GRACE - Gage Stoddard akamuka kuma5 mangwanani neChina mangwanani. Akasvetuka kubva pamubhedha, akasunga shangu dzake nyowani, akapinda muChevy Silverado yake ya1995 ndokutyaira murima remaruwa eCaribou County.
Paingova nemarambi emumigwagwa mashoma aivhenekwa paakapinda muChechi yepedyo yaJesu Kristu yaVatendi vaMazuva Ekupedzisira, achivhura mikova yekurovedza muviri nekiyi yaakange apihwa nasekuru vake. Pakange paine zuva rakareba kumberi kune iye Nyanzvi Yechikoro chepamusoro mutambi uye pasina nguva yekutambisa.
Dunhu reGrace Chikoro - iro rinosanganisira zvikoro zviviri zvepuraimari uye Grace Junior / Senior High - nderimwe rematunhu mashoma muGem State iro gore rega rinogashira mavhiki maviri zororo kuitira kuti vabereki, fakaroti uye vadzidzi vese vashande goho rembatatisi. Kune vadzidzi vakaita saStoddard vanotora chikamu mukukohwa, "kuzorora" kunoreva basa rakaoma kubva pakuvira kwezuva kusvika pakuvira kwezuva.
Stoddard akatora basketball yake ndokutanga mangwanani-ngwanani kupfura, achiisa mazana mashoma pfuti muawa asati adzoka kumba na6: 30 mangwanani kunogeza nekukurumidza uye kumborara zvishoma kusvikira rugwaro rwakamumutsa. Stoddard zvakare akasvetukira muSilverado yake, panguva ino achitamba mutsvuku weGrace High basketball hoodie, bhuruu bhurugwa raakakanda muhombodo dzemombe uye ngowani uye chena yakaiswa ngowani ine mucherechedzo wekuenda kwake: Stoddard Mapurazi.
Ipurazi remhuri rakanga ratove kubhowekana na7: 16 am pakasvika Stoddard. Ikoko kwaive nehafu-rori yakamiswa kumberi, uye yaisazosiya kusvika mazana masere emakumi mashanu emapagi ematezi akaiswa kumashure. Parizvino, pamwe nechikwata chevana veese mazera, kuchizadza raive basa raStoddard.
Vana vadiki vanogona kutsakatika pasi pehukuru hwemasaga, vachinetseka kutakura masaga esitashi ayo akasungira chikero pane inopfuura hafu yehuremu hwavo. Vana vakura vane miviri yakakura vakashandisa simba nehunyanzvi izvo zvakaita kuti zvive pachena iyi yaisava nguva yavo yekutanga kupuruzira spuds. Stoddard akazopedzisira avajoina, achidhonza saga mushure mesaga kusvikira rori yaenda.
SaStoddard, vazhinji vevamwe vanotamba mitambo, futi.
"Vatambi vangu vese makumi matatu nematatu, vese vanoshanda mumapatatisi," akadaro Brandon Sanchez, murairidzi wenhabvu waGrace High.
"Vese vari kunze kupurazi vari kushanda," akawedzera Stoddard, nhabvu uye basketball anomira paGrace ari kutarisira kudzidza kukoreji hoops kudzidza.
Haisi basa rinonakidza. Vese vanoziva izvozvo. Asi, zvekare, ndiyo nzira yacho iri nani here?
Stoddard, sevazhinji vevana vanotakura mbatatisi, anoziva kuti achadzoka kuchikoro munguva yevhiki. Uye, kamwe-kamwe, pakati peziya rinodonhedza mutsipa wake, kana musana wake uchisimuka kunge chando, kana ziso rake rakaneta
"Uye zvino ndiri kufunga, 'Oo, ndinogona kunge ndichiteerera mudzidzisi wangu wechiRungu achitaura nezvemashiripiti kana chimwe chinhu," akadaro Stoddard. "Zviri nani kuti nditambe nembatatisi pane kutamba nemazwi."
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Travis Draper anonamira pamadziro ane padenga kumaodzanyemba kweiyo Grey High yekurovedza muviri. Wegore rekutanga Nyanzvi yemitambo yemitambo achiri muchipfeko chimwe chete - zvikabudura uye mutema Under Under Armor polo - akapfeka anopfuura maawa gumi nemaviri zvisati zvaitika, apo tembiricha yaive inotonhorera madhigirii makumi maviri, zuva rakanga richiri pakona uye mabhegi anopfuura zviuru zviviri. yematatata paStoddard Farms aifanira kufambiswa mumotokari.
Akamirira musi weChina manheru varsity volleyball mutambo kuti utange, anoedza kuratidza mamiriro ekukosha kwekukohwa kunharaunda. Zvazvinoreva kune hupfumi hwaGrace nevanhu vayo uye mukurumbira wayo.
Anobva amira.
"Kune mukuru wedu wechikoro uko muhembe tsvuku," Draper anodaro, achinongedzera. "Anofanirwa kumhanyisa bhodhi manheru ano nekuti munhu anowanzozviita achiri kushanda muminda."
Kwemavhiki maviri munaGunyana wese, ndiro basa raMukuru chete Stephen Brady.
"Zvichida zvikamu makumi matanhatu kubva muzana zvevadzidzi vedu vangave vachishanda mumapatatisi kana kuchengeta mwana kune mumwe munhu ari kushanda mumapatatisi," akadaro Brady, uyo panguva yekukohwa makumi maviri nematanhatu akatyaira marori embatata kumaChristensen Farms ari pedyo.
Kugadziriswa kwemavhiki maviri echikoro hiatus zviri nyore. Dare rechikoro rinotara zuva rekufungidzira gore rega rega, vachifungidzira kuti goho rinotanga rini. Pakazosvika Gunyana, veGrace Seed Growers Association vapa bhodhi rechikoro zuva rekutanga rakasimba. Gore rino, nekuda kwezhizha rinopisa, zuva rekuedza rakasimudzwa uye chikoro chakaburitswa musi waGunyana 16 wekudzoka kwaGunyana 30.
Vechidiki veguta nevakuru zvakafanana vanopedza vhiki mbiri pamapurazi embatatari vachiita mari. Stoddard Mapurazi kazhinji anotanga kuhaya vana vane makore gumi nemana uye anovabhadhara $ 14 paawa, iyo - kana vakashanda zvakajairika maawa makumi matanhatu nemashanu kusvika makumi manomwe pavhiki panguva yekuzorora kwekukohwa - inogona kuvapa mari yakawanda kupfuura yakakura pasina nguva.
"Kukohwa kwakakosha chaizvo kumhuri dzakawanda nevana vari pano," akadaro Jeremy Stoddard, muridzi wemubatanidzwa weStoddard Farms nababa vaGage Stoddard. "Hakuna mabasa mazhinji (evana), saka uyu ndiwo mukana wavo wakanakisa wekuita mari yekubhadhara mbatya dzechikoro kana mari yechikoro (yekutamba mitambo)."
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Bhutsu dzakasvibira dzaGage Stoddard dzinonyura mutini yemvura inogara kunze kwekuchengetedzwa kwepasi nhamba mbiri kuStoddard Farms, chengetedzo yekuchengetedza mbatatisi yakachena uye isina chirwere. Akapoteredzwa nababa vake nasekuru Jason naJordan, uye iyo quartet iri kuseka pavanenge vachiona pamberi pavo, chaizvo, yavo naivety.
Vakakanganwa mashandiro avo openga.
Hupenyu hwavo hwese hwave iri purazi, kubvira sekuru vaGage Stoddard, sekuru, vakahaya maeka 160 enzvimbo muna 1957. Kubva ipapo, yakura kusvika mahekita mazana mana nemazana matanhatu ane makumi mana eminda dzakasiyana uye nhanhatu dzemasevha aya, imwe neimwe inobata masere. mamirioni mapaundi ema spuds. Kukura kwekuvhiya hakushamisi zvakare. Iwo mabhandi anotakura ayo anokwenya mamirioni emapondo embatatisi apfuura mawoko ekubata uye maziso e-ponging anoita senge ndiyo chete nzira ine musoro yekufambisa mbatatisi.
Mukati meimba yavo yembatatisi, muchina wakaita sehuni-unocheka unosvipa tubers, ichigadzira mbatatisi Mt. Everest. Panchito Cortez inodzora iyo inokurumidza-moto inotakura bhandi ine joystick, ichiratidza kusangana kweiyo gamer padanho makumi maviri ePac Man.
Kwechipiri, Stoddard anoudza Cortez kuti achatora. Anotora nhanho shomanana osara obva aisa maoko ake pamufaro wakasungirirwa pamabhanhire matsvuku ekuendesa. Anotsanangura mashandiro anoita zvidimbu zvese, kuyedza kukanda masvingo mbatatisi dzakazara netsvina uye nekusaziva zvinoratidza kuti zvakajairika sei kwaari.
Uye ndizvo izvo vekunze vane nguva yakaoma yekufungisisa. Chaizvoizvo, vanowana mavhiki maviri kubva kuchikoro, chii, goho rembatatisi? Ikoko kunodikanwa chaizvoizvo here?
“Zvakakosha chaizvo uye, nerombo rakanaka, bhodhi redu rechikoro nevatungamiriri vechikoro vanonzwisisa kukosha kwazvo. Hatina kukwanisa kuzviita munguva yatinoda pasina rubatsiro rwemunharaunda, "akadaro Jeremy Stoddard. “Dai tisina vanhu ivavo kuti vazviite, zvinotitorera - handitozive kuti kusvika rinhi. Mwedzi yakati wandei? ”
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Zvichida iyo "Yakakurumbira Mbatatisi" tagline pazasi pese peIdaho rezinesi ndiro inofanirwa kutsanangura zvakakwana macachet mbatata akabata muGem State. Asi apo Sara Anderson paanoedza kutsanangura goho kune vekirabhu yake yevolleyball vatambi vemuLogan, Utah, zvinoita sekunge ari kuverenga mutsara-ne-mutsetse kubva kuUS mutero kodhi.
"Ivo vanogara vakaita senge, 'Chii !? Wapedza chikoro? ' uye ini ndakafanana, 'Ehe, kwemavhiki maviri. Ini ndinongoshanda, '”Anderson, mukuru akasununguka pachikwata cheGrace volleyball, akadaro. "Ivo vakaita senge, 'Unoenda kunotora mbatatisi kunze kwemunda here?'" Ndiri senge, 'Kwete.' ”
Pane kudaro, Anderson, sevazhinji vevakadzi vanoshanda papurazi, anomira papuratifomu yesimbi maawa manomwe kusvika gumi pazuva, rimwe remaziso ekutanga kutarisa rori rembatatisi richirasa bhata idzva pabhandi rekutakura. Uye aine mahedhifoni ake mukati - kazhinji achiridza mimhanzi, podcast kana mabhuku - Anderson anotora matombo uye mavhu evhu kunze kwerwizi rwembatatisi.
Ndiro rimwe remabasa mana makuru anotorwa nevana vanoshanda kuStoddard Farms. Munguva yekukohwa, purazi rinosimudzira mushandi waro kuverenga kubva pa18 kusvika pa45. Rumwe rubatsiro rwakaita saAnderson rwakakosha mukutora mavhinga evhu, kurodha uye kuburitsa mbatatisi pamusika, kutakura mbatatisi kubva kubhandi rekutakura uye kupatsanura mbeu mbatatisi. Iwo madiki spuds chitoro cheStoddard mudura rinotengeswa kumapurazi ekutengesa, ayo anoashandisa sembeu. Mbatatisi inopfuura maawa gumi nemaviri, ayo akakurisa mbeu, akaiswa muhomwe uye anotengeswa yakawanda.
Kuparadzanisa mbatatisi uye kunhonga ivhu harisi iro chairo basa rinoda muviri, asi harisi iro gig rakanakira iro queasy. Zvinotyisa avo vanozviita havachengeti Dramamine padyo kana kuseta bhakiti risina chinhu padhuze kuitira. Maminitsi mashanu ekuona mbatatisi ichidonhedzwa uye iwe unonzwa sekunge iwe unongotanda-wuruka pasi mugomo rehuswa.
Nhengo dzine ruzivo dzeStoddard Farms dziri nyore kuona. Iwo anoshanda haachengete maziso avo kumusoro, panzvimbo pekutarisa kune mashoma masendimita ari pamberi pavo, vachiona mavhinga evhu kana mbatatisi hombe kunge igoridhe. Kechipiri, ivo vakapfeka rumwe rudzi rwekuvhara kumeso. Nyasha volleyball mutambi Jillian Smith aipfeka jira chifukidzo nemapurasitiki goggles ayo anogona kunge akatorwawo kubva ku biology kirasi. Uku hakusi kungwarira kwe COVID asi, asi, hunyanzvi hwekurwisa kuyerera kwevhu uye guruva iro rinowana zvisingawanikwe mafuro.
Nemusi weChina, munin'ina waStoddard, Boston, akamira padhuze naamai vake nemunin'ina, vachipatsanura mbatatisi kwemaminitsi gumi vasati vatora ruzha rwekutora madhishi madiki pane ruoko rwake.
“Tiri kugadzira chii? Stoddard akabvunza munin'ina wake, achimbomira kwechipiri achiyedza kufunga nezve yakanaka punchi tambo. "Tot tots?"
Boston akazvibvisa ndokudzokera kubhegi mbatatisi. Akabaya saga rizere remapaundi makumi mashanu ndokukotama. Bhegi iri raifanira kuiswa mutrailer makiromita mashoma kubva pasi, pakamira murume wechidiki achikotamira mwana wemakore gumi nemapfumbamwe, achiyeuchidza munhu wese ari padanho rekudaidzira kuti, kwasara zuva rimwe chete, Boston akawana bhegi papfudzi rake. asati akombama. Panguva ino akaikochekera pabendekete ndokugumburwa nhanho shomanene munhu asati amubata akatwasuka. Akaikanda mutrailer uye akazvirova dundundu sekunge akangoburitsa Mike Tyson.
"Vana vanowana nzira dzekunakidzwa mune zvese zvavanoita," akadaro Gage. "Asi nemasaga embatatari mazana masere, hapana zvakawanda zvaungaite kuti ufare."
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Draper ari kufamba kubva pamutambo wevarsity volleyball mukupera kweChina, achiverevedza kunze kwemusuwo wekuseri kuti atarise pamutambo wejunior wepamusoro wenhabvu waanoona nekukurumidza kuti watopedza. Rukova rwevabereki nevana vachiri vakapfeka yunifomu vari kufamba kuenda kumota dzavo, uye director director anotanga kunongedzera kumeso kwaanoziva.
"Ashanda nesu mangwanani ano."
"Akashanda nesu."
Anofamba achienda kunhandare yenhabvu isina chinhu, akapeta maoko ake paruzhowa rwakasungwa neketani ndokutarisa mumwenje wenhandare yaGrace. Huswa hwakazara dova hunovhenekerwa nemwedzi uye mwenje inofamba ichienda kure, inogadzirwa nematarakita anofamba.
Travis anotarisa kupfuura simbi machena uye obva aenda kuminda ine rima iyo yakayangarara kunge gungwa, maziso ake akafa akatarisa ropa reropa raGrace. Iye achangopfuura apfuura vangangoita hafu-gumi nevaviri vatambi vechidiki venhabvu - uye anoziva mutambo wenhabvu wavakangotamba wainge usiri chikamu chakaomesesa chezuva ravo.
Izvo zvinomuyeuchidza iye wemuvhi, "Rangarira Titans."
"Kana vakaita senge, 'Izvo zvimwe zvikoro hazvifanirwe kuita zvatiri kuita,'" akadaro Draper. "Mumwe munhu anofanira kuuya nehurukuro pamusoro pekukohwa mbatatisi zvakadaro."
Kudzoka mukati, murairidzi waGrace wevolleyball Heidi Stoddard (amai vaGage nemukadzi waJeremy) vagere pama bleachers, vachitarisa nepakati pekukundwa 3-0 naBear Lake, iye alma mater. Kurasikirwa hakuna kugara zvakanaka asi, shure kwezvose, iko kukohwa.
"Dzimwe nguva kukunda kwedu-kurasikirwa rekodhi panguva yekukohwa mbatatisi hakusi kwakanyanya," akadaro Brady.
Sanchez akawedzera: "Nhoroondo, mitambo panguva yekukohwa ndiyo mitambo yedu yakaoma kwazvo… Tine maitiro matanhatu mangwanani zuva nezuva uye na6 mangwanani ndinovasunungura uye vanoshanda muswere wese wezuva."
AChishanu maviri apfuura, Nyasha akatamba Challis, zvaireva kudhonza vatambi venhabvu kubva kupurazi nekukurumidza kwemaawa mashanu ebhazi kuenda kune ingangove 46-6 kukunda. Vamwe vanofunga kuti maawa mashanu ekurara akabatsira.
Vhiki rapfuura, timu yejunior varsity volleyball yakarasikirwa. Draper akabvunza zvakaitika. Zvinoitika, vazhinji vechikwata vakakwira kusvika 2 am vachinhonga mbatatisi. Sanchez akarangarira mutambi akatambura mhirizhonga panguva yekukohwa. Aiwana sei? Shamwari yakaseka homwe yemapaundi makumi mashanu paari.
Kune zvakaderera pasi, hongu. Kuneta kune mhedzisiro. Asi vana ava vari kubatsira dhorobha ravo. Uye, pasina mbatatisi, hakuna Nyasha.
Asi, kupfuura izvozvo, pane iwo mufananidzo muhombe mubereki wese, mudzidzi uye murimi anotenda mune - kuti mangwanani-ngwanani, kudzokororwa kwakakwana kwemabasa avo uye chiitiko chekuenzanisa chekushandisa maawa gumi nemaviri pazuva vachishanda papurazi rembatatisi vasati vatamba mumutambo ichave inobatsira pane imwe nguva.
Kuti kana hupenyu hukaoma, vanozoyeuka vachishanda kukohwa uye, kamwe kamwe, hazvizove zvakaoma.
"Zvinongobatsira vana," akadaro Jeremy Stoddard. "Kana vapedza uye pavanotarisa kumashure, vanogona kuti, 'Hei, ndakazviita,' uye zvinogona kuvapa chivimbo uye simba repfungwa kuti vazive kuti vanogona kupfuura nezvinhu."
"Kana iwe uri kunze zvinofamba mutopota pakupisa kwemaawa uye pombi vari kupisha maoko enyu," Gage Stoddard akatizve, "akagara ari yokurovedza muviri, achimhanya neshure kupfura munhu Basketball ruzha zvakanaka nyore."