Proud of team

Dear Editor,

Having grown up in Culbertson, attending McCook Junior College and coaching my first baseball team in McCook in 1970, it was a great pleasure to have the Dinsdale Auto Legion team from Lincoln, coached by my son, Jeff, play against McCook's Senior Legion team in two recent tournaments. Your players, coaches and fans are to be commended for the character that they showed.

Your team was under considerable stress on Saturday and Sunday because of an illness affecting your coach and a player, but everyone competed extremely well considering that they were short of pitching.

This reminds me of why those of us who grew up in Southwest Nebraska seem to have that extra character in their systems that produces hard work, good character and the desire to do well.

Again -- my cap is off to all of those involved.

Kyle L. Sitzman

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