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The Bar => Sports => Topic started by: BlueStateSaint on February 20, 2009, 07:24:29 AM

Title: Amid the grieving, a rare act of sportsmanship
Post by: BlueStateSaint on February 20, 2009, 07:24:29 AM

This is something that you don't see a whole lot of these days.

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February 18, 2009

Amid the grieving, a rare act of sportsmanship

Associated Press


The coach never considered any other option.
 
It didn't matter that his DeKalb, Ill., High School basketball team had ridden a bus two and a half hours to get to Milwaukee, then waited another hour past game time to play. Didn't matter that the game was close, or that this was a chance to beat a big city team.

Something else was on Dave Rohlman's mind when he asked for a volunteer to shoot two free throws awarded his team on a technical foul in the second quarter. His senior captain raised his hand, ready to go to the line as he had many times before.

Only this time it was different.

"You realize you're going to miss them, don't you?" Rohlman said.

There's a lot to be said for doing the right thing--even though it penalizes you in the short run.

http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=914609

Title: Re: Amid the grieving, a rare act of sportsmanship
Post by: asdf2231 on February 20, 2009, 09:34:14 AM

Crap.

This made me tear up.

What great kids.

Title: Re: Amid the grieving, a rare act of sportsmanship
Post by: Flame on February 20, 2009, 11:05:58 AM

Nice to know there is still some good in the world.