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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

California Crowd Defies Announcer, Sings National Anthem

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 Star-Spangled Banner” a cappella.

Many removed their hats and placed their hands over their hearts. Others simply stood tall with pride.

Players stopped their pregame warmups to turn around and face the American flag that waved beyond the center-field wall.

When the song was over, the crowd burst into a round of applause.

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6 comments:

Anonymous said...

NICE!

Anonymous said...

Well done.

Anonymous said...

My only wish is that those kinds of things start happening through out the LAND! God Bless America

Anonymous said...

YAY!!!!

Anonymous said...

That is a start, KUDO's to them.

Anonymous said...

The snowflakes are beginning to lose control of California!