They're the Sidelined Spring Softball Sisterhood

by Jeff Olsen

They never got outside, never played a single inning, and never heard the cheers.

Blame that on COVID-19.

Yet, Teresa Hulst, the Rams head softball coach, is cheering on these young ladies, all fine athletes who never got to play.

Oh, it was their season!

"We were 11 & 9 a year ago and had eight starters returning, including six seniors," she said recently.

Coach Hulst will always have fond memories of her seniors.

"Chloe Johnson is our third-year starting pitcher and has improved on her ability to mix her pitches and hit her spots," she said, adding the coaches were looking for...