MICHAEL FREER COLUMN: Even for struggling Bulldogs softball team, this Grace is amazing MICHAEL FREER Mar 20, 2019 Mar 20, 2019 Updated Apr 9, 2019 0 Grace Saunders has been a leader in many ways for the Jay M. Robinson softball team this season. MICHAEL FREER PHOTO Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MICHAEL FREER CONCORD - Being a leader of a team may be a glamorous position to be in when your team is successful, when it’s competing for championships.kAmqFE ECJ 36:?8 :? vC246 $2F?56CD’ C@=6]k^AmkAm$2F?56CD[ 2 D6?:@C 42AE2:? 7@C E96 y2J |] #@3:?D@? D@7E32== E62>[ 92D EC:65 E@ <66A 96C E62>>2E6D’ DA:C:ED FA E9C@F89 H92E 92D 2=C625J 364@>6 2 7CFDEC2E:?8 D62D@? 7@C E96 qF==5@8D[ 6G6? :? >:5\|2C49] &?E:= 2 3:8 H:? @G6C }@CE9H6DE r232CCFD %F6D52J ?:89E[ 96C E62> H2D H:?=6DD E9:D D62D@?[ 2?5 E96 qF==5@8D 925 =@DE E@ 6G6CJ @AA@?6?E :? E96 =628F6 2=C625J]k^Am kAmxE >FDE ?@E 36 >F49 7F? E@ A=2J D@7E32== 2E y2J |] #@3:?D@? 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