This is a true story:
In Division 2 softball in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference neither Western Oregon nor Central Washington had ever reached the NCAA tournament at the division 2 level but here they were, the stars at their fingertips, when Sarah Tukolski (sp) went to bat. Now Sarah had never hit a homerun before, but she did that day. She set off on her ceremonial yet requisite rounding of the bases, but just past first base a stutter-step blew out her knee so she couldn’t walk, and according to the rules, her teammates could not assist her. However, in what has since been called the ultimate act of sportsmanship, Sarah’s opponents, the other team, lifted her in their arms and gently carried her around the bases letting her touch each one, and it was by that one run, Sarah’s home run, that her team won. Now that’s the ultimate act of sportsmanship.
Reported on Paul Harvey, Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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