By: Braxton Cunningham Photo Credit: BRHS Admin. Sky View student body wearing red (their opponents' school color) to support Coach Reggie Shaw. On Friday, January 31, the Bear River boys basketball team went to go play against Sky View and ended up getting a surprise from Sky View’s student section. The student section decided to wear red to support Coach Shaw and his journey with the recent discovery of a brain tumor. They also gave Coach Shaw a shout out after the Bear River starting five was introduced. This was a very generous gesture from Sky View and was proof that sportsmanship and respect is not lost among student athletes and their schools.
Competition can be used as motivation to go out there and perform successfully, but sometimes that can get in the way of being a good teammate or a respectable opponent. The tribute Sky View paid to Coach Shaw and Bear River was impressively considerate for being an opponent. Bear River Junior, Trevin Toone, who is part of the team, witnessed the event and remarked, “I think it’s cool to see the region come together like how they did. It’s nice to see them as friends and not just opponents.” Unfortunately for Bear River, they did end up losing to Sky View by a score of 89-57, but this did not lessen the impact of what Sky View did for Coach Shaw. What’s even cooler about this gesture is that Coach Shaw is new to Bear River: this is his first year coaching here. Other schools in this region have performed very sportsmanship actions including the poster that Ridgeline brought and the check Mountain Crest gave Coach Shaw to help with medical expenses. Toone responded to these actions saying that “it kind of adds onto the pride that’s already there because it’s a tough region and all the teams are tough and respectable. Seeing these actions that the schools in the region are taking is pretty cool and something that I think we should take to heart.” We need to remember to be grateful for this great school we have and the great region we live in and always exemplify good sportsmanship.
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