[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif] After tragedy, LaMoure ready to play ball
By Kalen Ost
The Jamestown Sun - 08/07/2007[/font] [font=Times New Roman, Times, serif][/font]
[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]The Jamestown Sun[/font]
[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Like most sports, baseball is really a fairly true metaphor for life. [/font]
[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]You are going to have to learn how to deal with and overcome shortcomings and will constantly be put in situations where you have to build on accomplishments or put an end to a string of disappointments. [/font]
[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]But for LaMoure, which clinched the Section 2 tournament championship last week, the teachings about life took a grim turn almost immediately after clinching a state-tournament berth. [/font]
[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif]Ross Meidinger was killed in a car accident only hours after LaMoure defeated Edgeley 10-9 to advance to this week’s state Class B American Legion baseball tournament in Bottineau. [/font]
[font=Times New Roman, Times, serif][size=17]“He was the type of kid that was pretty quiet. He didn’t have a whole lot to say,â€Â