On July 23, 2012, most of the sports world was preparing for the opening ceremonies in the London Olympics a few days hence. But even though Valerie Arioto and Michelle Moultrie were preparing for the biggest event their sport offered, they weren’t in London. 

They really weren’t in London. 

Arioto, Moultrie and the rest of Team USA were about 500 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska in Whitehorse, capital of Canada’s Yukon. In terms of signaling softball’s time[…]

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Arioto and Moultrie a Long Way from Whitehorse

Featured Graham Hays - July 21, 2021

On July 23, 2012, most of the sports world was preparing for the opening ceremonies in the London Olympics a few days hence. But even though Valerie Arioto and Michelle Moultrie were preparing for the biggest event their sport offered, they weren’t in London. 

They really weren’t in London. 

Arioto, Moultrie and the rest of Team USA were about 500 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska in Whitehorse, capital of Canada’s Yukon. In terms of signaling softball’s time[…]