COSBY — On Monday afternoon, Travis Sane looked through the same blue-tinted sunglasses he has worn in his first couple of seasons as the Cosby Eagles baseball coach.
One wouldn’t have been able to tell considering Sane’s eyewear — but on this bright and sunny day, Sane’s glasses hid the tears that formed as he looked across Cosby’s baseball field.
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