the meaning of sportsmanship

Moments after celebrating its first trip to the Central Coast Section Division I girls basketball finals, San Benito seeked out North Salinas.
Each member of the Balers squad ran over to wish their Tri-County Athletic League rivals luck for their semifinal battle.
It did not matter that it was North Salinas, who ruined their quest for perfection in the TCAL in the final game of the season.
This was about two teams that respected each other, pulled for each other and liked each other. It was about representing one league in a CCS championship game.
Oh, and perhaps playing each other for a third time this year, since the two teams split their head-to-head battles.
It won't happen after North Salnas dropped a heartbreaker in the final seconds of overtime Thursday to top seed Carlmont.
But the gester was genuine.