added that it was more than just defense. Our girls played as a team. As I thought back on the game, I saw that she…