Reuter Receives Janae Moore MVP Award

On Wednesday, July 10, 2013, the Moore family was expecting it to be a normal average day in Sidney, Montana. However, they didn't count that July 10 would have changed their lives forever.

David Moore was on his way to Lambert for a job when he spotted what looked like a gray pickup a few hundred yards off the road that had rolled. When arriving at the location of his job he calls his wife, Terri Moore, asking if anyone in the family had spoken to Janae. Expressing how he saw a truck that looked like theirs rolled over on the way to Lambert. After being unable to reach Janae, Terri and her daughter, Jozie, got into a car and drove by where the accident was. Upon seeing the license plate, Terri knew that the rolled over truck belonged to them. Terri drove into the ditch but was stopped by the Sheriff at the fence. Word no mother should ever hear was "Terri, she's gone."

After her passing, the Moore family created the "Most Valuable Player" award that recognizes young softball players who exhibit the same traits their daughter did when playing, such as good leadership, sportsmanship, and being a team-player.

This year's winner was Kaitlyn Reuter. When nominated by her coach Kale Petrik, who described Kaitlyn as "silent, strong, leader. Positive attitude. Everything you want in a captain and ball player. Took a pitch off the elbow, refused to come out or sit. The next inning she couldn't wing at the bat so I had her bunt, and she turned it into a triple. A stud and my vote for the award." Congratulations to this year's MVP winner Kaitlyn Reuter.