In sports, it’s easy to get hung up on numbers displayed in the win-loss column.
It’s easy for athletes of all levels to stop looking at their opponents as other people and simply regard them as a roadblock to be overcome.
During a game at Natrona County High School last week, the Green River Wolves basketball team rose above those petty points of view and showed respect to an opponent’s coach during a difficult time in his life.
Coach Laurie Ivie said Natrona’s assistant coach, Josh Anderson, recently lost his infant daughter Brook to SIDS and the school planned to host a memorial night for Andserson’s daughter during their Feb. 5 match against Green River.
Assistant coach Coty Nikont, who knows Anderson and his family, decided to honor Brook’s memory by having “play for Brooks” stitched on special shirts the Wolves wore during the game. Play for Brooks is a hashtag promoted by Natrona’s basketball booster club and athletics department in memory of Brook.
The gesture didn’t go unnoticed by Mustang fans in attendance.
On social media, many complimented the Wolves for their thoughtfulness.
“A special ‘Thank You’ to the class act from Green River who thoughtfully wore shirts in honor of the loss of our lil’ Mustang,” Natrona fan Ginny Harbaugh posted to the Natrona County High School Booster Club’s Facebook page.
While discussing the Wolves Tuesday night at the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 board meeting, Superintendent Donna Little-Kaumo told the board she received a letter from NCHS principal Shannon Harris, complimenting Green River for the empathy they showed the Natrona team and calling the Wolves “a class act.”
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