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The Last Word: Being Good Sports

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October 6, 2022
A softball player in a blue uniform slides into a base with a cloud of dust around her. Shes wearing a helmet and looking up. Another player, partially visible, stands nearby wearing a glove. A fence and another figure are in the background.

Two people, one adult and one child, wearing sports gear and helmets, stand on a large grassy field with several lacrosse goals in the background. The sky is clear and trees are visible in the distance.
A child in a yellow shirt and blue shorts is kicking a soccer ball on a green field. Another child in a teal shirt runs behind. A group of spectators sits on the grass in the background near a building.
Two children sit on the pavement, viewed from behind. The child on the left wears a green shirt with the number 2, and the child on the right wears a black jersey with the number 23. A chair and parts of legs are visible to the left. +19
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2 Two people, one adult and one child, wearing sports gear and helmets, stand on a large grassy field with several lacrosse goals in the background. The sky is clear and trees are visible in the distance.
3 A child in a yellow shirt and blue shorts is kicking a soccer ball on a green field. Another child in a teal shirt runs behind. A group of spectators sits on the grass in the background near a building.
4 Two children sit on the pavement, viewed from behind. The child on the left wears a green shirt with the number 2, and the child on the right wears a black jersey with the number 23. A chair and parts of legs are visible to the left.
5 Two young girls smiling and standing together outdoors on a sunny day, wearing matching purple t-shirts with text and a graphic design. They are in a grassy area with trees in the background.
6 A young boy in a basketball uniform squats with a medal around his neck. He is smiling and sitting on a basketball on an indoor sports court. A sports bag is visible in the background.
7 Youth football team walking on a track beside a field, wearing black jerseys with white helmets. The sun is setting, casting long shadows. Trees and a goalpost are visible in the background. The players hold helmets and gear.
8 A person wearing a football helmet and a sleeveless Zilla Time Athletics shirt stands leaning against a wall in a dimly lit area. The individual has their head slightly tilted down, and a necklace is visible.
9 Three children and an adult play basketball on a driveway. Two kids reach to shoot the ball towards the hoop. The adult watches, standing nearby. Houses and a patch of grass are visible in the background under a cloudy sky.
10 Four football players in orange jerseys walk on a field during a night game. The stands in the background are mostly empty. Two markers are visible on the sideline, and a few coaches and team members stand nearby.
11 A young football player in a purple jersey with the number 30 and Hallsville runs with the ball. Another player from the opposing team, in a white jersey with the number 8, attempts to tackle him.
12 A child sits at the edge of a calm lake, holding a fishing rod. The sky is painted with warm hues of orange and pink during sunset, reflecting on the water. Trees line the horizon in the peaceful scenery.
13 A football player in a purple and white uniform, wearing a helmet, runs with the ball on a grassy field. The players jersey has the number 10 and the name Hallsville on it. The background is blurred, showing a fence and gray skies.
14 A person wearing a blue and white baseball cap with two crossed bats emblem is holding a baseball glove up to their face. The focus is on the glove and hat, with the persons face mostly obscured.
15 A softball player in a purple jersey and helmet swings at a pitch under stadium lights. A catcher crouches behind, and the umpire watches closely. Other players are visible on the field, with darkness in the sky indicating an evening game.
16 Children in yellow jerseys prepare for a play in a flag football game on a grassy field. Adults and other spectators are seated in chairs on the sideline. A scoreboard displays 50. Trees are in the background under a cloudy sky.
17 A softball player in a black and white uniform slides into a base on a dusty field, wearing a helmet and gloves. An opposing player in light blue pants stands nearby, holding a glove. A fence and another person are visible in the background.
18 A football player in a white uniform leaps into the air to catch a pass on a field with spectators and referees in the background. Another player in white supports him from below as they compete in a game.
19 A young softball catcher in black gear is seen through a chain-link fence, poised to catch a pitch. Another player is in the distance, ready. The scene takes place on a sunlit sandy field with parked cars in the background.
20 A young girl with glasses is on a baseball field, wearing a gray shirt and pink shorts. She is bending down, poised to catch a ball with her glove. A chain-link fence and grass are in the background.
21 Person in riding gear walking alongside a white horse on a dirt path towards a stable. The sky is clear and blue, and the scene is set in a rural area with some trees and distant buildings.
22 A young girl with a ponytail balances on a gymnastics beam in a sports facility. She wears a blue and white leotard, with arms outstretched to her sides. Gym mats and equipment are visible in the background.
23 A young girl with a ponytail and a boy in a baseball uniform stand by a chain-link fence. Theyre smiling, with the girl hugging the boy from behind. Both have black face paint on their cheeks, in a sunny outdoor setting.
1-IlaRoseHickey

Ila Rose Hickey, 13

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
Two people, one adult and one child, wearing sports gear and helmets, stand on a large grassy field with several lacrosse goals in the background. The sky is clear and trees are visible in the distance.
2-HaydenWalter

Hayden Walter, 5th grade

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
A child in a yellow shirt and blue shorts is kicking a soccer ball on a green field. Another child in a teal shirt runs behind. A group of spectators sits on the grass in the background near a building.
3-JacksonBush

Jackson Bush, 8

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
Two children sit on the pavement, viewed from behind. The child on the left wears a green shirt with the number 2, and the child on the right wears a black jersey with the number 23. A chair and parts of legs are visible to the left.
4-LenaAndClay

Lena, 8, and Clay Busch, 12

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
Two young girls smiling and standing together outdoors on a sunny day, wearing matching purple t-shirts with text and a graphic design. They are in a grassy area with trees in the background.
5-AnnaAndMaddie

Anna Hatchett, 8; and Maddie McCullar, 8

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
A young boy in a basketball uniform squats with a medal around his neck. He is smiling and sitting on a basketball on an indoor sports court. A sports bag is visible in the background.
6-CruzeHaynes

Cruze Haynes, 13

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
Youth football team walking on a track beside a field, wearing black jerseys with white helmets. The sun is setting, casting long shadows. Trees and a goalpost are visible in the background. The players hold helmets and gear.
7-LoganBaker

Logan Baker, 13

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
A person wearing a football helmet and a sleeveless Zilla Time Athletics shirt stands leaning against a wall in a dimly lit area. The individual has their head slightly tilted down, and a necklace is visible.
8-AceHermanDawson

Ace Herman-Dawson, 14

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
Three children and an adult play basketball on a driveway. Two kids reach to shoot the ball towards the hoop. The adult watches, standing nearby. Houses and a patch of grass are visible in the background under a cloudy sky.
9-EmmaHudsonJackson

Emma, 7; Hudson, 6; Jackson, 11; and PaPa

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
Four football players in orange jerseys walk on a field during a night game. The stands in the background are mostly empty. Two markers are visible on the sideline, and a few coaches and team members stand nearby.
10-JamisonWeaver

Jamison Weaver, 12

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
A young football player in a purple jersey with the number 30 and Hallsville runs with the ball. Another player from the opposing team, in a white jersey with the number 8, attempts to tackle him.
11-BraydenNichols

Brayden Nichols, 16

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
A child sits at the edge of a calm lake, holding a fishing rod. The sky is painted with warm hues of orange and pink during sunset, reflecting on the water. Trees line the horizon in the peaceful scenery.
12-BexKarr

Bex Karr, 6

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
A football player in a purple and white uniform, wearing a helmet, runs with the ball on a grassy field. The players jersey has the number 10 and the name Hallsville on it. The background is blurred, showing a fence and gray skies.
13-KasonConyers

Kason Conyers, 13

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
A person wearing a blue and white baseball cap with two crossed bats emblem is holding a baseball glove up to their face. The focus is on the glove and hat, with the persons face mostly obscured.
14-ParkerHartman

Parker Hartman

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
A softball player in a purple jersey and helmet swings at a pitch under stadium lights. A catcher crouches behind, and the umpire watches closely. Other players are visible on the field, with darkness in the sky indicating an evening game.
15-KenleyConyers

Kenley Conyers, 16

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
Children in yellow jerseys prepare for a play in a flag football game on a grassy field. Adults and other spectators are seated in chairs on the sideline. A scoreboard displays 50. Trees are in the background under a cloudy sky.
16-RyderWhittaker

Ryder Whittaker, 8

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
A softball player in a black and white uniform slides into a base on a dusty field, wearing a helmet and gloves. An opposing player in light blue pants stands nearby, holding a glove. A fence and another person are visible in the background.
17-BayleeJohnson

Baylee Johnson, 12

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
A football player in a white uniform leaps into the air to catch a pass on a field with spectators and referees in the background. Another player in white supports him from below as they compete in a game.
18-JakeHawkins

Jake Hawkins, 17

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
A young softball catcher in black gear is seen through a chain-link fence, poised to catch a pitch. Another player is in the distance, ready. The scene takes place on a sunlit sandy field with parked cars in the background.
19-HarperWhite

Harper White, 8

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
A young girl with glasses is on a baseball field, wearing a gray shirt and pink shorts. She is bending down, poised to catch a ball with her glove. A chain-link fence and grass are in the background.
20-SophiaWhite

Sophia White, 6

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
Person in riding gear walking alongside a white horse on a dirt path towards a stable. The sky is clear and blue, and the scene is set in a rural area with some trees and distant buildings.
21-LaurenNeimeyer

Lauren Neimeyer, 16

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
A young girl with a ponytail balances on a gymnastics beam in a sports facility. She wears a blue and white leotard, with arms outstretched to her sides. Gym mats and equipment are visible in the background.
22-CharleeBuckman

Charlee Buckman, 3

The Last Word: Being Good Sports
A young girl with a ponytail and a boy in a baseball uniform stand by a chain-link fence. Theyre smiling, with the girl hugging the boy from behind. Both have black face paint on their cheeks, in a sunny outdoor setting.
RyderMarch

Ryder March, 9

We reached out to our community for an insider look at some of the sports and activities the COMO kids are into!

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