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MHS Baseball wins Spirit of Sport Award

Each year the Idaho High School Sports Association (IHSAA)  presents the Spirit of Sport award to just one school in the state of Idaho. This award is presented  to a team that shows character, respect, and integrity. With just one school in the entire state of Idaho getting this award, it is a significant honor. The Malad HIgh School Baseball Team of 2021 was presented with this honor this month.

April 2021, the Dragons went to work participating in a fundraiser  to help a Soda Springs’ player whose Mom was injured in a Jeep accident. The Dragons came up with a way to raise money for this young man's family by hosting a bake sale, a raffle, and doing acts of service around the community. The acts of service were free but if those receiving the service wanted to make a donation it was greatly appreciated. Nikki Combs, mom of two players on the team, helped to organize the bake sale. At the bake sale, they also sold raffle tickets for a quilt and a rifle that were both donated to the team for the raffle. 

Coach Bo Clark expressed how proud he was of his boys and how they went out of their way to help someone else. He mentioned that he heard no complaints from the boys and they were even willing to all take a day off of practice to do service to help out. Since the accident Coach Clark has talked to the Soda Springs Coach to see how the family is doing. The Soda Springs player has since headed off to college and his mother is back home adapting to her new life.

The team raised about $3,700 for the family and presented the money to them at the first game of the 5th District 2A District tournament in May 2021. The family expressed their gratitude for what the boys had done for them that night and the boys were excited to be a part of such a great event. 

On August 3, 2022, Coach Bo Clark took the players who were available to accept the award on behalf of their team to Boise to receive this honor. Due to other commitments, only a few of the players were able to attend the banquet to honor the Dragons and their hard work.