California Crowd Defies Announcer, Sings National Anthem at High School Softball Championship
by Joel B. Pollak A crowd attending the Central Section Division I softball championship in Fresno on Friday evening burst into The Star-Spangled Banner after being told by the announcer that there would be no national anthem before the game. The Fresno Bee reported: Before Clovis High played Buchanan Friday night for the Central Section softball championship, the announcer representing the section stated there wouldn’t be a national anthem prior to the game. Those in attendance at Fresno State’s Margie Wright Diamond weren’t having any of that. Following a loud chorus of boos, the patriotic crowd stood up and began singing “The...
by Joel B. Pollak A crowd attending the Central Section Division I softball championship in Fresno on Friday evening burst into The Star-Spangled Banner after being told by the announcer that there would be no national anthem before the game. The Fresno...
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