SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Sonia Deckert’s grandma, who is originally from Bolivia, moved to the United States after meeting her husband during the Vietnam War. That’s what fueled Sonia and her father, John Deckert’s, interest in playing for the Bolivian National Team.
“Back in March I was laying on the couch, I had a bad back,” said John. “I Googled if there’s a Bolivian softball team, and there was.”
“It took a long time to process because it was like, this big thing, but then it’s in a whole other part of the world,” said Sonia. “It’s hard to like really fathom that almost, so, still just figuring it out…