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Another week, another great sports story from this area
May 19, 2008Last weekend at the state track meet, I wrote a story about Kelsey Johnson of Iowa Park. She won two gold medals a year after suffering from an iron deficiency in her body that hampered her running.
Well, this week came with another great story about a high school athlete bouncing back.
Seymour's Hayden Holub threw a one-hit shutout on Saturday which allowed the Panthers to win its playoff series, 3-0.
This was Holub's first start since tearing his ACL in the Class A state football game in mid-December. That is only five months ago!
I remember the Seymour coaches told me at the time that he was going to try and get back in time for the baseball playoffs. And when you hear things like this, I tend to be a little cynical just because of course you think "best-case scenario."
Maybe I am jaded because I had two knee surgeries my senior season, knocking me out of soccer. And each time I busted my butt to get back, yet was not cleared when I was supposed to or had a minor setback.
But it sounds like Holub has the go-ahead to play baseball for the rest of the playoffs. Seymour is two series away from going to state.
Holub's return is already a great story. And if he can get them back to state in another sport, that would be amazing.
One last thought. Both Johnson and Holub are really good kids. That always makes there stories even better.
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