After the story about the mountain boys from Reedley High School, an anonymous donor came to Reedley coach Justin Garza with a check for $1,000.
The person wanted the three players who appeared in the column to share it for gas money.
So Garza took it to a convenience store and bought each a gift card for gas. (Hopefully, this isn't an NCAA violation of any kind.)
The story, if you didn't read it, was about three Reedley players who live at least an hour up into the foothills and mountains toward Kings Canyon National Park. Every year, Reedley has athletes who commute long distances from the mountains, but none have had to deal with this year's summer gas prices that were in the $3.30 range.
Now, I'm hoping other Reedley football players don't feel left out. Many on the team travel long distances, but I chose the three that appeared in the story and photo because they lived the farthest away, and, as it turned out, all live with single mothers and were making sacrifices to drive themselves and maintain their own cars.
So hopefully there were no hard feelings. A special thank you to whoever made such a wonderful gesture. It's not about being congratulated, I know, but you deserve it, whoever you are.
