Volleyball crowd stays quiet to allow player's autistic brother to attend final game
MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAW/Gray News) – Despite being the last match of the regular season, fans sat in silence as a high school volleyball team in Wiscon...
MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAW/Gray News) – Despite being the last match of the regular season, fans sat in silence as a high school volleyball team in Wisconsin took the court Thursday night.The crowd at Mosinee High School agreed to sit quietly so that senior Melina Carattini's brother Payton could support his sister in person.Payton has autism and is sensitive to noise. He had watched the games from afar but was given an opportunity to see his sister in action firsthand.Their father, Jesse Carattini, said it was a very special moment to have Payton in the gym.