Reliving, recreating and remembering
About 160 miles from the hallowed ground of Bryant-Denney Stadium, home of University of Alabama football, sits the intersection of College and Magnolia in Auburn, Alabama. Here, at this place, sits the epitome of vandalism and littering, but, to the fans of the Auburn Tigers, the intersection is holy ground. This crossroads is the home [...]
Boston Stronger: Renewing the Legacy
It’s been a tough week for all of us. At around 2:50 p.m. Eastern Standard Time last Monday, two explosions rattled the Boston Marathon, injuring more than 170 spectators and killing three people. The youngest of the victims was eight year-old Martin Richard. The blast shook the city of Boston as the attack took place [...]
Love, Loss and some softball at an end
I love sports. There, I said it. It occurred to me, some time ago, that if I want to work in sports I couldn’t be a fan of teams. I just can’t. It would violate the whole fairness thing that everybody seems to be ready to vindicate the media over their supposed lack of it. [...]
Love, loss and softball: part 7
This is part seven of a seven-part series. To go back to WT or not to go back to WT? That was the question that Mercedes was facing in the summer of 2012. From Texas, Alyssa would talk to Mercedes just when she was thinking about her and she would always keep up with the [...]
Love, loss and a little bit of softball: part 6
This is part six of a seven part series. When Mercedes got to Tucson, her mother was waiting for her. Marchelle seemed excited when her daughter walked into the room. That night, Mercedes had her favorite meal, tacos and a laid with her mom for hours. That night, her brothers tried to drag her away, [...]
Love, loss and a little bit of softball: Part 5
This is part five of a seven part series. The night of April 17, 2012 was a picture perfect night for softball. The Lady Buffs were hosting WTAMU’s rival, Eastern New Mexico, in a single game series on that Tuesday. There was scheduled to be a concert that night after the game. The Lady Buffs [...]
Love, loss and a little bit of softball: part 4
This is part four of a seven part series. After practice that day, Mercedes volunteered to give Alyssa a lift back to her dorm on campus. The two sat in Mercedes’ vehicle for two hours and talked nonstop about their mothers. Alyssa told Mercedes what she had to go through in losing her mom. That [...]
Love, loss and a little bit of softball: Part 3
This is part three of a seven part series. Mercedes Garcia was sitting in her apartment in Tucson when she got a phone call. The voice on the other end was telling her that he needed a first baseman and that Mercedes would be perfect for the part. He had always seen her name when [...]
Love, loss and a little bit of softball: Part 2
This is part two of a seven part series. One of Alyssa Lemos’ big dreams is to go to medical school. The junior at West Texas A&M is majoring in biochemistry and biology for pre-med, or as she says, she is majoring in studying. In just having a simple conversation with Alyssa, one would realize [...]
Love, loss and a little bit of softball
This is part one of a seven part series. The meeting room of the softball clubhouse at West Texas A&M University is adorned with all kinds of photographs. These 8 x 10 frozen memories have captured everything from dramatic home runs to strike outs and even pitchers, frozen in time, delivering their pitches to a [...]
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