The Clarinda A's team bus caught fire early Monday morning (see story HERE) and the team bus, all of the team's equipment and uniforms, and an estimated $2,000 to $2,500 worth of personal property have been destroyed. THERE WERE NO INJURIES!
Please keep the players, coaches and organization in your thoughts and prayers.
More to follow as I have not been in contact with the team regarding this incident.
One of the firemen who attended to the bus fire had great praise for the team. While this is a tragedy for the team, it is a testament to the character of the players and their families:
"just wanted to let you know what a great group of young men you have on your team. early this morning we responed to a fire along i-29, when i arrived on scene people were everywhere! they were concerned with their belongings on the bus. when we ask them to move to a safer location they responded with "yes sir" and promptly moved. this is a testament to number one the parents commitment to raising good young men and to a coach who has the respect of his players! i have an 18 year old going away this summer to college to play baseball, i shared this story with him , and how most of the guys lost lucky shorts, socks, ipods, ect but took the time to shake firefighters hands and thank us for what we did. how refreshing!!! i have a great love for baseball, and realize how much gloves mean to a guy, as i still have my old rag from my high school career. it is worth about $1.50 but if i were to lose it in a fire i would be crushed. please pass along to the guys how sorry we were for not being able to save more of their things. but as many of them said at least no one got hurt. and in the end if no one gets hurt we live to fight another day, kind of like in baseball. your team got defeated on i-29, but i hope this brings them closer as a team!! please pass this along to the coaching staff they have a GREAT BUNCH OF YOUNG MEN!!"