St. Paul Softball Players Get Invitation To White House From Vice President Kamala Harris

By Marielle Mohs, CBS Minnesota

March 26, 2024

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Several St. Paul student-athletes got the chance of a lifetime when a special guest dropped in on their softball practice last week. Then, that surprise visit turned into a trip they will never forget.

"I saw her walk up next to me and it was kind of like you feel that leadership presence," said Haley McFarlane, the varsity girls' softball coach at Central High School, as she described the moment Vice President Kamala Harris walked into their practice last week.

The vice president stopped in the Twin Cities during a nationwide tour on reproductive rights, but chose to make an unplanned side visit to the oldest high school in the state, SPPS' Central High, and shared some wisdom with the young female athletes.

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