I don't think anyone would argue however, that winning a state championship under these circumstances is unbelievable and unthinkable. I remember being a high school senior and being stressed about everything (most of which I found out later in life, wasn't really that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things). I couldn't imagine dealing with a situation as awful as this at that age. For these athletes to turn around and give it everything they had a few days later to honor their teammate in the only way they could is truly remarkable.
At the end of the day, whether it's as a fan, coach or competitor, sports are really just an awesome escape from reality. While the HF-L team winning these state titles certainly doesn't make anything right about this tragic situation, if it made everyone in that community think about something else, something positive, for even one split-second, then sports did their job this week.
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