For young athletes, like everyone, the greatest joy is in giving. On Dec. 6, the 19th annual football scholar-athlete awards banquet, sponsored by the Snohomish County Football Hall of Fame, scored bountiful examples of hidden gifts in school athletics. It's always difficult to distinguish between the givers and receivers. Just like many other traditions, commercialization appears to have taken the spirit out of sports giving until we look deep into the true gifts. And they, the givers, are also right here, at home.
Sports giving comes in all kinds of packages.
It's impossible to distinguish between the givers and receivers. Parents and players cried. The principal cried. Sports giving occurs every day with coaches. Josh, Joe and Barry, you guys are awesome.