DAVIDSON—Dakota Wightman hopes to make it to the Olympics some day.
Her dream, should the International Olympics Committee co-operate by reinstating softball in the summer games, is to officiate an Olympic softball game.
The Davidson native is well on her way.
Wightman has swiftly risen up the umpiring ranks.
On Oct. 25 Softball Saskatchewan selected Wightman as its Umpire of the Year. The award recognizes all that Wightman has done for umpiring in the province.
This year she umpired games on all levels as well as taking on a leadership role with the Softball Saskatchewan, serving as deputy Umpire in Chief on the Umpire Development Committee.
“She also went above and beyond by continually recruiting new younger umpires to be part of the minor program in Saskatoon,” Duane Bakken, provincial umpire in chief, said when he presented Wightman with the award. “You could often find Dakota at the diamonds offering feedback to them and encouraging them to improve their game.”
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