The celebration didn’t end with the Bulldogs’ infield pile-up after they clinched their first-ever state championship win.
© 2012 by The York Daily Record/Sunday News. West York baseball players Brandon Kinneman, Kaden Hepler (with trophy) and Jerrin Toomey share a moment during the assembly held in honor of the team’s PIAA Class AAA state championship win on Thursday, July 12, 2012. West York Area Senior High School honored the baseball team’s win with a parade around the borough and an assembly in the gym.
Something I’ve observed and come to appreciate about West York athletics is its close ties to the community. I’ve only shot a few of the program’s different sports, but at the conclusion of every game — win or lose — the West York fans line up as close to the playing field as they can get, and the players and coaches come to them to give each fan a high-five or hug. This tradition can be really exciting to observe when they win, or really heart-wrenching to see when they lose, but either way, it’s something I’ve never seen anywhere else, and I now look forward to it each time I shoot a West York game.
As befitting a team that won state and a community that stands proudly behind its team no matter what, West York threw its champions a small parade and hosted an assembly in the gym earlier this week. Check out the video I produced, which features some Wes Anderson-y editing in one section:
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