Montana High School Softball Player Discovered Long-Lost Sister on Opposing Team
- In August, Samantha Rensvold and Kyann Dean discovered they were biological sisters at a Montana softball tournament after a teammate pointed out their striking resemblance on the opposing squad.
- Both women were adopted by different families and grew up unaware of each other's location; their biological parents were 19 and 17 when Rensvold was born.
- Beyond physical similarities, the sisters share a love for softball and volleyball, and Rensvold noted they have the same "little giggle." She also recognized the name "Kyann" on the tournament roster.
- Rensvold's mother later approached Dean's family and confirmed the girls shared the same birth hospital and biological mother, telling her, "That has to be your sister."
- The sisters grew up 400 miles apart in Montana, with Rensvold currently attending Spokane College in Washington and Dean living in North Dakota.
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One of her companions pointed out to her a player of the opposing team, telling her that she looked a lot like her. "I hadn't seen her closely yet when my partner indicated her to me, she told Samantha Rensvold, 19 years old, to People. Then the girl looked at her opponent better during the softball game and began to [...] The article "I knew I had a sister but I had never met her. Then during a softball game a companion showed me an opponent id…
Montana High School Softball Player Discovered Long-Lost Sister on Opposing Team
A softball diamond in Montana was the scene of a larger-than-life family reunion. Like something out of Field of Dreams, a teen softball player had lined up against an out-of-state team for an August match—and her long-lost biological sister was on the opposite roster. Samantha Rensvold was adopted as an infant. It’s something she’s long known of, […]
When they ran for a softball tournament, Samantha Rensvold and Kyann Dean didn't know it was going to upset the rest of their lives.
The Independent
The Independent (US)Teen discovers long-lost sister after spotting her lookalike on rival softball team
‘It’s like we didn’t know what to feel because you’ve waited your whole lives for this moment,’ Samantha Rensvold said of meeting her sister Kyann
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