Ability gets you to the top. Character keeps you there.
It’s something many of us do without giving it another thought. Similar to signing up for credit cards, discount cards, or organ donation, many times we’ll sign up for the bone marrow registry and never hear anything about it again. So when Cameron Lyle received a call recently that he was a bone marrow match, [...]
When a defending state champion wrestler hits the mat, usually his first thought is of winning. Yet when Burlington (Mass.) High School senior Steven Giampapa recently took the mat, he knew the outcome before it even started…and he was OK with losing. His opponent was Danny Gill of nearby Wakefield High School. Danny is a [...]
BethAnn Telford is like many other fitness freaks: Wake up early in the morning and maybe take off on a long bike ride through winding side streets in the dark before the dawn. Or perhaps she’ll head to the pool for multiple laps in solitude, or even slip on the old sneakers and take off [...]
There are feats of endurance, and there are labors of love. Byron Center, Michigan’s Rick van Beek has combined both and has one of the more amazing stories we at The Good In Sports have ever come across. Rick runs marathons. Half-marathons. Triathlons. And other distance races. Well, sure, you say, a lot of people [...]
It takes a class act to help a fellow competitor during the heat of the competition, but that is exactly what Ohio high school track star Meghan Vogel did during her 3,000 meter race in the Ohio Division III state track and field championships. The West Liberty-Salem star was running in the back of the [...]
For someone that is roughly the same age as me, I am truly amazed by how much skateboarder Ryan Sheckler has already accomplished in his lifetime. He was born in 1989; by four years old, he was successfully completing ollies, and by 2003, at 13, he had turned pro. That same year, Ryan won first [...]
The motto of Biking for Baseball is “Your mentor made a huge impact on your life. Now pay it forward, go make an impact in the life of a kid.” And through their efforts, Biking for Baseball, composed of five guys: Rex, Steve, Adam, Chase, and Tim, are traveling the country throughout the baseball season attending [...]
This is an amazing story covered by Matt Wixon of the Dallas Morning News. Charlotte Brown, a 14 year old freshman at Emory Raines High in Texas, seems like your everyday high school athlete. She participates in basketball and runs cross country. She even holds the school record in the pole vault. What many don’t [...]
NASCAR is an organization that is well known for its support of our troops and its charitable donations. Drivers, teams, sponsors, and fans raise money for causes every year for organizations such as Autism Speaks, Victory Junction Gang, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Wounded Warrior Project to name a few. Add these to the numerous driver foundations and [...]
HAWAII — Bethany Hamilton, now 21 years old, suffered a viscous shark attack on Oct. 31, 2003 that would leave her with no left arm. The vivacious young surfer didn’t let that stop her from chasing her dream of becoming a professional, however. To learn more about the attack, visit our story here. Amazing and [...]
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