Greater Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame
2015 Induction Ceremony
1977 Dewitt High School – State Softball Champions
July 30, 2015
The 1977 DeWitt Softball Team
won the State Championship that year.
They were not expected to win the championship as they did not finish
first place in their league.
Debbie Boyds, the Coach
thanked the Selection Committee for their team’s induction. This was the first year that there was a
State Softball Championship.
She started the first team in
DeWitt history. They had no field, no
equipment or anything at first. She was
able to field a team of girls who loved softball.
She mentioned that the
Regional Game was a huge challenge. She
was happy that her team had an enthusiastic crowd. The game went into 4 extra innings (11
total). The other team had many chances
to break the tie, but DeWitt kept coming up with fine defensive plays to prevent
the losing run from happening.
The pitcher struggled, but
hit a home run early in the game to keep it tied. Her #9 hitter got an important hit in the
final inning that led to the winning run; this was a total team victory that
propelled her team through the rest of the tournament!
She was a young coach and had
to learn how to organize and manage everything.
She had some great mentors that taught her that how you played the game
is just important as the winning or losing.
She was proud that her team represented Dewitt High with sportsmanship
and honor.
She thanked the hall for the
recognition. One player from the team
went to the microphone to thank the families and fans for coming as well has
thanking the parents who had passed on and could not be at the induction.
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